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// tiny_fastcache.h - Ultra-Simple Tiny Fast Path (System tcache style)
// Phase 6-3: Bypass Magazine/SuperSlab for Tiny allocations (<=128B)
// Goal: 3-4 instruction fast path, 70-80% of System tcache performance
#pragma once
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <string.h>
Phase 6-8: RDTSC cycle profiling - Critical bottleneck discovered! Implementation: Ultra-lightweight CPU cycle profiling using RDTSC instruction (~10 cycles overhead). Changes: 1. Added rdtsc() inline function for x86_64 CPU cycle counter 2. Instrumented tiny_fast_alloc(), tiny_fast_free(), tiny_fast_refill() 3. Track malloc, free, refill, and migration cycles separately 4. Profile output via HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 environment variable 5. Renamed variables to avoid conflict with core/hakmem.c globals Files modified: - core/tiny_fastcache.h: rdtsc(), profile helpers, extern declarations - core/tiny_fastcache.c: counter definitions, print_profile() output Usage: ```bash HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 ``` Results (Larson 4 threads, 1.637M ops/s): ``` [MALLOC] count=20,480, avg_cycles=2,476 [REFILL] count=1,285, avg_cycles=38,412 ← 15.5x slower! [FREE] (no data - not called via fast path) ``` Critical discoveries: 1. **REFILL is the bottleneck:** - Average 38,412 cycles per refill (15.5x slower than malloc) - Refill accounts for: 1,285 × 38,412 = 49.3M cycles - Despite Phase 3 batch optimization, still extremely slow - Calling hak_tiny_alloc() 16 times has massive overhead 2. **MALLOC is 24x slower than expected:** - Average 2,476 cycles (expected ~100 cycles for tcache) - Even cache hits are slow - Profiling overhead is only ~10 cycles, so real cost is ~2,466 cycles - Something fundamentally wrong with fast path 3. **Only 2.5% of allocations use fast path:** - Total operations: 1.637M × 2s = 3.27M ops - Tiny fast alloc: 20,480 × 4 threads = 81,920 ops - Coverage: 81,920 / 3,270,000 = **2.5%** - **97.5% of allocations bypass tiny_fast_alloc entirely!** 4. **FREE is not instrumented:** - No free() calls captured by profiling - hakmem.c's free() likely takes different path - Not calling tiny_fast_free() at all Root cause analysis: The 4x performance gap (vs system malloc) is NOT due to: - Entry point overhead (Phase 1) ❌ - Dual free lists (Phase 2) ❌ - Batch refill efficiency (Phase 3) ❌ The REAL problems: 1. **Tiny fast path is barely used** (2.5% coverage) 2. **Refill is catastrophically slow** (38K cycles) 3. **Even cache hits are 24x too slow** (2.5K cycles) 4. **Free path is completely bypassed** Why system malloc is 4x faster: - System tcache has ~100 cycle malloc - System tcache has ~90% hit rate (vs our 2.5% usage) - System malloc/free are symmetric (we only optimize malloc) Next steps: 1. Investigate why 97.5% bypass tiny_fast_alloc 2. Profile the slow path (hak_alloc_at) that handles 97.5% 3. Understand why even cache hits take 2,476 cycles 4. Instrument free() path to see where frees go 5. May need to optimize slow path instead of fast path This profiling reveals we've been optimizing the wrong thing. The "fast path" is neither fast (2.5K cycles) nor used (2.5%).
