diff --git a/tests/linearizability/client.go b/tests/linearizability/client.go
index ca2da56df8f..4a4e0c675fd 100644
--- a/tests/linearizability/client.go
+++ b/tests/linearizability/client.go
@@ -18,19 +18,16 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/anishathalye/porcupine"
 	clientv3 "go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 type recordingClient struct {
-	client clientv3.Client
-	id     int
-
-	operations []porcupine.Operation
+	client  clientv3.Client
+	history *appendableHistory
 }
 
-func NewClient(endpoints []string, id int) (*recordingClient, error) {
+func NewClient(endpoints []string, ids idProvider) (*recordingClient, error) {
 	cc, err := clientv3.New(clientv3.Config{
 		Endpoints:            endpoints,
 		Logger:               zap.NewNop(),
@@ -41,9 +38,8 @@ func NewClient(endpoints []string, id int) (*recordingClient, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &recordingClient{
-		client:     *cc,
-		id:         id,
-		operations: []porcupine.Operation{},
+		client:  *cc,
+		history: newAppendableHistory(ids),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -58,17 +54,7 @@ func (c *recordingClient) Get(ctx context.Context, key string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	var readData string
-	if len(resp.Kvs) == 1 {
-		readData = string(resp.Kvs[0].Value)
-	}
-	c.operations = append(c.operations, porcupine.Operation{
-		ClientId: c.id,
-		Input:    etcdRequest{op: Get, key: key},
-		Call:     callTime.UnixNano(),
-		Output:   etcdResponse{getData: readData, revision: resp.Header.Revision},
-		Return:   returnTime.UnixNano(),
-	})
+	c.history.AppendGet(key, callTime, returnTime, resp)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -76,36 +62,14 @@ func (c *recordingClient) Put(ctx context.Context, key, value string) error {
 	callTime := time.Now()
 	resp, err := c.client.Put(ctx, key, value)
 	returnTime := time.Now()
-	var revision int64
-	if resp != nil && resp.Header != nil {
-		revision = resp.Header.Revision
-	}
-	c.operations = append(c.operations, porcupine.Operation{
-		ClientId: c.id,
-		Input:    etcdRequest{op: Put, key: key, putData: value},
-		Call:     callTime.UnixNano(),
-		Output:   etcdResponse{err: err, revision: revision},
-		Return:   returnTime.UnixNano(),
-	})
-	return nil
+	c.history.AppendPut(key, value, callTime, returnTime, resp, err)
+	return err
 }
 
