> > > > 32 buffers = 1MB with 32KB blocksize, which spoils the CPU L2
> > > > cache effect.
I'd say in a scenario where 32k pages are indicated you will also want
larger than average L2 caches.
> > > >
> > > > How about using 256/blocksize?
The reading ahead uses 1/4 ring size. To the best of our knowledge, this
1/4 needs to be 128k for reading.
So I'd say we need 512/blocksize.
Andreas