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 * use `symlinkify` if your data is largely static and read-only
 * use tiered cache drives
 * use LVM and LVM cache to place a SSD in front of your HDDs
+* if `cache.files` is enabled increase readahead: `echo "1024" > /sys/class/bdi/0:$(stat -c%d /MOUNT)/read_ahead_kb`
+* increase readahead on all devices: `ls -1 /sys/class/bdi/*/read_ahead_kb | xargs -n1 -I{} sh -c "echo 1024 > {}"`
 
 If you come across a setting that significantly impacts performance please contact trapexit so he may investigate further.