gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/c_src/bitcask_nifs.c b/c_src/bitcask_nifs.c
index e7166c6..fff3b0c 100644
--- a/c_src/bitcask_nifs.c
+++ b/c_src/bitcask_nifs.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ typedef struct
     uint32_t total_sz;
     uint64_t offset;
     uint32_t tstamp;
-    uint32_t tstamp_epoch;
+    uint8_t  tstamp_epoch;
     uint16_t key_sz;
     char *   key;
 } bitcask_keydir_entry_proxy;
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ static int proxy_kd_entry_at_time(bitcask_keydir_entry* old,
     ret->total_sz = s->total_sz;
     ret->offset = s->offset;
     ret->tstamp = s->orig_tstamp;
+    if (s->orig_tstamp != head->sibs->tstamp) { fprintf(stderr, "\r\n Diff @ line %d\r\n", __LINE__); }
     ret->tstamp_epoch = s->tstamp_epoch;
 
     ret->key_sz = head->key_sz;
@@ -826,10 +827,12 @@ static void update_kd_entry_list(bitcask_keydir_entry *old,
         // merge is replacing this item: use the keydir's tstamp & epoch,
         // and save the entry's original tstamp
         new_sib->orig_tstamp = xtra->orig_tstamp;
+        if (new_sib->orig_tstamp != h->sibs->tstamp) { fprintf(stderr, "\r\n Diff @ line %d\r\n", __LINE__); }
         new_sib->tstamp = xtra->biggest_timestamp;
         new_sib->tstamp_epoch = xtra->biggest_timestamp_epoch;
     } else {
         new_sib->orig_tstamp = new->tstamp;
+        if (new_sib->orig_tstamp != h->sibs->tstamp) { fprintf(stderr, "\r\n Diff @ line %d\r\n", __LINE__); }
         new_sib->tstamp = new->tstamp;
         new_sib->tstamp_epoch = new->tstamp_epoch;
     }
@@ -871,6 +874,7 @@ static bitcask_keydir_entry* new_kd_entry_list(bitcask_keydir_entry *old,
         new_sib->tstamp_epoch = new->tstamp_epoch;
     }
     new_sib->next = old_sib;
+    /* doesn't make sense to check here, because 'new' *is* the head of the siblings list.    if (new_sib->orig_tstamp != h->sibs->tstamp) { fprintf(stderr, "\r\n Diff @ line %d\r\n", __LINE__); } */
 
     //make old sib
     old_sib->file_id = old->file_id;