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Re:Why HNSW is not the answer and disk-based alternatives mi... by VoVAllen on Monday December 23, 2024 @10:50PM (#42499607)
Hi, I'm the author of the article. The sequential access pattern of IVF makes prefetching and large block sequential reads much easier, whereas it's almost impossible for HNSW to achieve efficient prefetching.
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Re:Why HNSW is not the answer and disk-based alternatives mi... by cratermoon on Tuesday December 24, 2024 @03:01PM (#42504499)
Yes, I get that, but does the large block sequential read pattern matter with SSDs, or do the benefits only accrue with spinning disk drives?
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