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#include <stdlib.h> // For getenv()
Phase E3-FINAL: Fix Box API offset bugs - ALL classes now use correct offsets ## Root Cause Analysis (GPT5) **Physical Layout Constraints**: - Class 0: 8B = [1B header][7B payload] → offset 1 = 9B needed = ❌ IMPOSSIBLE - Class 1-6: >=16B = [1B header][15B+ payload] → offset 1 = ✅ POSSIBLE - Class 7: 1KB → offset 0 (compatibility) **Correct Specification**: - HAKMEM_TINY_HEADER_CLASSIDX != 0: - Class 0, 7: next at offset 0 (overwrites header when on freelist) - Class 1-6: next at offset 1 (after header) - HAKMEM_TINY_HEADER_CLASSIDX == 0: - All classes: next at offset 0 **Previous Bug**: - Attempted "ALL classes offset 1" unification - Class 0 with offset 1 caused immediate SEGV (9B > 8B block size) - Mixed 2-arg/3-arg API caused confusion ## Fixes Applied ### 1. Restored 3-Argument Box API (core/box/tiny_next_ptr_box.h) ```c // Correct signatures void tiny_next_write(int class_idx, void* base, void* next_value) void* tiny_next_read(int class_idx, const void* base) // Correct offset calculation size_t offset = (class_idx == 0 || class_idx == 7) ? 0 : 1; ``` ### 2. Updated 123+ Call Sites Across 34 Files - hakmem_tiny_hot_pop_v4.inc.h (4 locations) - hakmem_tiny_fastcache.inc.h (3 locations) - hakmem_tiny_tls_list.h (12 locations) - superslab_inline.h (5 locations) - tiny_fastcache.h (3 locations) - ptr_trace.h (macro definitions) - tls_sll_box.h (2 locations) - + 27 additional files Pattern: `tiny_next_read(base)` → `tiny_next_read(class_idx, base)` Pattern: `tiny_next_write(base, next)` → `tiny_next_write(class_idx, base, next)` ### 3. Added Sentinel Detection Guards - tiny_fast_push(): Block nodes with sentinel in ptr or ptr->next - tls_list_push(): Block nodes with sentinel in ptr or ptr->next - Defense-in-depth against remote free sentinel leakage ## Verification (GPT5 Report) **Test Command**: `./out/release/bench_random_mixed_hakmem --iterations=70000` **Results**: - ✅ Main loop completed successfully - ✅ Drain phase completed successfully - ✅ NO SEGV (previous crash at iteration 66151 is FIXED) - ℹ️ Final log: "tiny_alloc(1024) failed" is normal fallback to Mid/ACE layers **Analysis**: - Class 0 immediate SEGV: ✅ RESOLVED (correct offset 0 now used) - 66K iteration crash: ✅ RESOLVED (offset consistency fixed) - Box API conflicts: ✅ RESOLVED (unified 3-arg API) ## Technical Details ### Offset Logic Justification ``` Class 0: 8B block → next pointer (8B) fits ONLY at offset 0 Class 1: 16B block → next pointer (8B) fits at offset 1 (after 1B header) Class 2: 32B block → next pointer (8B) fits at offset 1 ... Class 6: 512B block → next pointer (8B) fits at offset 1 Class 7: 1024B block → offset 0 for legacy compatibility ``` ### Files Modified (Summary) - Core API: `box/tiny_next_ptr_box.h` - Hot paths: `hakmem_tiny_hot_pop*.inc.h`, `tiny_fastcache.h` - TLS layers: `hakmem_tiny_tls_list.h`, `hakmem_tiny_tls_ops.h` - SuperSlab: `superslab_inline.h`, `tiny_superslab_*.inc.h` - Refill: `hakmem_tiny_refill.inc.h`, `tiny_refill_opt.h` - Free paths: `tiny_free_magazine.inc.h`, `tiny_superslab_free.inc.h` - Documentation: Multiple Phase E3 reports ## Remaining Work None for Box API offset bugs - all structural issues resolved. Future enhancements (non-critical): - Periodic `grep -R '*(void**)' core/` to detect direct pointer access violations - Enforce Box API usage via static analysis - Document offset rationale in architecture docs 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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#include "box/tiny_next_ptr_box.h" // Box API: Next pointer read/write
// ========== Configuration ==========
// Enable Tiny Fast Path (default: ON for Phase 6-3)
#ifndef HAKMEM_TINY_FAST_PATH
#define HAKMEM_TINY_FAST_PATH 1
#endif
// Tiny class count (sizes: 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 80, 96, 112, 128)
#define TINY_FAST_CLASS_COUNT 16
// Fast cache capacity per class (default: 64 slots, like System tcache)
#ifndef TINY_FAST_CACHE_CAP
#define TINY_FAST_CACHE_CAP 64
#endif
// Tiny size threshold (<=128B goes to fast path)
#define TINY_FAST_THRESHOLD 128
// ========== TLS Cache (System tcache style) ==========
// Per-thread fast cache: array of freelist heads (defined in tiny_fastcache.c)
extern __thread void* g_tiny_fast_cache[TINY_FAST_CLASS_COUNT];
// Per-thread cache counts (for capacity management)
extern __thread uint32_t g_tiny_fast_count[TINY_FAST_CLASS_COUNT];
// Initialized flag
extern __thread int g_tiny_fast_initialized;
