tursodatabase/turso

Concurrent B-tree search with asynchronous I/O

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#2,664 opened on Aug 19, 2025

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Description

There are various proposed optimizations to leverage asynchronous I/O for concurrent b-tree search at least. Let's look into them.

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Research direction
Research concurrent b tree search optimization techniques using asynchronous I/O, analyze existing proposals, implement prototype, and benchmark.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
database
Issue type
Research
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3
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1-2 days
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Fresh
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Needs investigation
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Rustdatabase internals
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30