From a0c2970b428082f0541933730819926e9bf5b962 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Graham McIntire <graham@mcintire.me>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2025 17:46:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Revert to smaller batch sizes to reduce garbage collection
 frequency
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Reduced batch processing parameters to prevent excessive GC:
- Reduced batch_size from 500 to 100 packets
- Adjusted batch_timeout from 2000ms to 1000ms for faster processing
- Reduced max_demand from 750 to 300 to match smaller batches
- Updated hardcoded fallback from 500 to 100 in packet_consumer.ex
- Changed minor GC trigger from 500 to 100 packets to match batch size

These smaller batch sizes were proven to work well in production and
should significantly reduce the frequency of garbage collection while
maintaining good performance.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 config/config.exs             | 12 ++++++------
 lib/aprsme/packet_consumer.ex |  6 +++---
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 06c4c00..9830370 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ config :aprsme,
   packet_pipeline: [
     # Larger buffer since inserts are async
     max_buffer_size: 5000,
-    # ~32KB per packet, stays within work_mem
-    batch_size: 500,
-    # 2 seconds - longer timeout for larger batches
-    batch_timeout: 2000,
-    # Higher demand to keep pipeline flowing
-    max_demand: 750,
+    # Smaller batch size to reduce memory pressure
+    batch_size: 100,
+    # 1 second timeout for smaller batches
+    batch_timeout: 1000,
+    # Adjust demand for smaller batches
+    max_demand: 300,
     # Number of parallel consumers for better throughput
     num_consumers: 3
   ]
diff --git a/lib/aprsme/packet_consumer.ex b/lib/aprsme/packet_consumer.ex
index e2d0eff..56da883 100644
--- a/lib/aprsme/packet_consumer.ex
+++ b/lib/aprsme/packet_consumer.ex
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ defmodule Aprsme.PacketConsumer do
     start_time = System.monotonic_time(:millisecond)
 
     # Chunk size optimized for PostgreSQL work_mem=16MB
-    # With ~32KB per packet, we can fit ~500 packets in work_mem
-    chunk_size = Application.get_env(:aprsme, :packet_pipeline)[:batch_size] || 500
+    # Using smaller batches to reduce memory pressure
+    chunk_size = Application.get_env(:aprsme, :packet_pipeline)[:batch_size] || 100
 
     # Use Stream for memory-efficient processing
     results =
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ defmodule Aprsme.PacketConsumer do
     end
 
     # Always do minor GC after large batches to prevent memory accumulation
-    if length(packets) > 500 do
+    if length(packets) > 100 do
       :erlang.garbage_collect(self(), type: :minor)
     end