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Fleet resident set ~2.57GB across 18 workers; ~1.5GB is the 86MB import
floor paid 18x. Pinned root cause: topology/__init__ eager re-export of
generate drags the full SQLModel ORM (26 tables, ~38MB) into every worker.
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# DECNET 1.1 — RAM / Process-Footprint Release
Predecessor: `v1.0.0`. Theme: cut the fleet resident set from **2.57 GB → target ~1.3 GB**
with near-zero risk, then optionally further via worker consolidation.
Analysis & measurements: see [improvements.md](improvements.md).
## Why
18 long-running workers, ~2.57 GB resident. ~1.5 GB of that is the **same 86 MB import
floor paid 18×**, not workload. The floor is `import decnet.cli` pulling the entire
SQLModel ORM + all 26 model tables into every worker, even ones that never touch the DB.
## Root cause (pinned)
```
cli/__init__.py:22 from . import (... topology ...)
→ cli/topology.py:12 from decnet.topology.config import TopologyConfig
→ decnet/topology/__init__.py:10 from decnet.topology.generator import generate ← TRIGGER
→ generator → allocator → repository → web.db.models.topology → all 26 tables (~38 MB)
```
The `topology/__init__.py` eager re-export of `generate` is the single thread that drags
the ORM into every worker. No production code imports `generate` from the package surface
(only tests, and they import the `compose` submodule) — safe to make lazy.
## Commit plan (incremental, one concern each)
- [x] **C1 — docs.** `improvements.md` (analysis) + this release plan.
- [ ] **C2 — lazy topology re-export.** PEP 562 `__getattr__` in `topology/__init__.py`
so `generate` loads on access, not on package import. Public API unchanged.
Test: `import decnet.cli` must NOT pull `decnet.web.db.models`. Re-measure floor.
- [ ] **C3 — sweep remaining eager model pulls.** After C2, re-trace `import decnet.cli`;
defer any other command module that drags the ORM in for registration only.
Test: assert idle-worker floor stays under target.
- [ ] **C4 — extract idle-herd coroutines.** Hoist the inline `_run()` closures
(`webhook`, `canary`, `listener`, `forwarder`, `mutate`, `enrich`) into reusable
`async def run(bus, cfg)` in their packages, so they're hostable by a supervisor.
CLI commands become thin `asyncio.run(run(...))` wrappers. No behaviour change.
- [ ] **C5 — `decnet supervise`.** TaskGroup supervisor hosting the idle herd in one
process; reuses existing bus + `system.{worker}.control` shutdown. One systemd unit
replacing ~8. `# ponytail: shared event loop — split a worker back out if it needs
its own restart policy / MemoryMax`.
- [ ] **C6 — merge scapy workers.** Optional. `collect`/`probe`/`sniffer` share the 76 MB
scapy import once instead of 3×.
## Scope boundaries (no creep)
- **In:** import-floor reduction (C2C3), idle-herd consolidation (C4C5), scapy merge (C6).
- **Out:** `bus` (broker — stays alone), `api`/`web` (already multiprocess), `profiler`/`ttp`
(heavy resident state + real CPU — stay separate). Not touching DB schema, bus wire format,
or worker logic — only *where* code is imported and *which process* hosts it.
## Risk ladder
- C2C3: import-site only, reversible, covered by an import-floor test. **Low.**
- C4: pure extraction, behaviour-preserving, existing tests guard it. **Low.**
- C5: introduces **shared fate** — one crash/OOM takes the herd; loses per-worker systemd
restart + `MemoryMax`. **Medium.** Verify on the live fleet before adopting; keep the
individual units as the fallback. Do C2C4 first; C5 only if RAM still bites.
## Projected
- C2C3 (import floor): 2.57 GB → **~1.3 GB**. Nearly free.
- C4C6 (consolidation): → **~0.9 GB**. Costs process isolation.