Phase 6-7: Dual Free Lists (Phase 2) - Mixed results Implementation: Separate alloc/free paths to reduce cache line bouncing (mimalloc's strategy). Changes: 1. Added g_tiny_fast_free_head[] - separate free staging area 2. Modified tiny_fast_alloc() - lazy migration from free_head 3. Modified tiny_fast_free() - push to free_head (separate cache line) 4. Modified tiny_fast_drain() - drain from free_head Key design (inspired by mimalloc): - alloc_head: Hot allocation path (g_tiny_fast_cache) - free_head: Local frees staging (g_tiny_fast_free_head) - Migration: Pointer swap when alloc_head empty (zero-cost batching) - Benefit: alloc/free touch different cache lines → reduce bouncing Results (Larson 2s 8-128B 1024): - Phase 3 baseline: ST 0.474M, MT 1.712M ops/s - Phase 2: ST 0.600M, MT 1.624M ops/s - Change: **+27% ST, -5% MT** ⚠️ Analysis - Mixed results: ✅ Single-thread: +27% improvement - Better cache locality (alloc/free separated) - No contention, pure memory access pattern win ❌ Multi-thread: -5% regression (expected +30-50%) - Migration logic overhead (extra branches) - Dual arrays increase TLS size → more cache misses? - Pointer swap cost on migration path - May not help in Larson's specific access pattern Comparison to system malloc: - Current: 1.624M ops/s (MT) - System: ~7.2M ops/s (MT) - **Gap: Still 4.4x slower** Key insights: 1. mimalloc's dual free lists help with *cross-thread* frees 2. Larson may be mostly *same-thread* frees → less benefit 3. Migration overhead > cache line bouncing reduction 4. ST improvement shows memory locality matters 5. Need to profile actual malloc/free patterns in Larson Why mimalloc succeeds but HAKMEM doesn't: - mimalloc has sophisticated remote free queue (lock-free MPSC) - HAKMEM's simple dual lists don't handle cross-thread well - Larson's workload may differ from mimalloc's target benchmarks Next considerations: - Verify Larson's same-thread vs cross-thread free ratio - Consider combining all 3 phases (may have synergy) - Profile with actual counters (malloc vs free hotspots) - May need fundamentally different approach
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// ========== Phase 6-7: Dual Free Lists (Phase 2) ==========
// Separate free staging area to reduce cache line bouncing
extern __thread void* g_tiny_fast_free_head[TINY_FAST_CLASS_COUNT];
extern __thread uint32_t g_tiny_fast_free_count[TINY_FAST_CLASS_COUNT];
Phase 6-8: RDTSC cycle profiling - Critical bottleneck discovered! Implementation: Ultra-lightweight CPU cycle profiling using RDTSC instruction (~10 cycles overhead). Changes: 1. Added rdtsc() inline function for x86_64 CPU cycle counter 2. Instrumented tiny_fast_alloc(), tiny_fast_free(), tiny_fast_refill() 3. Track malloc, free, refill, and migration cycles separately 4. Profile output via HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 environment variable 5. Renamed variables to avoid conflict with core/hakmem.c globals Files modified: - core/tiny_fastcache.h: rdtsc(), profile helpers, extern declarations - core/tiny_fastcache.c: counter definitions, print_profile() output Usage: ```bash HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 ``` Results (Larson 4 threads, 1.637M ops/s): ``` [MALLOC] count=20,480, avg_cycles=2,476 [REFILL] count=1,285, avg_cycles=38,412 ← 15.5x slower! [FREE] (no data - not called via fast path) ``` Critical discoveries: 1. **REFILL is the bottleneck:** - Average 38,412 cycles per refill (15.5x slower than malloc) - Refill accounts for: 1,285 × 38,412 = 49.3M cycles - Despite Phase 3 batch optimization, still extremely slow - Calling hak_tiny_alloc() 16 times has massive overhead 2. **MALLOC is 24x slower than expected:** - Average 2,476 cycles (expected ~100 cycles for tcache) - Even cache hits are slow - Profiling overhead is only ~10 cycles, so real cost is ~2,466 cycles - Something fundamentally wrong with fast path 3. **Only 2.5% of allocations use fast path:** - Total operations: 1.637M × 2s = 3.27M ops - Tiny fast alloc: 20,480 × 4 threads = 81,920 ops - Coverage: 81,920 / 3,270,000 = **2.5%** - **97.5% of allocations bypass tiny_fast_alloc entirely!** 4. **FREE is not instrumented:** - No free() calls captured by profiling - hakmem.c's free() likely takes different path - Not calling tiny_fast_free() at all Root cause analysis: The 4x performance gap (vs system malloc) is NOT due to: - Entry point overhead (Phase 1) ❌ - Dual free lists (Phase 2) ❌ - Batch refill efficiency (Phase 3) ❌ The REAL problems: 1. **Tiny fast path is barely used** (2.5% coverage) 2. **Refill is catastrophically slow** (38K cycles) 3. **Even cache hits are 24x too slow** (2.5K cycles) 4. **Free path is completely bypassed** Why system malloc is 4x faster: - System tcache has ~100 cycle malloc - System tcache has ~90% hit rate (vs our 2.5% usage) - System malloc/free are symmetric (we only optimize malloc) Next steps: 1. Investigate why 97.5% bypass tiny_fast_alloc 2. Profile the slow path (hak_alloc_at) that handles 97.5% 3. Understand why even cache hits take 2,476 cycles 4. Instrument free() path to see where frees go 5. May need to optimize slow path instead of fast path This profiling reveals we've been optimizing the wrong thing. The "fast path" is neither fast (2.5K cycles) nor used (2.5%).
