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Comment by iambvk

Here is what the paper says:

Phase 1.

(a) A proposer selects a proposal number n and sends a prepare request with number n to a majority of acceptors.

(b) If an acceptor receives a prepare request with number n greater than that of any prepare request to which it has already responded, then it responds to the request with a promise not to accept any more proposals numbered less than n and with the highest-numbered proposal (if any) that it has accepted.

Important part of the statement is

  ...with a promise not to accept any more proposals numbered less than n...
So, Phase-1 promise is not on the proposer-identity, but on the proposal-number.
parent iambvk 6 years ago

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