Memcached Expiration: Transitioning from Relative TTL to Absolute Unix Timestamps
Memcached manages item expiration using a 32-bit unsigned integer. The system distinguishes between a relative offset and an absolute timestamp based on a specific threshold: values under 2,592,000 seconds (30 days) are treated as relative TTLs, while values exceeding this limit are interpreted as Unix epoch timestamps. When migrating data structures or adju