banteg: compaction is now 3x slower — median 1min to 3min across versions

banteg · x · 2026-10-04

banteg observed that compaction latency has degraded 3x across recent versions: median went from 1 min on 5.6 sol to 2.8 mins on 6 astra to 3 mins on 6.1 sol, with p95 at 1.4, 4.3 and 4.8 mins respectively. The same pattern appears on the fast tier. He shared a detailed latency chart.

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