Add configurable input buffer size for decompression (--ibuf-size) #4537
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Description
This PR adds a new command-line option to zstd to allow users to configure the input buffer size during decompression.
Problem
When decompressing large files (1TB+) on mechanical hard drives, both reading and writing occur simultaneously, resulting in:
Solution
This feature enables users to specify a larger input buffer size (1-5GB), allowing sequential disk reads to fill the buffer before decompression begins. This reduces disk seek operations and improves overall throughput.
Usage
Changes
Testing
Performance Impact
Expected improvements for the scenario described (12TB file on mechanical drive):
Actual improvements depend on disk characteristics, available RAM, compression ratio, and CPU speed.