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Re:Go memory ballast: How I learnt to stop worrying and love... by threadec on Monday December 02, 2019 @12:40AM (#21680101)
If you're using less than 1% of the physical RAM in the server, and 30% of your CPU on GC, you might be optimizing for the wrong thing.
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Re:Go memory ballast: How I learnt to stop worrying and love... by jchw on Monday December 02, 2019 @12:50AM (#21680135)
They effectively did exactly what you’re implying by letting the heap grow more in exchange for lower GC CPU usage.
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