On Mon, Oct 14, 2024 at 05:42:30PM +1100, Ian McWilliam wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Profiling potentially shows that things are being copied. If the process runs long enough then garbage collection will kick in.
> 
> I know it’s superficial for this process in the big picture and that collecting package signatures is the culprit that needs a speed up.
> 

You mean port signatures, right ?

One mode that could be useful would be to alternatively use the updatedb
which contains all signatures "relatively" up-to-date.