pkg/storage: change the default ssttable compression algorithm to zstd #123954
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In #120784, we now allow for the
zstd
compression algorithm to be used as the codec for SSTables. Initial testing has shown this algorithm to provide a better compression ratio than snappy, at the cost of a minor increase in CPU. This unlocks benefits such as an improved node density, as more data can reside in each store.Alter the default SStable compression algorithm to
zstd
.Closes #123953.
Release note (performance improvement): The default SSTable compression algorithm was changed from snappy to zstd. The latter has been shown to improve a store's compression ratio at the cost of a minor CPU increase. Existing clusters can opt into this new compression algorithm by setting
storage.sstable.compression_algorithm
tozstd
. Existing SSTables compressed with the snappy compression algorithm will NOT be actively re-written. Instead, as SSTables are re-written over time with the new compression algorithm as existing SSTables are compacted.