 func (c *recordingClient) Delete(ctx context.Context, key string) error {
 	callTime := time.Now()
 	resp, err := c.client.Delete(ctx, key)
 	returnTime := time.Now()
-	var revision int64
-	var deleted int64
-	if resp != nil && resp.Header != nil {
-		revision = resp.Header.Revision
-		deleted = resp.Deleted
-	}
-	c.operations = append(c.operations, porcupine.Operation{
-		ClientId: c.id,
-		Input:    etcdRequest{op: Delete, key: key},
-		Call:     callTime.UnixNano(),
-		Output:   etcdResponse{revision: revision, deleted: deleted, err: err},
-		Return:   returnTime.UnixNano(),
-	})
+	c.history.AppendDelete(key, callTime, returnTime, resp, err)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/tests/linearizability/history.go b/tests/linearizability/history.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..388bccd0066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/linearizability/history.go
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The etcd Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package linearizability
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/anishathalye/porcupine"
+	clientv3 "go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3"
+)
+
+type appendableHistory struct {
+	// id of the next write operation. If needed a new id might be requested from idProvider.
+	id         int
+	idProvider idProvider
+
+	history
+}
+
+func newAppendableHistory(ids idProvider) *appendableHistory {
+	return &appendableHistory{
+		id:         ids.ClientId(),
+		idProvider: ids,
+		history: history{
+			successful: []porcupine.Operation{},
+			failed:     []porcupine.Operation{},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *appendableHistory) AppendGet(key string, start, end time.Time, resp *clientv3.GetResponse) {
+	var readData string
+	if len(resp.Kvs) == 1 {
+		readData = string(resp.Kvs[0].Value)
+	}
+	h.successful = append(h.successful, porcupine.Operation{
+		ClientId: h.id,
+		Input:    EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: key},
+		Call:     start.UnixNano(),
+		Output:   EtcdResponse{GetData: readData, Revision: resp.Header.Revision},
+		Return:   end.UnixNano(),
+	})
+}
+
+func (h *appendableHistory) AppendPut(key, value string, start, end time.Time, resp *clientv3.PutResponse, err error) {
+	request := EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: key, PutData: value}
+	if err != nil {
+		h.appendFailed(request, start, err)
+		return
+	}
+	var revision int64
+	if resp != nil && resp.Header != nil {
+		revision = resp.Header.Revision
+	}
+	h.successful = append(h.successful, porcupine.Operation{
+		ClientId: h.id,
+		Input:    EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: key, PutData: value},
+		Call:     start.UnixNano(),
+		Output:   EtcdResponse{Err: err, Revision: revision},
+		Return:   end.UnixNano(),
+	})
+}
+
+func (h *appendableHistory) AppendDelete(key string, start, end time.Time, resp *clientv3.DeleteResponse, err error) {
+	request := EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: key}
+	if err != nil {
+		h.appendFailed(request, start, err)
+		return
+	}
+	var revision int64
+	var deleted int64
+	if resp != nil && resp.Header != nil {
+		revision = resp.Header.Revision
+		deleted = resp.Deleted
+	}
+	h.successful = append(h.successful, porcupine.Operation{
+		ClientId: h.id,
+		Input:    request,
+		Call:     start.UnixNano(),
+		Output:   EtcdResponse{Revision: revision, Deleted: deleted, Err: err},
+		Return:   end.UnixNano(),
+	})
+}
+
+func (h *appendableHistory) appendFailed(request EtcdRequest, start time.Time, err error) {
+	h.failed = append(h.failed, porcupine.Operation{
+		ClientId: h.id,
+		Input:    request,
+		Call:     start.UnixNano(),
+		Output:   EtcdResponse{Err: err},
+		Return:   0, // For failed writes we don't know when request has really finished.
+	})
+	// Operations of single client needs to be sequential.
+	// As we don't know return time of failed operations, all new writes need to be done with new client id.
+	h.id = h.idProvider.ClientId()
+}
+
+type history struct {
+	successful []porcupine.Operation
+	// failed requests are kept separate as we don't know return time of failed operations.
+	// Based on https://github.com/anishathalye/porcupine/issues/10
+	failed []porcupine.Operation
+}
+
+func (h history) Merge(h2 history) history {
+	result := history{
+		successful: make([]porcupine.Operation, 0, len(h.successful)+len(h2.successful)),
+		failed:     make([]porcupine.Operation, 0, len(h.failed)+len(h2.failed)),
+	}
+	result.successful = append(result.successful, h.successful...)
+	result.successful = append(result.successful, h2.successful...)
+	result.failed = append(result.failed, h.failed...)
+	result.failed = append(result.failed, h2.failed...)
+	return result
+}
+
+func (h history) Operations() []porcupine.Operation {
+	operations := make([]porcupine.Operation, 0, len(h.successful)+len(h.failed))
+	var maxTime int64
+	for _, op := range h.successful {
+		operations = append(operations, op)
+		if op.Return > maxTime {
+			maxTime = op.Return
+		}
+	}
+	// Failed requests don't have a known return time.
+	// We simulate Infinity by using return time of latest successfully request.
+	for _, op := range h.failed {
+		if op.Call > maxTime {
+			continue
+		}
+		op.Return = maxTime + 1
+		operations = append(operations, op)
+	}
+	return operations
+}
diff --git a/tests/linearizability/id.go b/tests/linearizability/id.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4e8fa381765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/linearizability/id.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The etcd Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package linearizability
+
+import "sync/atomic"
+
+type idProvider interface {
+	ClientId() int
+	RequestId() int
+}
+
+func newIdProvider() idProvider {
+	return &atomicProvider{}
+}
+
+type atomicProvider struct {
+	clientId  atomic.Int64
+	requestId atomic.Int64
+}
+
+func (id *atomicProvider) ClientId() int {
+	// Substract one as ClientId should start from zero.
+	return int(id.clientId.Add(1) - 1)
+}
+
+func (id *atomicProvider) RequestId() int {
+	return int(id.requestId.Add(1))
+}
diff --git a/tests/linearizability/linearizability_test.go b/tests/linearizability/linearizability_test.go
index 70ac4cb4a7d..78780e700c8 100644
--- a/tests/linearizability/linearizability_test.go
+++ b/tests/linearizability/linearizability_test.go
@@ -140,10 +140,12 @@ type FailpointConfig struct {
 	waitBetweenTriggers time.Duration
 }
 
