dosubot[bot] commented on issue #3163: URL: https://github.com/apache/hugegraph/issues/3163#issuecomment-5326030424
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The code creates a `new LRUCache(cacheCapacity)` per column family in [`initTableConfig`](https://github.com/apache/hugegraph/blob/9126c80e414c073b60fc074361b211cfb409e0eb/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/backend/store/rocksdb/RocksDBStdSessions.java#L658-L665), and write buffer sizes are set per-CF via `setWriteBufferSize` and `setMaxWriteBufferNumber` [[1]](https://github.com/apache/hugegraph/blob/9126c80e414c073b60fc074361b211cfb409e0eb/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/backend/store/rocksdb/RocksDBStdSessions.java#L577-L578). Across 100 graphs with many CFs each, this adds up to enormous memory consumption even at modest per-CF defaults. **The most impactful tuning changes:** 1. **Reduce block cache memory** — since a separate `LRUCache` is created for every column family [[2]](https://github.com/apache/hugegraph/blob/9126c80e414c073b60fc074361b211cfb409e0eb/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/backend/store/rocksdb/RocksDBStdSessions.java#L664), with 100 graphs you could have over 1000 independent caches. Set `rocksdb.block_cache_capacity` to a small value (e.g., 1–2MB per CF) or even 0 to disable it, since the total across all CFs will still be large. 2. **Reduce write buffers per column family:** ```properties rocksdb.write_buffer_size=16m rocksdb.max_write_buffer_number=2 ``` Also set `rocksdb.db_write_buffer_size` (mapped to [`setDbWriteBufferSize`](https://github.com/apache/hugegraph/blob/9126c80e414c073b60fc074361b211cfb409e0eb/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-rocksdb/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/backend/store/rocksdb/RocksDBStdSessions.java#L494)) to cap total memtable memory per RocksDB instance — this is a global limit across all CFs in a single DB and is critical for your scenario. 3. **Use jemalloc** to prevent glibc memory allocator fragmentation, which can inflate RSS well beyond what RocksDB actually needs [[3]](https://github.com/apache/hugegraph/issues/3059#issuecomment-4679589186): ```bash export LD_PRELOAD=/path/to/libjemalloc.so ``` 4. **Reduce JVM heap** — with RocksDB dominating off-heap memory, lower `-Xmx` (e.g., from 16GB to 8GB) to leave more physical RAM for native allocations. 5. **Lower vertex/edge cache capacities** in `hugegraph.properties` — these are heap-side caches managed by the [CacheManager](https://github.com/apache/hugegraph/blob/9126c80e414c073b60fc074361b211cfb409e0eb/hugegraph-server/hugegraph-core/src/main/java/org/apache/hugegraph/backend/cache/CacheManager.java#L108-L119) and they also multiply across 100 graphs [[3]](https://github.com/apache/hugegraph/issues/3059#issuecomment-4679589186). The core constraint is that 100 simultaneously open RocksDB instances each with many column families has a very high fixed memory cost at startup. If many of these graphs are infrequently accessed, a lazy-load/unload pattern for inactive graphs would be the most effective long-term solution — though that would require code changes. <!-- Dosu Comment Footer --> *To reply, just mention [@dosu](<https://go.dosu.dev/dosubot?utm_source=github&utm_medium=bot-comment&utm_campaign=github-comment-footer-20260415&utm_content=reply-with-mention&utm_term=apache%2Fhugegraph>).* --- Docs are dead. Just use [Dosu](https://dosu.dev?utm_source=github&utm_medium=bot-comment&utm_campaign=github-comment-footer-20260415&utm_content=static-docs-tagline&utm_term=apache%2Fhugegraph). 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