# Host-side perf baseline for left4me — see
# docs/superpowers/specs/2026-05-09-l4d2-server-host-perf-baseline-design.md
#
# UDP socket buffers: distro defaults of ~128 KiB are too small for sustained
# Source-engine UDP across multiple instances. 8 MiB matches the standard
# 1 Gbit recommendation; rmem_default/wmem_default protect sockets that don't
# explicitly enlarge their buffers.
net.core.rmem_max = 8388608
net.core.wmem_max = 8388608
net.core.rmem_default = 524288
net.core.wmem_default = 524288

# Kernel softirq UDP path: the per-CPU backlog queue starts dropping packets
# at the default 1000 under multi-instance burst; 5000 absorbs realistic peaks.
# netdev_budget = 600 gives softirq more drain headroom per pass.
net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 5000
net.core.netdev_budget = 600

# Latency-sensitive default: avoid swap unless the box is really under
# pressure. Harmless on swapless hosts.
vm.swappiness = 10

# Per-socket UDP buffer floors: protect game-server sockets that don't bump
# their own SO_RCVBUF/SO_SNDBUF when softirq drains lag briefly.
net.ipv4.udp_rmem_min = 16384
net.ipv4.udp_wmem_min = 16384

# Default qdisc for ifaces we don't explicitly shape with CAKE. Debian Trixie
# already defaults to fq_codel; setting it explicitly is belt-and-suspenders
# and survives kernel-default churn.
net.core.default_qdisc = fq_codel

# TCP congestion control: BBR for any bulk TCP egress on the host (admin SSH,
# backups, package fetches, web-app responses) so a long flow does not push
# the bottleneck queue ahead of game UDP. UDP srcds is unaffected.
net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control = bbr