[caeril]

> non-embedded key value stores or DBs out in the wild yet

I like how you reference the performance benefits of NVMe direct addressing, but then immediately lament that you can't access these benefits across a SEVEN LAYER STACK OF ABSTRACTIONS.

You can either lament the dearth of userland direct-addressable performant software, OR lament the dearth of convenient network APIs that thrash your cache lines and dramatically increase your access latency.

You don't get to do both simultaneously.

Embedded is a feature for performance-aware software, not a bug.