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// ========== RDTSC Profiling (Phase 6-8) ==========
// Extern declarations for inline functions to access profiling counters
extern __thread uint64_t g_tiny_malloc_count;
extern __thread uint64_t g_tiny_malloc_cycles;
extern __thread uint64_t g_tiny_free_count;
extern __thread uint64_t g_tiny_free_cycles;
extern __thread uint64_t g_tiny_refill_cycles;
extern __thread uint64_t g_tiny_migration_count;
extern __thread uint64_t g_tiny_migration_cycles;
#ifdef __x86_64__
static inline uint64_t tiny_fast_rdtsc(void) {
unsigned int lo, hi;
__asm__ __volatile__ ("rdtsc" : "=a" (lo), "=d" (hi));
return ((uint64_t)hi << 32) | lo;
}
#else
static inline uint64_t tiny_fast_rdtsc(void) { return 0; }
#endif
extern int g_profile_enabled;
static inline int tiny_fast_profile_enabled(void) {
#if !HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE
Phase 6-8: RDTSC cycle profiling - Critical bottleneck discovered! Implementation: Ultra-lightweight CPU cycle profiling using RDTSC instruction (~10 cycles overhead). Changes: 1. Added rdtsc() inline function for x86_64 CPU cycle counter 2. Instrumented tiny_fast_alloc(), tiny_fast_free(), tiny_fast_refill() 3. Track malloc, free, refill, and migration cycles separately 4. Profile output via HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 environment variable 5. Renamed variables to avoid conflict with core/hakmem.c globals Files modified: - core/tiny_fastcache.h: rdtsc(), profile helpers, extern declarations - core/tiny_fastcache.c: counter definitions, print_profile() output Usage: ```bash HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 ``` Results (Larson 4 threads, 1.637M ops/s): ``` [MALLOC] count=20,480, avg_cycles=2,476 [REFILL] count=1,285, avg_cycles=38,412 ← 15.5x slower! [FREE] (no data - not called via fast path) ``` Critical discoveries: 1. **REFILL is the bottleneck:** - Average 38,412 cycles per refill (15.5x slower than malloc) - Refill accounts for: 1,285 × 38,412 = 49.3M cycles - Despite Phase 3 batch optimization, still extremely slow - Calling hak_tiny_alloc() 16 times has massive overhead 2. **MALLOC is 24x slower than expected:** - Average 2,476 cycles (expected ~100 cycles for tcache) - Even cache hits are slow - Profiling overhead is only ~10 cycles, so real cost is ~2,466 cycles - Something fundamentally wrong with fast path 3. **Only 2.5% of allocations use fast path:** - Total operations: 1.637M × 2s = 3.27M ops - Tiny fast alloc: 20,480 × 4 threads = 81,920 ops - Coverage: 81,920 / 3,270,000 = **2.5%** - **97.5% of allocations bypass tiny_fast_alloc entirely!** 4. **FREE is not instrumented:** - No free() calls captured by profiling - hakmem.c's free() likely takes different path - Not calling tiny_fast_free() at all Root cause analysis: The 4x performance gap (vs system malloc) is NOT due to: - Entry point overhead (Phase 1) ❌ - Dual free lists (Phase 2) ❌ - Batch refill efficiency (Phase 3) ❌ The REAL problems: 1. **Tiny fast path is barely used** (2.5% coverage) 2. **Refill is catastrophically slow** (38K cycles) 3. **Even cache hits are 24x too slow** (2.5K cycles) 4. **Free path is completely bypassed** Why system malloc is 4x faster: - System tcache has ~100 cycle malloc - System tcache has ~90% hit rate (vs our 2.5% usage) - System malloc/free are symmetric (we only optimize malloc) Next steps: 1. Investigate why 97.5% bypass tiny_fast_alloc 2. Profile the slow path (hak_alloc_at) that handles 97.5% 3. Understand why even cache hits take 2,476 cycles 4. Instrument free() path to see where frees go 5. May need to optimize slow path instead of fast path This profiling reveals we've been optimizing the wrong thing. The "fast path" is neither fast (2.5K cycles) nor used (2.5%).
