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Investigate the opportunity to use fadvise / madvise

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enhancement
Dominant language
Rust
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Description

to improve the pagecache usage.

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First steps

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the page-cache handling in the Rust code and determine where fadvise or madvise could apply. Done means a documented conclusion about whether either approach improves pagecache usage, with supporting measurements or a clearly scoped follow-up.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
operating-systems, performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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