-func simulateTraffic(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, clus *e2e.EtcdProcessCluster, config trafficConfig) (operations []porcupine.Operation) {
+func simulateTraffic(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, clus *e2e.EtcdProcessCluster, config trafficConfig) []porcupine.Operation {
 	mux := sync.Mutex{}
 	endpoints := clus.EndpointsV3()
 
+	ids := newIdProvider()
+	h := history{}
 	limiter := rate.NewLimiter(rate.Limit(config.maximalQPS), 200)
 
 	startTime := time.Now()
@@ -151,7 +153,7 @@ func simulateTraffic(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, clus *e2e.EtcdProcessClu
 	for i := 0; i < config.clientCount; i++ {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		endpoints := []string{endpoints[i%len(endpoints)]}
-		c, err := NewClient(endpoints, i)
+		c, err := NewClient(endpoints, ids)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -159,14 +161,15 @@ func simulateTraffic(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, clus *e2e.EtcdProcessClu
 			defer wg.Done()
 			defer c.Close()
 
-			config.traffic.Run(ctx, c, limiter)
+			config.traffic.Run(ctx, c, limiter, ids)
 			mux.Lock()
-			operations = append(operations, c.operations...)
+			h = h.Merge(c.history.history)
 			mux.Unlock()
 		}(c)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
 	endTime := time.Now()
+	operations := h.Operations()
 	t.Logf("Recorded %d operations", len(operations))
 
 	qps := float64(len(operations)) / float64(endTime.Sub(startTime)) * float64(time.Second)
diff --git a/tests/linearizability/model.go b/tests/linearizability/model.go
index 6c0617222d8..ec83d59f1e1 100644
--- a/tests/linearizability/model.go
+++ b/tests/linearizability/model.go
@@ -29,24 +29,24 @@ const (
 	Delete Operation = "delete"
 )
 
-type etcdRequest struct {
-	op      Operation
-	key     string
-	putData string
+type EtcdRequest struct {
+	Op      Operation
+	Key     string
+	PutData string
 }
 
-type etcdResponse struct {
-	getData  string
-	revision int64
-	deleted  int64
-	err      error
+type EtcdResponse struct {
+	GetData  string
+	Revision int64
+	Deleted  int64
+	Err      error
 }
 
 type EtcdState struct {
 	Key          string
 	Value        string
 	LastRevision int64
-	FailedWrites map[string]struct{}
+	FailedWrite  *EtcdRequest
 }
 
 var etcdModel = porcupine.Model{
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var etcdModel = porcupine.Model{
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
-		ok, state := step(state, in.(etcdRequest), out.(etcdResponse))
+		ok, state := step(state, in.(EtcdRequest), out.(EtcdResponse))
 		data, err := json.Marshal(state)
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
@@ -65,26 +65,26 @@ var etcdModel = porcupine.Model{
 		return ok, string(data)
 	},
 	DescribeOperation: func(in, out interface{}) string {
-		request := in.(etcdRequest)
-		response := out.(etcdResponse)
-		switch request.op {
+		request := in.(EtcdRequest)
+		response := out.(EtcdResponse)
+		switch request.Op {
 		case Get:
-			if response.err != nil {
-				return fmt.Sprintf("get(%q) -> %q", request.key, response.err)
+			if response.Err != nil {
+				return fmt.Sprintf("get(%q) -> %q", request.Key, response.Err)
 			} else {
-				return fmt.Sprintf("get(%q) -> %q, rev: %d", request.key, response.getData, response.revision)
+				return fmt.Sprintf("get(%q) -> %q, rev: %d", request.Key, response.GetData, response.Revision)
 			}
 		case Put:
-			if response.err != nil {
-				return fmt.Sprintf("put(%q, %q) -> %s", request.key, request.putData, response.err)
+			if response.Err != nil {
+				return fmt.Sprintf("put(%q, %q) -> %s", request.Key, request.PutData, response.Err)
 			} else {
-				return fmt.Sprintf("put(%q, %q) -> ok, rev: %d", request.key, request.putData, response.revision)
+				return fmt.Sprintf("put(%q, %q) -> ok, rev: %d", request.Key, request.PutData, response.Revision)
 			}
 		case Delete:
-			if response.err != nil {
-				return fmt.Sprintf("delete(%q) -> %s", request.key, response.err)
+			if response.Err != nil {
+				return fmt.Sprintf("delete(%q) -> %s", request.Key, response.Err)
 			} else {
-				return fmt.Sprintf("delete(%q) -> ok, rev: %d deleted:%d", request.key, response.revision, response.deleted)
+				return fmt.Sprintf("delete(%q) -> ok, rev: %d deleted:%d", request.Key, response.Revision, response.Deleted)
 			}
 		default:
 			return "<invalid>"
@@ -92,17 +92,17 @@ var etcdModel = porcupine.Model{
 	},
 }
 