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extern int g_profile_enabled;
if (__builtin_expect(g_profile_enabled == -1, 0)) {
const char* env = getenv("HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE");
g_profile_enabled = (env && *env && *env != '0') ? 1 : 0;
}
return g_profile_enabled;
#else
return 0;
#endif
Phase 6-8: RDTSC cycle profiling - Critical bottleneck discovered! Implementation: Ultra-lightweight CPU cycle profiling using RDTSC instruction (~10 cycles overhead). Changes: 1. Added rdtsc() inline function for x86_64 CPU cycle counter 2. Instrumented tiny_fast_alloc(), tiny_fast_free(), tiny_fast_refill() 3. Track malloc, free, refill, and migration cycles separately 4. Profile output via HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 environment variable 5. Renamed variables to avoid conflict with core/hakmem.c globals Files modified: - core/tiny_fastcache.h: rdtsc(), profile helpers, extern declarations - core/tiny_fastcache.c: counter definitions, print_profile() output Usage: ```bash HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 ``` Results (Larson 4 threads, 1.637M ops/s): ``` [MALLOC] count=20,480, avg_cycles=2,476 [REFILL] count=1,285, avg_cycles=38,412 ← 15.5x slower! [FREE] (no data - not called via fast path) ``` Critical discoveries: 1. **REFILL is the bottleneck:** - Average 38,412 cycles per refill (15.5x slower than malloc) - Refill accounts for: 1,285 × 38,412 = 49.3M cycles - Despite Phase 3 batch optimization, still extremely slow - Calling hak_tiny_alloc() 16 times has massive overhead 2. **MALLOC is 24x slower than expected:** - Average 2,476 cycles (expected ~100 cycles for tcache) - Even cache hits are slow - Profiling overhead is only ~10 cycles, so real cost is ~2,466 cycles - Something fundamentally wrong with fast path 3. **Only 2.5% of allocations use fast path:** - Total operations: 1.637M × 2s = 3.27M ops - Tiny fast alloc: 20,480 × 4 threads = 81,920 ops - Coverage: 81,920 / 3,270,000 = **2.5%** - **97.5% of allocations bypass tiny_fast_alloc entirely!** 4. **FREE is not instrumented:** - No free() calls captured by profiling - hakmem.c's free() likely takes different path - Not calling tiny_fast_free() at all Root cause analysis: The 4x performance gap (vs system malloc) is NOT due to: - Entry point overhead (Phase 1) ❌ - Dual free lists (Phase 2) ❌ - Batch refill efficiency (Phase 3) ❌ The REAL problems: 1. **Tiny fast path is barely used** (2.5% coverage) 2. **Refill is catastrophically slow** (38K cycles) 3. **Even cache hits are 24x too slow** (2.5K cycles) 4. **Free path is completely bypassed** Why system malloc is 4x faster: - System tcache has ~100 cycle malloc - System tcache has ~90% hit rate (vs our 2.5% usage) - System malloc/free are symmetric (we only optimize malloc) Next steps: 1. Investigate why 97.5% bypass tiny_fast_alloc 2. Profile the slow path (hak_alloc_at) that handles 97.5% 3. Understand why even cache hits take 2,476 cycles 4. Instrument free() path to see where frees go 5. May need to optimize slow path instead of fast path This profiling reveals we've been optimizing the wrong thing. The "fast path" is neither fast (2.5K cycles) nor used (2.5%).
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}
// ========== Size to Class Mapping ==========
// Inline size-to-class for fast path (O(1) lookup table)
static inline int tiny_fast_size_to_class(size_t size) {
// Optimized: Lookup table for O(1) mapping (vs 11-branch linear search)
// Table indexed by (size >> 3) for sizes 0-128
// Class mapping: 0:16B, 1:24B, 2:32B, 3:40B, 4:48B, 5:56B, 6:64B, 7:80B, 8:96B, 9:112B, 10:128B
static const int8_t size_to_class_lut[17] = {
0, // 0-7 → 16B (class 0)
0, // 8-15 → 16B (class 0)
0, // 16 → 16B (class 0)
1, // 17-23 → 24B (class 1)
1, // 24 → 24B (class 1)
2, // 25-31 → 32B (class 2)
2, // 32 → 32B (class 2)
3, // 33-39 → 40B (class 3)
3, // 40 → 40B (class 3)
4, // 41-47 → 48B (class 4)
4, // 48 → 48B (class 4)
5, // 49-55 → 56B (class 5)
5, // 56 → 56B (class 5)
6, // 57-63 → 64B (class 6)
6, // 64 → 64B (class 6)
7, // 65-79 → 80B (class 7)
8 // 80-95 → 96B (class 8)
};
if (__builtin_expect(size > 128, 0)) return -1; // Not tiny
// Fast path: Direct lookup (1-2 instructions!)
