superseded: [PATCH docs 1/2] local-zfs: Rephrase ARC limit

[Maximiliano Sandoval <m.sandoval@proxmox.com>]

"Shannon Sterz" <s.sterz@proxmox.com> writes:

> On Tue Feb 24, 2026 at 11:54 AM CET, Maximiliano Sandoval wrote:
>> We rephrase the current section putting more emphasis on the current
>> +Before {pve} 8.1, the ARC usage limit was set to '50 %' without clamping it to a
>> [..]
>> +maximum size. For existing installations that predate {pve} 8.1, manual steps
>> +would have to be performed in order to lower the usage limit as described below.
>
> this and the other patch in this series looks good to me, one small
> comment: maybe mention that this isn't something set by the installer or
> pve, but rather just the zfs default [1].
>
> [1]: https://openzfs.github.io/openzfs-docs/man/master/4/zfs.4.html#zfs_arc_max
>
> other than that, consider this:
>
> Reviewed-by: Shannon Sterz <s.sterz@proxmox.com>
>
>>
>>  Allocating enough memory for the ARC is crucial for IO performance, so reduce it
>>  with caution. As a general rule of thumb, allocate at least +2 GiB Base + 1

Superseded-by: https://lore.proxmox.com/all/20260226084639.107816-1-m.sandoval@proxmox.com/

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Maximiliano