Check that `memtable_ok_to_lookup[_compacted]` are safe
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- C
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Description
Also add some checks in the code
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start by locating the implementations and call sites of memtable_ok_to_lookup and memtable_ok_to_lookup_compacted, then inspect the surrounding code to determine what safety checks are missing. The issue is complete when appropriate checks have been added and their behavior is covered by relevant tests, though no test file is identified here.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- database
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100