in groupcache.go [620:643]
func (g *Group) populateCache(key string, payload payload, cache *cache) {
if g.cacheBytes <= 0 {
return
}
cache.add(key, payload)
// Evict items from cache(s) if necessary.
for {
mainBytes := g.mainCache.bytes()
hotBytes := g.hotCache.bytes()
if mainBytes+hotBytes <= g.cacheBytes {
return
}
// TODO(bradfitz): this is good-enough-for-now logic.
// It should be something based on measurements and/or
// respecting the costs of different resources.
victim := &g.mainCache
if hotBytes > mainBytes/8 {
victim = &g.hotCache
}
victim.removeOldest()
}
}