unsigned int idx = size >> 3; // size / 8
if (__builtin_expect(idx < 17, 1)) {
return size_to_class_lut[idx];
}
// Size 96-128: class 9-10
if (size <= 112) return 9; // 112B (class 9)
return 10; // 128B (class 10)
}
// ========== Forward Declarations ==========
// Slow path: refill from Magazine/SuperSlab (implemented in tiny_fastcache.c)
void* tiny_fast_refill(int class_idx);
void tiny_fast_drain(int class_idx);
// ========== Fast Path: Alloc (3-4 instructions!) ==========
static inline void* tiny_fast_alloc(size_t size) {
Phase 6-8: RDTSC cycle profiling - Critical bottleneck discovered! Implementation: Ultra-lightweight CPU cycle profiling using RDTSC instruction (~10 cycles overhead). Changes: 1. Added rdtsc() inline function for x86_64 CPU cycle counter 2. Instrumented tiny_fast_alloc(), tiny_fast_free(), tiny_fast_refill() 3. Track malloc, free, refill, and migration cycles separately 4. Profile output via HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 environment variable 5. Renamed variables to avoid conflict with core/hakmem.c globals Files modified: - core/tiny_fastcache.h: rdtsc(), profile helpers, extern declarations - core/tiny_fastcache.c: counter definitions, print_profile() output Usage: ```bash HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 ``` Results (Larson 4 threads, 1.637M ops/s): ``` [MALLOC] count=20,480, avg_cycles=2,476 [REFILL] count=1,285, avg_cycles=38,412 ← 15.5x slower! [FREE] (no data - not called via fast path) ``` Critical discoveries: 1. **REFILL is the bottleneck:** - Average 38,412 cycles per refill (15.5x slower than malloc) - Refill accounts for: 1,285 × 38,412 = 49.3M cycles - Despite Phase 3 batch optimization, still extremely slow - Calling hak_tiny_alloc() 16 times has massive overhead 2. **MALLOC is 24x slower than expected:** - Average 2,476 cycles (expected ~100 cycles for tcache) - Even cache hits are slow - Profiling overhead is only ~10 cycles, so real cost is ~2,466 cycles - Something fundamentally wrong with fast path 3. **Only 2.5% of allocations use fast path:** - Total operations: 1.637M × 2s = 3.27M ops - Tiny fast alloc: 20,480 × 4 threads = 81,920 ops - Coverage: 81,920 / 3,270,000 = **2.5%** - **97.5% of allocations bypass tiny_fast_alloc entirely!** 4. **FREE is not instrumented:** - No free() calls captured by profiling - hakmem.c's free() likely takes different path - Not calling tiny_fast_free() at all Root cause analysis: The 4x performance gap (vs system malloc) is NOT due to: - Entry point overhead (Phase 1) ❌ - Dual free lists (Phase 2) ❌ - Batch refill efficiency (Phase 3) ❌ The REAL problems: 1. **Tiny fast path is barely used** (2.5% coverage) 2. **Refill is catastrophically slow** (38K cycles) 3. **Even cache hits are 24x too slow** (2.5K cycles) 4. **Free path is completely bypassed** Why system malloc is 4x faster: - System tcache has ~100 cycle malloc - System tcache has ~90% hit rate (vs our 2.5% usage) - System malloc/free are symmetric (we only optimize malloc) Next steps: 1. Investigate why 97.5% bypass tiny_fast_alloc 2. Profile the slow path (hak_alloc_at) that handles 97.5% 3. Understand why even cache hits take 2,476 cycles 4. Instrument free() path to see where frees go 5. May need to optimize slow path instead of fast path This profiling reveals we've been optimizing the wrong thing. The "fast path" is neither fast (2.5K cycles) nor used (2.5%).
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uint64_t start = tiny_fast_profile_enabled() ? tiny_fast_rdtsc() : 0;
// Step 1: Size to class (1-2 instructions, branch predictor friendly)
int cls = tiny_fast_size_to_class(size);
Code Cleanup: Remove false positives, redundant validations, and reduce verbose logging Following the C7 stride upgrade fix (commit 23c0d9541), this commit performs comprehensive cleanup to improve code quality and reduce debug noise. ## Changes ### 1. Disable False Positive Checks (tiny_nextptr.h) - **Disabled**: NXT_MISALIGN validation block with `#if 0` - **Reason**: Produces false positives due to slab base offsets (2048, 65536) not being stride-aligned, causing all blocks to appear "misaligned" - **TODO**: Reimplement to check stride DISTANCE between consecutive blocks instead of absolute alignment to stride boundaries ### 2. Remove Redundant Geometry Validations **hakmem_tiny_refill_p0.inc.h (P0 batch refill)** - Removed 25-line CARVE_GEOMETRY_FIX validation block - Replaced with NOTE explaining redundancy - **Reason**: Stride table is now correct in tiny_block_stride_for_class(), defense-in-depth