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Perhaps we should step away from the terms "linearizability" and "serializability" and speak of global total ordering. That's what some other systems provide an
by ccleve 9y ago
Perhaps we should step away from the terms "linearizability" and "serializability" and speak of global total ordering. That's what some other systems provide and this one doesn't. It's a valuable feature because it makes it possible to know the state of the system as of a snapshot in time.
- matthelb 9y agoThis is exactly what I was addressing in your initial comment! This system provides a global total ordering of operations. It's the whole point of a replicated state machine. The ensuing conversation explored how/why the system provides a global total ordering.