Summary:
Added an option (max_successive_merges) that can be used to specify the
maximum number of successive merge operations on a key in the memtable.
This can be used to improve performance of the "get" operation. If many
successive merge operations are performed on a key, the performance of "get"
operations on the key deteriorates, as the value has to be computed for each
"get" operation by applying all the successive merge operations.
FB Task ID: #3428853
Test Plan:
make all check
db_bench --benchmarks=readrandommergerandom
counter_stress_test
Reviewers: haobo, vamsi, dhruba, sdong
Reviewed By: haobo
CC: zshao
Differential Revision: https://reviews.facebook.net/D14991
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