Adding upstream version 14.2.21.upstream/14.2.21upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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+# RocksDBLite
+
+RocksDBLite is a project focused on mobile use cases, which don't need a lot of fancy things we've built for server workloads and they are very sensitive to binary size. For that reason, we added a compile flag ROCKSDB_LITE that comments out a lot of the nonessential code and keeps the binary lean.
+
+Some examples of the features disabled by ROCKSDB_LITE:
+* compiled-in support for LDB tool
+* No backupable DB
+* No support for replication (which we provide in form of TransactionalIterator)
+* No advanced monitoring tools
+* No special-purpose memtables that are highly optimized for specific use cases
+* No Transactions
+
+When adding a new big feature to RocksDB, please add ROCKSDB_LITE compile guard if:
+* Nobody from mobile really needs your feature,
+* Your feature is adding a lot of weight to the binary.
+
+Don't add ROCKSDB_LITE compile guard if:
+* It would introduce a lot of code complexity. Compile guards make code harder to read. It's a trade-off.
+* Your feature is not adding a lot of weight.
+
+If unsure, ask. :)