diff --git a/pkg/spooledtempfile/spooled.go b/pkg/spooledtempfile/spooled.go
index 057a920..efe3f97 100644
--- a/pkg/spooledtempfile/spooled.go
+++ b/pkg/spooledtempfile/spooled.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
 )
 
 // MaxInMemorySize is the max number of bytes (currently 1MB)
@@ -20,6 +22,18 @@ const MaxInMemorySize = 1024 * 1024
 // we'll force spooling to disk. For example, 0.5 = 50%.
 const DefaultMaxRAMUsageFraction = 0.50
 
+// Constant defining how often we check system memory usage.
+const memoryCheckInterval = 500 * time.Millisecond
+
+// globalMemoryCache is a struct representing global cache of memory usage data.
+type memoryUsageData struct {
+	lastChecked  time.Time
+	lastFraction float64
+}
+
+// memoryUsageCache is an atomic pointer to memoryUsageData.
+var memoryUsageCache atomic.Pointer[memoryUsageData]
+
 var spooledPool = sync.Pool{
 	New: func() interface{} {
 		return bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
@@ -266,52 +280,94 @@ func (s *spooledTempFile) isSystemMemoryUsageHigh() bool {
 // how much memory is used vs total. Returns fraction = used / total
 // This is a Linux-specific implementation.
 // This function is defined as a variable so it can be overridden in tests.
+// Now includes lock-free CAS caching to avoid hammering /proc/meminfo on every call.
 var getSystemMemoryUsedFraction = func() (float64, error) {
-	f, err := os.Open("/proc/meminfo")
-	if err != nil {
-		return 0, err
-	}
-	defer f.Close()
-
-	// We look for MemTotal, MemAvailable (or MemFree if MemAvailable is missing)
-	var memTotal, memAvailable, memFree, buffers, cached uint64
+	for {
+		// Atomically load the current pointer.
+		oldPtr := memoryUsageCache.Load()
+		if oldPtr != nil {
+			data := *oldPtr
+			// If it's still fresh, just return it.
+			if time.Since(data.lastChecked) < memoryCheckInterval {
+				return data.lastFraction, nil
+			}
+		}
 
-	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f)
-	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := scanner.Text()
-		fields := strings.Fields(line)
-		if len(fields) < 2 {
+		// Data is nil or stale -> we attempt to refresh.
+		// But first, double-check if someone else already updated
+		// between the time we loaded oldPtr and now.
+		againPtr := memoryUsageCache.Load()
+		if againPtr != oldPtr {
+			// Another goroutine already updated it => just loop again
+			// so we can use the fresh data. (No need to read /proc/meminfo.)
 			continue
 		}
-		key := strings.TrimRight(fields[0], ":")
-		value, _ := strconv.ParseUint(fields[1], 10, 64)
-		// value is typically in kB
-		switch key {
-		case "MemTotal":
-			memTotal = value
-		case "MemAvailable":
-			memAvailable = value
-		case "MemFree":
-			memFree = value
-		case "Buffers":
-			buffers = value
-		case "Cached":
-			cached = value
+
+		// We're the winners and need to refresh the data.
+		f, err := os.Open("/proc/meminfo")
+		if err != nil {
+			// If we cannot open /proc/meminfo, return an error
+			// or fallback if you prefer
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to open /proc/meminfo: %v", err)
+		}
+		defer f.Close()
+
+		var memTotal, memAvailable, memFree, buffers, cached uint64
+		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(f)
+		for scanner.Scan() {
+			line := scanner.Text()
+			fields := strings.Fields(line)
+			if len(fields) < 2 {
+				continue
+			}
+			key := strings.TrimRight(fields[0], ":")
+			value, _ := strconv.ParseUint(fields[1], 10, 64)
+			// value is typically in kB
+			switch key {
+			case "MemTotal":
+				memTotal = value
+			case "MemAvailable":
+				memAvailable = value
+			case "MemFree":
+				memFree = value
+			case "Buffers":
+				buffers = value
+			case "Cached":
+				cached = value
+			}
+		}
+		if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("scanner error reading /proc/meminfo: %v", err)
 		}
-	}
 
-	if memTotal == 0 {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not find MemTotal in /proc/meminfo")
-	}
+		if memTotal == 0 {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("could not find MemTotal in /proc/meminfo")
+		}
 
-	// If MemAvailable is present (Linux 3.14+), we can directly use it:
-	if memAvailable > 0 {
-		used := memTotal - memAvailable
-		return float64(used) / float64(memTotal), nil
-	}
+		var used uint64
+		if memAvailable > 0 {
+			// Linux 3.14+ has MemAvailable for better measure
+			used = memTotal - memAvailable
+		} else {
+			// Approximate available as free + buffers + cached
+			approxAvailable := memFree + buffers + cached
+			used = memTotal - approxAvailable
+		}
+
+		fraction := float64(used) / float64(memTotal)
+
+		newData := &memoryUsageData{
+			lastChecked:  time.Now(),
+			lastFraction: fraction,
+		}
 
-	// Otherwise, approximate "available" as free+buffers+cached
-	approxAvailable := memFree + buffers + cached
-	used := memTotal - approxAvailable
-	return float64(used) / float64(memTotal), nil
+		// CAS to store the new data (only if oldPtr is still valid).
+		swapped := memoryUsageCache.CompareAndSwap(oldPtr, newData)
+		if swapped {
+			// We successfully updated => return the fresh fraction.
+			return fraction, nil
+		}
+		// If swap fails, it means another goroutine beat us to it.
+		// So we just loop around, load their data, and return that.
+	}
 }