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https://github.com/arunanshub/preload
preload is an adaptive readahead daemon that prefetches files mapped by applications from the disk to reduce application startup time.
https://github.com/arunanshub/preload
linux prefetch preload readahead speedup
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preload is an adaptive readahead daemon that prefetches files mapped by applications from the disk to reduce application startup time.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/arunanshub/preload
- Owner: arunanshub
- License: gpl-2.0
- Created: 2021-09-24T05:52:43.000Z (about 3 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2023-12-15T02:59:59.000Z (11 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2023-12-15T03:57:41.591Z (11 months ago)
- Topics: linux, prefetch, preload, readahead, speedup
- Language: C
- Homepage:
- Size: 86.9 KB
- Stars: 9
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# ℹ️ Check out https://github.com/arunanshub/preload-rs for preload implemented in Rust
# preload
> This is currently a WIP
This preload is a clone of [Behdad Esfahbod's preload](http://preload.sf.net).
The only difference is that this project uses [`meson`](https://mesonbuild.com)
as its build system.
Note that this is a work in progress. So, if you're going to use it, make sure
that you check [`meson.build`](/meson.build) first.
Configuration file for `preload` is generated from buildfile (`meson.build`)
itself.
## Building
It is highly recommended that you use `prefix` as `/usr`.
The proper way to build is:
```bash
meson build --prefix=/usr
# ...
ninja -C build
```
Even if you don't use `--prefix`, it is `/usr` by default.
### Manpage Generation
Optionally, you'd require `help2man` for dynamic manpage generation, which is
handled directly by Meson.
## Testing
Since `preload` is an executable, the tests are defined in a bash script
[`runtests.sh`](/runtests.sh), and are run via `meson`.
You can use
```sh
ninja -C build test
```
or
```sh
meson test -C build
```
to run the tests.
## Why `meson`?
- Because it is easier to configure.
- Also because I hate Make, CMake and all other shit.
- Also because I had no intention to understand how the author's build config
worked/works.
- Because I wanted a cleaner codebase.
## Style Guide
[Chromium Style Guide](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/HEAD/styleguide/c++/c++.md)
is used with some minor modifications:
- Maximum column length: 79
- Indent width: 4
Use this to generate a `.clang-format` file:
```bash
clang-format \
-style="{BasedOnStyle: Chromium, ColumnLimit: 79, IndentWidth: 4}" \
--dump-config > .clang-format
```
Check [Mesonbuild's guide on `clang-format`](https://mesonbuild.com/Code-formatting.html)
for more info.