-func step(state EtcdState, request etcdRequest, response etcdResponse) (bool, EtcdState) {
-	if request.key == "" {
+func step(state EtcdState, request EtcdRequest, response EtcdResponse) (bool, EtcdState) {
+	if request.Key == "" {
 		panic("invalid request")
 	}
 	if state.Key == "" {
 		return true, initState(request, response)
 	}
-	if state.Key != request.key {
+	if state.Key != request.Key {
 		panic("Multiple keys not supported")
 	}
-	switch request.op {
+	switch request.Op {
 	case Get:
 		return stepGet(state, request, response)
 	case Put:
@@ -114,24 +114,23 @@ func step(state EtcdState, request etcdRequest, response etcdResponse) (bool, Et
 	}
 }
 
-func initState(request etcdRequest, response etcdResponse) EtcdState {
+func initState(request EtcdRequest, response EtcdResponse) EtcdState {
 	state := EtcdState{
-		Key:          request.key,
-		LastRevision: response.revision,
-		FailedWrites: map[string]struct{}{},
+		Key:          request.Key,
+		LastRevision: response.Revision,
 	}
-	switch request.op {
+	switch request.Op {
 	case Get:
-		state.Value = response.getData
+		state.Value = response.GetData
 	case Put:
-		if response.err == nil {
-			state.Value = request.putData
+		if response.Err == nil {
+			state.Value = request.PutData
 		} else {
-			state.FailedWrites[request.putData] = struct{}{}
+			state.FailedWrite = &request
 		}
 	case Delete:
-		if response.err != nil {
-			state.FailedWrites[""] = struct{}{}
+		if response.Err != nil {
+			state.FailedWrite = &request
 		}
 	default:
 		panic("Unknown operation")
@@ -139,55 +138,76 @@ func initState(request etcdRequest, response etcdResponse) EtcdState {
 	return state
 }
 
-func stepGet(state EtcdState, request etcdRequest, response etcdResponse) (bool, EtcdState) {
-	if state.Value == response.getData && state.LastRevision <= response.revision {
+func stepGet(state EtcdState, request EtcdRequest, response EtcdResponse) (bool, EtcdState) {
+	if state.Value == response.GetData && state.LastRevision == response.Revision {
+		state.FailedWrite = nil
 		return true, state
 	}
-	_, ok := state.FailedWrites[response.getData]
-	if ok && state.LastRevision < response.revision {
-		state.Value = response.getData
-		state.LastRevision = response.revision
-		delete(state.FailedWrites, response.getData)
-		return true, state
+	if state.FailedWrite != nil && state.LastRevision < response.Revision {
+		var ok bool
+		switch state.FailedWrite.Op {
+		case Get:
+			panic("Expected write")
+		case Put:
+			ok = response.GetData == state.FailedWrite.PutData
+		case Delete:
+			ok = response.GetData == ""
+		default:
+			panic("Unknown operation")
+		}
+		if ok {
+			state.Value = response.GetData
+			state.LastRevision = response.Revision
+			state.FailedWrite = nil
+			return true, state
+		}
 	}
 	return false, state
 }
 
-func stepPut(state EtcdState, request etcdRequest, response etcdResponse) (bool, EtcdState) {
-	if response.err != nil {
-		state.FailedWrites[request.putData] = struct{}{}
+func stepPut(state EtcdState, request EtcdRequest, response EtcdResponse) (bool, EtcdState) {
+	if response.Err != nil {
+		state.FailedWrite = &request
 		return true, state
 	}
-	if state.LastRevision >= response.revision {
+	if response.Revision <= state.LastRevision {
+		return false, state
+	}
+	if response.Revision != state.LastRevision+1 && state.FailedWrite == nil {
 		return false, state
 	}
-	state.Value = request.putData
-	state.LastRevision = response.revision
+	state.Value = request.PutData
+	state.LastRevision = response.Revision
+	state.FailedWrite = nil
 	return true, state
 }
 
