Well, in regards to unexpected paging during file I/O, I've now just set freetarg to a flat 0.5%, and while I still see paging during a stress test, it does seem much better. Stress test is a simple:
find /usr/pkgsrc/distfiles -name '*gz' | xargs -n 2 -P 24 gzip -vt this is from a raidframe mirror over a pair of nvme - which sustains about 2GB/s. -- Paul Ripke "Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people." -- Disputed: Often attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt. 1948.