core/rawdb: more accurate description of freezer in docs (#30393)
fixes https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/issues/29793
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// freezerTableSize defines the maximum size of freezer data files.
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const freezerTableSize = 2 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000
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// Freezer is a memory mapped append-only database to store immutable ordered
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// data into flat files:
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// Freezer is an append-only database to store immutable ordered data into
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// flat files:
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//
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// - The append-only nature ensures that disk writes are minimized.
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// - The memory mapping ensures we can max out system memory for caching without
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// reserving it for go-ethereum. This would also reduce the memory requirements
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// of Geth, and thus also GC overhead.
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// - The append-only nature ensures that disk writes are minimized.
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// - The in-order data ensures that disk reads are always optimized.
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type Freezer struct {
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frozen atomic.Uint64 // Number of items already frozen
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tail atomic.Uint64 // Number of the first stored item in the freezer
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@ -152,7 +150,7 @@ func NewFreezer(datadir string, namespace string, readonly bool, maxTableSize ui
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return freezer, nil
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}
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// Close terminates the chain freezer, unmapping all the data files.
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// Close terminates the chain freezer, closing all the data files.
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func (f *Freezer) Close() error {
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f.writeLock.Lock()
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defer f.writeLock.Unlock()
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