From: Ian McWilliam <kaosagnt@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: pkg_outdated wasted memory
To: Marc Espie <marc.espie.openbsd@gmail.com>
Cc: OpenBSD ports <ports@openbsd.org>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2024 13:20:51 +1100



> On 15 Oct 2024, at 7:43 pm, Marc Espie <marc.espie.openbsd@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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 ?
> 

Yes.

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

Something to look at. I’ll keep that in mind, thanks.

Ian McWilliam