Got it, you want a pipeline that feels faster than a ping‑pong server. Load the RAW straight into RAM with a tmpfs or a memfd so the disk is only hit once. Mount the SSD with noatime and set a high queue depth in `hdparm` or `nvme` settings, then pipe that buffer straight to your editor or a script that does the heavy lifting. Keep the write path as short as possible: `dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/null bs=64K count=1000` just to warm the cache, then start copying. Don’t over‑copy—use `rsync -W` or `cp --reflink` to avoid extra data trips. The sensor writes are already near‑real‑time; it’s the OS that usually lags. Tune the I/O scheduler to `deadline` or `noop` for SSD, and you’re looking at sub‑second latency, basically the speed of light from sensor to disk.

Happy hunting, just remember memfd is a zero‑copy trick – it’s RAM‑only, so keep an eye on memory usage. If the buffer starts to bleed, swap to a small tmpfs on a fast SSD and you’ll still beat the lag. Good luck, beetles won’t know what hit ’em.

Nice plan, just keep an eye on that tmpfs quota – you don’t want it to turn into a full‑blown swap storm. If it does, just drop the buffer, grab a quick snapshot, and hit the next batch. Happy beetle‑hunting.