u3: specify madv_random for file-backed snapshot mapping #423
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Since #402 was released, there have been isolated reports of unusually high disk i/o, specifically reads. This is unexpected behavior -- our current, best guess is the kernel's readahead logic for file-backed mappings. This PR implements the standard solution to overeager readahead (MADV_RANDOM), as a draft since the diagnosis is not confirmed, and the advice may need to be behind a flag.