commit 68e245069a3ba19cd014d9ec82d3b8b6cff7e6a1
parent 2c0769f6e5a37e68cf407f092776ef7317d86973
Author: Florian Dold <florian@dold.me>
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2021 23:13:52 +0200
expand tombstone explanation
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/design-documents/019-wallet-backup-merge.rst b/design-documents/019-wallet-backup-merge.rst
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ Q / A
* A: When syncing with a backup server that still has an old version
(but same device ID and wallet root pub), the tombstones ensure
that no old data is re-surfaced that has been deleted in later
- versions.
+ versions. This can happen in practice even with only one device,
+ namely when a backup provider is unavailable for a long time,
+ but then becomes available again.
* Q: Why are tombstones only GCed after exceeding an age threshold?
