private void compactMemTableInternal() throws IOException { Preconditions.checkState(mutex.isHeldByCurrentThread()); if (immutableMemTable == null) { return; } try { // Save the contents of the memtable as a new Table VersionEdit edit = new VersionEdit(); Version base = versions.getCurrent(); writeLevel0Table(immutableMemTable, edit, base); if (shuttingDown.get()) { throw new DatabaseShutdownException("Database shutdown during memtable compaction"); } // Replace immutable memtable with the generated Table edit.setPreviousLogNumber(0); edit.setLogNumber(log.getFileNumber()); // Earlier logs no longer needed versions.logAndApply(edit); immutableMemTable = null; deleteObsoleteFiles(); } finally { backgroundCondition.signalAll(); } }