cmd/geth: set default cache to 4096 (#33836)
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Mainnet was already overriding --cache to 4096. This PR just makes this
the default.
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Jonny Rhea 2026-03-04 04:21:11 -06:00 committed by GitHub
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commit 28dad943f6
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2 changed files with 1 additions and 14 deletions

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@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
"os"
"slices"
"sort"
"strconv"
"time"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
@ -316,18 +315,6 @@ func prepare(ctx *cli.Context) {
case !ctx.IsSet(utils.NetworkIdFlag.Name):
log.Info("Starting Geth on Ethereum mainnet...")
}
// If we're a full node on mainnet without --cache specified, bump default cache allowance
if !ctx.IsSet(utils.CacheFlag.Name) && !ctx.IsSet(utils.NetworkIdFlag.Name) {
// Make sure we're not on any supported preconfigured testnet either
if !ctx.IsSet(utils.HoleskyFlag.Name) &&
!ctx.IsSet(utils.SepoliaFlag.Name) &&
!ctx.IsSet(utils.HoodiFlag.Name) &&
!ctx.IsSet(utils.DeveloperFlag.Name) {
// Nope, we're really on mainnet. Bump that cache up!
log.Info("Bumping default cache on mainnet", "provided", ctx.Int(utils.CacheFlag.Name), "updated", 4096)
ctx.Set(utils.CacheFlag.Name, strconv.Itoa(4096))
}
}
}
// geth is the main entry point into the system if no special subcommand is run.

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@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ var (
CacheFlag = &cli.IntFlag{
Name: "cache",
Usage: "Megabytes of memory allocated to internal caching (default = 4096 mainnet full node, 128 light mode)",
Value: 1024,
Value: 4096,
Category: flags.PerfCategory,
}
CacheDatabaseFlag = &cli.IntFlag{