cockroachdb / cockroachdb/pebble
genericcache: investigate replacing with Otter v2
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Description
[`genericcache.Cache`](https://github.com/cockroachdb/pebble/blob/master/internal/genericcache/cache.go#L14-L20) implements a sharded cache using CLOCK-Pro. We should investigate whether this cache can be replaced with [Otter v2](https://github.com/maypok86/otter?tab=readme-ov-file) which is optimized for read-heavy workloads which is what we expect from the [`FileCache`](https://github.com/cockroachdb/pebble/blob/master/file_cache.go#L407-L409) used to cache open file handles.
Jira issue: PEBBLE-538
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Research direction
Start by reading internal/genericcache/cache.go and the FileCache implementation in file_cache.go, then review the linked Otter v2 documentation. Compare whether Otter v2 is suitable for the read-heavy open-file-handle workload and document a clear replacement recommendation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100