validation adds overhead without benefit **ss_legacy_backend_box.c (legacy backend)** - Removed 18-line LEGACY_FIX_GEOMETRY validation block - Replaced with NOTE explaining redundancy - **Reason**: Shared_pool validates geometry at acquisition time ### 3. Reduce Verbose Logging **hakmem_shared_pool.c (sp_fix_geometry_if_needed)** - Made SP_FIX_GEOMETRY logging conditional on `!HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE` - **Reason**: Geometry fixes are expected during stride upgrades, no need to log in release builds ### 4. Verification - Build: ✅ Successful (LTO warnings expected) - Test: ✅ 10K iterations (1.87M ops/s, no crashes) - NXT_MISALIGN false positives: ✅ Eliminated ## Files Modified - core/tiny_nextptr.h - Disabled false positive NXT_MISALIGN check - core/hakmem_tiny_refill_p0.inc.h - Removed redundant CARVE validation - core/box/ss_legacy_backend_box.c - Removed redundant LEGACY validation - core/hakmem_shared_pool.c - Made SP_FIX_GEOMETRY logging debug-only ## Impact - **Code clarity**: Removed 43 lines of redundant validation code - **Debug noise**: Reduced false positive diagnostics - **Performance**: Eliminated overhead from redundant geometry checks - **Maintainability**: Single source of truth for geometry validation 🧹 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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do {
static _Atomic uint32_t g_tfa_diag = 0;
uint32_t n = atomic_fetch_add_explicit(&g_tfa_diag, 1, memory_order_relaxed);
if (n < 4) {
fprintf(stderr, "[TINY_FAST_ALLOC_DIAG] size=%zu cls=%d cache_head=%p free_head=%p\n",
size, cls, g_tiny_fast_cache[cls], g_tiny_fast_free_head[cls]);
}
} while (0);
if (__builtin_expect(cls < 0, 0)) return NULL; // Not tiny (rare)
Phase 6-7: Dual Free Lists (Phase 2) - Mixed results Implementation: Separate alloc/free paths to reduce cache line bouncing (mimalloc's strategy). Changes: 1. Added g_tiny_fast_free_head[] - separate free staging area 2. Modified tiny_fast_alloc() - lazy migration from free_head 3. Modified tiny_fast_free() - push to free_head (separate cache line) 4. Modified tiny_fast_drain() - drain from free_head Key design (inspired by mimalloc): - alloc_head: Hot allocation path (g_tiny_fast_cache) - free_head: Local frees staging (g_tiny_fast_free_head) - Migration: Pointer swap when alloc_head empty (zero-cost batching) - Benefit: alloc/free touch different cache lines → reduce bouncing Results (Larson 2s 8-128B 1024): - Phase 3 baseline: ST 0.474M, MT 1.712M ops/s - Phase 2: ST 0.600M, MT 1.624M ops/s - Change: **+27% ST, -5% MT** ⚠️ Analysis - Mixed results: ✅ Single-thread: +27% improvement - Better cache locality (alloc/free separated) - No contention, pure memory access pattern win ❌ Multi-thread: -5% regression (expected +30-50%) - Migration logic overhead (extra branches) - Dual arrays increase TLS size → more cache misses? - Pointer swap cost on migration path - May not help in Larson's specific access pattern Comparison to system malloc: - Current: 1.624M ops/s (MT) - System: ~7.2M ops/s (MT) - **Gap: Still 4.4x slower** Key insights: 1. mimalloc's dual free lists help with *cross-thread* frees 2. Larson may be mostly *same-thread* frees → less benefit 3. Migration overhead > cache line bouncing reduction 4. ST improvement shows memory locality matters 5. Need to profile actual malloc/free patterns in Larson Why mimalloc succeeds but HAKMEM doesn't: - mimalloc has sophisticated remote free queue (lock-free MPSC) - HAKMEM's simple dual lists don't handle cross-thread well - Larson's workload may differ from mimalloc's target benchmarks Next considerations: - Verify Larson's same-thread vs cross-thread free ratio - Consider combining all 3 phases (may have synergy) - Profile with actual counters (malloc vs free hotspots) - May need fundamentally different approach
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// Step 2: Pop from alloc_head (hot allocation path)
void* ptr = g_tiny_fast_cache[cls];
if (__builtin_expect(ptr != NULL, 1)) {
// Fast path: Pop head, decrement count
