[bug#69581] [PATCH 06/11] gnu: syncthing: Mark as tunable.

[Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>]

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On Wed, Mar 06, 2024 at 07:06:04PM +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> skribis:
> 
> > * gnu/packages/syncthing.scm (syncthing)[properties]: Mark package as
> > tunable.
> 
> [...]
> 
> > +       (tunable? . #t)))
> 
> I’m skeptical; why would a backup program benefit from vector ISA
> extensions?

There's a fair amount of hashing and other bits that happen in
syncthing, not just sending files over the network. IIRC when the GOAMD
support was added hashing was specifically shown to have a massive boost
from targeting newer micro-architectures.

Also this is the package I always end up enabling tuning on when
experimenting with tuning and go.

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