fix(bench): refresh PreadReader index periodically in scroll_during_append (closes #36)

The reader's line_index and file_size were frozen at open time.
After current_line exceeded the initial 150K lines, get_line_impl
returned None for all subsequent reads. With the background thread
appending ~10K lines/sec, ~40% of measured frame latencies were
actually the cost of a None return, not real I/O.

- Add PreadReaderCore::refresh_index(&mut self): seek to start,
  rebuild LineIndex, update file_size, invalidate read cache
- Add PreadReaderPlain::refresh_index forwarding method
- Add ReadCache::invalidate to force cache miss after reindex
- Rewrite bench_scroll_during_append: time-based refresh (250ms),
  only record latencies for successful reads, assert max_line > initial
- Add regression tests for refresh_index with appended lines

crates/bench/src/data_gen.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::fs;
-use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, Write};
+use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, BufWriter, Write};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 pub struct TestFileInfo {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fn generate_test_file(path: &Path) -> std::io::Result<TestFileInfo> {
         fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
     }
 
-    let mut file = fs::File::create(path)?;
+    let mut file = BufWriter::with_capacity(64 * 1024, fs::File::create(path)?);
     let target_lines: u64 = 74_000_000;
     for i in 0..target_lines {
         writeln!(
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ fn generate_test_file(path: &Path) -> std::io::Result<TestFileInfo> {
             i * 7
         )?;
     }
+    file.flush()?;
+    drop(file);
 
     get_file_info(path)
 }
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ pub fn generate_growable_file(dir: &Path) -> std::io::Result<PathBuf> {
     fs::create_dir_all(dir)?;
     let path = dir.join("growable.log");
 
-    let mut file = fs::File::create(&path)?;
+    let mut file = BufWriter::with_capacity(64 * 1024, fs::File::create(&path)?);
     for i in 0..150_000u64 {
         writeln!(
             file,
@@ -82,13 +84,17 @@ pub fn generate_growable_file(dir: &Path) -> std::io::Result<PathBuf> {
             i
         )?;
     }
+    file.flush()?;
 
     Ok(path)
 }
 
 /// Append `count` lines to the file
 pub fn append_lines(path: &Path, count: usize) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    let mut file = fs::OpenOptions::new().append(true).open(path)?;
+    let mut file = BufWriter::with_capacity(
+        64 * 1024,
+        fs::OpenOptions::new().append(true).open(path)?,
+    );
     let existing_lines = count_existing_lines(path).unwrap_or(0);
     for i in 0..count {
         writeln!(
@@ -97,6 +103,7 @@ pub fn append_lines(path: &Path, count: usize) -> std::io::Result<()> {
             existing_lines + i as u64
         )?;
     }
+    file.flush()?;
     Ok(())
 }
 

crates/bench/src/pread_reader.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::fs::File;
-use std::io::BufReader;
+use std::io::{BufReader, Seek as _, SeekFrom};
 use std::os::unix::fs::FileExt;
 use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ impl ReadCache {
     /// Read `len` bytes starting at `offset`. Returns a slice into the cache.
     /// On cache hit (range fully within cached block), no syscall needed.
     /// On miss, performs a `read_exact_at` syscall.
+    fn invalidate(&mut self) {
+        self.buf_len = 0;
+    }
+
     fn get(&mut self, file: &File, offset: u64, len: usize) -> std::io::Result<&[u8]> {
         let end = offset + len as u64;
         if offset >= self.buf_offset && end <= self.buf_offset + self.buf_len as u64 {
@@ -189,6 +193,19 @@ impl PreadReaderCore {
     pub fn total_lines(&self) -> usize {
         self.line_index.line_count()
     }
+
+    pub fn refresh_index(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        let new_size = self.file.metadata()?.len();
+        self.file.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
+        let new_index = {
+            let mut reader = BufReader::new(&self.file);
+            LineIndex::from_reader(&mut reader)?
+        };
+        self.file_size = new_size;
+        self.line_index = new_index;
+        self.cache.get_mut().invalidate();
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 // ─── 3 Variants ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -198,6 +215,12 @@ pub struct PreadReaderPlain {
     inner: PreadReaderCore,
 }
 