-func stepDelete(state EtcdState, request etcdRequest, response etcdResponse) (bool, EtcdState) {
-	if response.err != nil {
-		state.FailedWrites[""] = struct{}{}
+func stepDelete(state EtcdState, request EtcdRequest, response EtcdResponse) (bool, EtcdState) {
+	if response.Err != nil {
+		state.FailedWrite = &request
 		return true, state
 	}
-	deleteSucceeded := response.deleted != 0
+	// revision should never decrease
+	if response.Revision < state.LastRevision {
+		return false, state
+	}
+	deleteSucceeded := response.Deleted != 0
 	keySet := state.Value != ""
 
-	//non-existent key cannot be deleted.
-	if deleteSucceeded != keySet {
+	// non-existent key cannot be deleted.
+	if deleteSucceeded != keySet && state.FailedWrite == nil {
 		return false, state
 	}
-	//if key was deleted, response revision should go up
-	if deleteSucceeded && state.LastRevision >= response.revision {
+	//if key was deleted, response revision should increase
+	if deleteSucceeded && (response.Revision != state.LastRevision+1 || !keySet) && (state.FailedWrite == nil || response.Revision < state.LastRevision+2) {
 		return false, state
 	}
 	//if key was not deleted, response revision should not change
-	if !deleteSucceeded && state.LastRevision != response.revision {
+	if !deleteSucceeded && state.LastRevision != response.Revision && state.FailedWrite == nil {
 		return false, state
 	}
 
