From 4f22d62c660bb14ec41fdae614d9f1adeb2549c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Shantanav Mukherjee Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:19:42 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify VFS cache age semantics --- vfs/vfs.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/vfs/vfs.md b/vfs/vfs.md index 377a946b6..5288a969e 100644 --- a/vfs/vfs.md +++ b/vfs/vfs.md @@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ longest. This cache flushing strategy is efficient and more relevant files are likely to remain cached. The `--vfs-cache-max-age` will evict files from the cache -after the set time since last access has passed. The default value of +after the set time since last access has passed; it is based on access time, +not on when the file was first added to the cache. The default value of 1 hour will start evicting files from cache that haven't been accessed for 1 hour. When a cached file is accessed the 1 hour timer is reset to 0 and will wait for 1 more hour before evicting. Specify the time with