Why Redis Doesn't Implement "True" LRU

One question that recently made me rethink cache eviction was: If Redis uses LRU, why doesn't it maintain a heap (or a perfectly sorted list) of keys? The answer comes down to optimizing the common case. Imagine a Redis instance with 10 million keys. If Redis maintained a perfect LRU structure, ever

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