{"id":"binary-formats-rigid-across-entire-storage-stack","text":"The entire storage stack uses rigid binary formats that preclude both forward evolution and post-corruption recovery: WAL records are contiguously packed with no block alignment or version negotiation preventing resync after mid-file corruption, and SSTables lack per-entry checksums and efficient skip structures — neither layer can be upgraded in place or self-repaired after partial damage.","truth_value":"OUT","source":"","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[{"type":"SL","antecedents":["wal-binary-format-prevents-evolution-and-recovery","sstable-format-lacks-integrity-and-efficiency-mechanisms"],"outlist":[],"label":"Two depth-1 conclusions about different storage layers independently identify the same structural rigidity pattern, revealing it as a cross-cutting architectural property rather than a per-component oversight"}],"dependents":["format-rigidity-prevents-evolutionary-repair"],"metadata":{"last_reviewed":"2026-05-30T09:01:17","review_result":"pass"},"created_at":"","updated_at":"","reviewed_at":"","verified_at":"","retracted_at":"","explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"binary-formats-rigid-across-entire-storage-stack","truth_value":"OUT","reason":"SL justification invalid","failed_antecedents":["sstable-format-lacks-integrity-and-efficiency-mechanisms"],"label":"Two depth-1 conclusions about different storage layers independently identify the same structural rigidity pattern, revealing it as a cross-cutting architectural property rather than a per-component oversight"}]}}