 	state.Value = ""
-	state.LastRevision = response.revision
+	state.LastRevision = response.Revision
 	return true, state
 }
diff --git a/tests/linearizability/model_test.go b/tests/linearizability/model_test.go
index ca65a146b46..65aca563050 100644
--- a/tests/linearizability/model_test.go
+++ b/tests/linearizability/model_test.go
@@ -27,91 +27,195 @@ func TestModel(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "First Get can start from non-empty value and non-zero revision",
 			operations: []testOperation{
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Get, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{getData: "2", revision: 42}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "2", Revision: 42}},
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "First Put can start from non-zero revision",
 			operations: []testOperation{
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "2"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 42}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "2"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 42}},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Get response data should match PUT",
+			name: "First delete can start from non-zero revision",
 			operations: []testOperation{
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "1"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 1}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Get, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{getData: "2", revision: 1}, failure: true},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Get, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{getData: "1", revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 42}},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Get response revision should be equal or greater then put",
+			name: "Get response data should match put",
 			operations: []testOperation{
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 2}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Get, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 1}, failure: true},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Get, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 2}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Get, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 4}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "1"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "2", Revision: 1}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "2", Revision: 2}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "1", Revision: 1}},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Put bumps revision",
+			name: "Get revision should be equal to put",
 			operations: []testOperation{
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "1"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 1}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "2"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 1}, failure: true},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "2"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 2}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 2}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 3}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 2}},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Put can fail and be lost",
+			name: "Put must increase revision by 1",
 			operations: []testOperation{
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "1"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 1}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "2"}, resp: etcdResponse{err: errors.New("failed")}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "3"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 2}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "1"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "1"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 3}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "2"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 2}},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Put can fail but bump revision",
+			name: "Put can fail and be lost",
 			operations: []testOperation{
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "1"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 1}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "2"}, resp: etcdResponse{err: errors.New("failed")}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "3"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 3}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "1"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "2"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "1", Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "2", Revision: 1}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "1", Revision: 2}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "2", Revision: 2}, failure: true},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Put can fail but be persisted and bump revision",
+			name: "Put can fail but be persisted and increase revision before put",
 			operations: []testOperation{
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "1"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 1}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "2"}, resp: etcdResponse{err: errors.New("failed")}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Get, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{getData: "2", revision: 1}, failure: true},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Get, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{getData: "2", revision: 2}},
+				// One failed request, one persisted.
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "2"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "3"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 3}},
+				// Two failed request, two persisted.
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "4"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "5"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "6"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 6}},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Put can fail but be persisted later",
+			name: "Put can fail but be persisted and increase revision before get",
 			operations: []testOperation{
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "1"}, resp: etcdResponse{err: errors.New("failed")}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "2"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 2}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Get, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{getData: "2", revision: 2}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Get, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{getData: "1", revision: 3}},
+				// One failed request, one persisted.
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "1"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "2"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "3", Revision: 2}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "2", Revision: 1}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "2", Revision: 2}},
+				// Two failed request, two persisted.
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "3"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "4"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "3", Revision: 3}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "3", Revision: 4}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "4", Revision: 4}},
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name: "Put can fail but bump revision later",
+			name: "Put can fail but be persisted and increase revision before delete",
 			operations: []testOperation{
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "1"}, resp: etcdResponse{err: errors.New("failed")}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "2"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 2}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Get, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{getData: "2", revision: 2}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "3"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 4}},
+				// One failed request, one persisted.
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "2"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Deleted: 1, Revision: 1}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Deleted: 1, Revision: 2}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Deleted: 1, Revision: 3}},
+				// Two failed request, two persisted.
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "4"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 4}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "5"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "6"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Deleted: 1, Revision: 7}},
+				// Two failed request, one persisted.
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "8"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 8}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "9"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "10"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Deleted: 1, Revision: 10}},
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Delete only increases revision on success",
 			operations: []testOperation{
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Put, key: "key", putData: "1"}, resp: etcdResponse{revision: 1}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Delete, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{deleted: 1, revision: 1}, failure: true},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Delete, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{deleted: 1, revision: 2}},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Delete, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{deleted: 0, revision: 3}, failure: true},
-				{req: etcdRequest{op: Delete, key: "key"}, resp: etcdResponse{deleted: 0, revision: 2}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "1"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Deleted: 1, Revision: 1}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Deleted: 1, Revision: 2}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Deleted: 0, Revision: 3}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Deleted: 0, Revision: 2}},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Delete clears value",
+			operations: []testOperation{
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "1", Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Deleted: 1, Revision: 2}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "1", Revision: 1}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "1", Revision: 2}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 2}},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Delete can fail and be lost before get",
+			operations: []testOperation{
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "1"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{GetData: "1", Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 2}, failure: true},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Delete can fail and be lost before delete",
+			operations: []testOperation{
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "1"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Deleted: 1, Revision: 1}, failure: true},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Deleted: 1, Revision: 2}},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Delete can fail and be lost before put",
+			operations: []testOperation{
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "1"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "2"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 2}},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Delete can fail but be persisted before get",
+			operations: []testOperation{
+				// One failed request, one persisted.
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "1"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 2}},
+				// Two failed request, one persisted.
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "3"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 3}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Get, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 4}},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Delete can fail but be persisted before put",
+			operations: []testOperation{
+				// One failed request, one persisted.
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "1"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "3"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 3}},
+				// Two failed request, one persisted.
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "5"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 5}},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Delete can fail but be persisted before delete",
+			operations: []testOperation{
+				// One failed request, one persisted.
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "1"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 1}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 2}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Put, Key: "key", PutData: "3"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 3}},
+				// Two failed request, one persisted.
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Err: errors.New("failed")}},
+				{req: EtcdRequest{Op: Delete, Key: "key"}, resp: EtcdResponse{Revision: 4}},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -131,7 +235,7 @@ func TestModel(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 type testOperation struct {
-	req     etcdRequest
-	resp    etcdResponse
+	req     EtcdRequest
+	resp    EtcdResponse
 	failure bool
 }
diff --git a/tests/linearizability/traffic.go b/tests/linearizability/traffic.go
index f1507466e52..413f3b8e2e5 100644
--- a/tests/linearizability/traffic.go
+++ b/tests/linearizability/traffic.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 type Traffic interface {
-	Run(ctx context.Context, c *recordingClient, limiter *rate.Limiter)
+	Run(ctx context.Context, c *recordingClient, limiter *rate.Limiter, ids idProvider)
 }
 
 type readWriteSingleKey struct {
@@ -41,12 +41,9 @@ type opChance struct {
 	chance    int
 }
 
-func (t readWriteSingleKey) Run(ctx context.Context, c *recordingClient, limiter *rate.Limiter) {
-	maxOperationsPerClient := 1000000
-	minId := maxOperationsPerClient * c.id
-	maxId := maxOperationsPerClient * (c.id + 1)
+func (t readWriteSingleKey) Run(ctx context.Context, c *recordingClient, limiter *rate.Limiter, ids idProvider) {
 
-	for writeId := minId; writeId < maxId; {
+	for {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return
@@ -58,10 +55,8 @@ func (t readWriteSingleKey) Run(ctx context.Context, c *recordingClient, limiter
 			continue
 		}
 		// Provide each write with unique id to make it easier to validate operation history.
-		t.Write(ctx, c, limiter, writeId)
-		writeId++
+		t.Write(ctx, c, limiter, ids.RequestId())
 	}
-	return
 }
 
 func (t readWriteSingleKey) Read(ctx context.Context, c *recordingClient, limiter *rate.Limiter) error {