+impl PreadReaderPlain {
+    pub fn refresh_index(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+        self.inner.refresh_index()
+    }
+}
+
 impl FileReaderBackend for PreadReaderPlain {
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
         "pread_plain"
@@ -441,6 +464,55 @@ mod tests {
         reader.close();
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_refresh_index_sees_appended_lines() {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+        let path = dir.path().join("refresh_test.log");
+
+        // Phase 1: write 3 initial lines
+        {
+            let mut f = std::fs::File::create(&path).unwrap();
+            std::io::Write::write_all(&mut f, b"alpha\nbeta\ngamma\n").unwrap();
+        }
+
+        let mut reader = PreadReaderPlain::open(&path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(reader.total_lines(), 3);
+        assert_eq!(reader.get_line(0), Some("alpha".to_owned()));
+        assert_eq!(reader.get_line(3), None, "should be out of bounds before append");
+
+        // Phase 2: append 2 more lines
+        {
+            use std::io::Write as _;
+            let mut f = std::fs::OpenOptions::new().append(true).open(&path).unwrap();
+            f.write_all(b"delta\nepsilon\n").unwrap();
+        }
+
+        // Still stale — refresh needed
+        assert_eq!(reader.get_line(3), None, "stale index before refresh");
+
+        reader.refresh_index().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(reader.total_lines(), 5);
+        assert_eq!(reader.get_line(3), Some("delta".to_owned()));
+        assert_eq!(reader.get_line(4), Some("epsilon".to_owned()));
+        assert_eq!(reader.get_line(5), None);
+
+        reader.close();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_refresh_index_no_change_is_noop() {
+        let f = create_temp_file(b"one\ntwo\n");
+        let mut reader = PreadReaderPlain::open(f.path()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(reader.total_lines(), 2);
+
+        reader.refresh_index().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(reader.total_lines(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(reader.get_line(0), Some("one".to_owned()));
+        assert_eq!(reader.get_line(1), Some("two".to_owned()));
+
+        reader.close();
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_truncation_graceful_error() {
         // Verify that truncated file access returns None/Err instead of panicking

crates/bench/src/suites/growth.rs

@@ -180,18 +180,40 @@ fn bench_scroll_during_append(config: &BenchConfig, dir: &std::path::Path) -> Ve
         }
     });
 
-    let reader = PreadReaderPlain::open(&path).expect("Failed to open file");
+    let mut reader = PreadReaderPlain::open(&path).expect("Failed to open file");
+    let initial_lines = reader.total_lines();
     let mut frame_latencies = Vec::new();
     let mut current_line = 0usize;
+    let mut refresh_count: u64 = 0;
+    let mut none_count: u64 = 0;
     let scroll_start = std::time::Instant::now();
+    let mut last_refresh = std::time::Instant::now();
+    let refresh_interval = std::time::Duration::from_millis(250);
 
     while scroll_start.elapsed().as_secs() < duration_secs {
-        let t = std::time::Instant::now();
+        if last_refresh.elapsed() >= refresh_interval {
-        let _ = reader.get_line(current_line);
+            reader.refresh_index().ok();
-        frame_latencies.push(t.elapsed().as_micros() as u64);
+            refresh_count += 1;
-        current_line += 1;
+            last_refresh = std::time::Instant::now();
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(_line) = reader.get_line(current_line) {
+            let t = std::time::Instant::now();
+            frame_latencies.push(t.elapsed().as_micros() as u64);
+            current_line += 1;
+        } else {
+            none_count += 1;
+            std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(1));
+        }
     }
 
+    let max_line = current_line;
+    assert!(
+        max_line > initial_lines,
+        "benchmark never read past initial {initial_lines} lines (max={max_line})"
+    );
+
     reader.close();
     bg_handle.join().ok();
 
@@ -202,6 +224,10 @@ fn bench_scroll_during_append(config: &BenchConfig, dir: &std::path::Path) -> Ve
     extra.insert("duration_secs".into(), duration_secs as f64);
     extra.insert("append_rate_per_sec".into(), append_rate as f64);
     extra.insert("frames_rendered".into(), frame_latencies.len() as f64);
+    extra.insert("refresh_count".into(), refresh_count as f64);
+    extra.insert("none_count".into(), none_count as f64);
+    extra.insert("initial_lines".into(), initial_lines as f64);
+    extra.insert("max_line_seen".into(), max_line as f64);
 
     vec![BenchmarkResult {
         category: "growth".into(),