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mmap vs read

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Plate 87

mmap vs read Byte-Sum Scan: Localhost Lab

Hands-on mmap vs read vs chunked sequential byte-sum scan lab: real MB/s on a generated fixture (not page-touch), measured on Linux localhost for SREs.

Summary30 Sept 2026 · 4 min

Plate 86

mmap vs read (+ O_DIRECT): Localhost Sequential Scan Lab

Hands-on mmap vs buffered read lab: 256 MiB p50 11.5 vs 5.4 GB/s; O_DIRECT ~0.9 GB/s warm-cache bypass. Fake endpoint-only GB/s disclosed. No Docker.

Summary30 Sept 2026 · 5 min