Phase E3-FINAL: Fix Box API offset bugs - ALL classes now use correct offsets ## Root Cause Analysis (GPT5) **Physical Layout Constraints**: - Class 0: 8B = [1B header][7B payload] → offset 1 = 9B needed = ❌ IMPOSSIBLE - Class 1-6: >=16B = [1B header][15B+ payload] → offset 1 = ✅ POSSIBLE - Class 7: 1KB → offset 0 (compatibility) **Correct Specification**: - HAKMEM_TINY_HEADER_CLASSIDX != 0: - Class 0, 7: next at offset 0 (overwrites header when on freelist) - Class 1-6: next at offset 1 (after header) - HAKMEM_TINY_HEADER_CLASSIDX == 0: - All classes: next at offset 0 **Previous Bug**: - Attempted "ALL classes offset 1" unification - Class 0 with offset 1 caused immediate SEGV (9B > 8B block size) - Mixed 2-arg/3-arg API caused confusion ## Fixes Applied ### 1. Restored 3-Argument Box API (core/box/tiny_next_ptr_box.h) ```c // Correct signatures void tiny_next_write(int class_idx, void* base, void* next_value) void* tiny_next_read(int class_idx, const void* base) // Correct offset calculation size_t offset = (class_idx == 0 || class_idx == 7) ? 0 : 1; ``` ### 2. Updated 123+ Call Sites Across 34 Files - hakmem_tiny_hot_pop_v4.inc.h (4 locations) - hakmem_tiny_fastcache.inc.h (3 locations) - hakmem_tiny_tls_list.h (12 locations) - superslab_inline.h (5 locations) - tiny_fastcache.h (3 locations) - ptr_trace.h (macro definitions) - tls_sll_box.h (2 locations) - + 27 additional files Pattern: `tiny_next_read(base)` → `tiny_next_read(class_idx, base)` Pattern: `tiny_next_write(base, next)` → `tiny_next_write(class_idx, base, next)` ### 3. Added Sentinel Detection Guards - tiny_fast_push(): Block nodes with sentinel in ptr or ptr->next - tls_list_push(): Block nodes with sentinel in ptr or ptr->next - Defense-in-depth against remote free sentinel leakage ## Verification (GPT5 Report) **Test Command**: `./out/release/bench_random_mixed_hakmem --iterations=70000` **Results**: - ✅ Main loop completed successfully - ✅ Drain phase completed successfully - ✅ NO SEGV (previous crash at iteration 66151 is FIXED) - ℹ️ Final log: "tiny_alloc(1024) failed" is normal fallback to Mid/ACE layers **Analysis**: - Class 0 immediate SEGV: ✅ RESOLVED (correct offset 0 now used) - 66K iteration crash: ✅ RESOLVED (offset consistency fixed) - Box API conflicts: ✅ RESOLVED (unified 3-arg API) ## Technical Details ### Offset Logic Justification ``` Class 0: 8B block → next pointer (8B) fits ONLY at offset 0 Class 1: 16B block → next pointer (8B) fits at offset 1 (after 1B header) Class 2: 32B block → next pointer (8B) fits at offset 1 ... Class 6: 512B block → next pointer (8B) fits at offset 1 Class 7: 1024B block → offset 0 for legacy compatibility ``` ### Files Modified (Summary) - Core API: `box/tiny_next_ptr_box.h` - Hot paths: `hakmem_tiny_hot_pop*.inc.h`, `tiny_fastcache.h` - TLS layers: `hakmem_tiny_tls_list.h`, `hakmem_tiny_tls_ops.h` - SuperSlab: `superslab_inline.h`, `tiny_superslab_*.inc.h` - Refill: `hakmem_tiny_refill.inc.h`, `tiny_refill_opt.h` - Free paths: `tiny_free_magazine.inc.h`, `tiny_superslab_free.inc.h` - Documentation: Multiple Phase E3 reports ## Remaining Work None for Box API offset bugs - all structural issues resolved. Future enhancements (non-critical): - Periodic `grep -R '*(void**)' core/` to detect direct pointer access violations - Enforce Box API usage via static analysis - Document offset rationale in architecture docs 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-13 06:50:20 +09:00
g_tiny_fast_cache[cls] = tiny_next_read(cls, ptr);
g_tiny_fast_count[cls]--;
Phase 6-8: RDTSC cycle profiling - Critical bottleneck discovered! Implementation: Ultra-lightweight CPU cycle profiling using RDTSC instruction (~10 cycles overhead). Changes: 1. Added rdtsc() inline function for x86_64 CPU cycle counter 2. Instrumented tiny_fast_alloc(), tiny_fast_free(), tiny_fast_refill() 3. Track malloc, free, refill, and migration cycles separately 4. Profile output via HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 environment variable 5. Renamed variables to avoid conflict with core/hakmem.c globals Files modified: - core/tiny_fastcache.h: rdtsc(), profile helpers, extern declarations - core/tiny_fastcache.c: counter definitions, print_profile() output Usage: ```bash HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 ``` Results (Larson 4 threads, 1.637M ops/s): ``` [MALLOC] count=20,480, avg_cycles=2,476 [REFILL] count=1,285, avg_cycles=38,412 ← 15.5x slower! [FREE] (no data - not called via fast path) ``` Critical discoveries: 1. **REFILL is the bottleneck:** - Average 38,412 cycles per refill (15.5x slower than malloc) - Refill accounts for: 1,285 × 38,412 = 49.3M cycles - Despite Phase 3 batch optimization, still extremely slow - Calling hak_tiny_alloc() 16 times has massive overhead 2. **MALLOC is 24x slower than expected:** - Average 2,476 cycles (expected ~100 cycles for tcache) - Even cache hits are slow - Profiling overhead is only ~10 cycles, so real cost is ~2,466 cycles - Something fundamentally wrong with fast path 3. **Only 2.5% of allocations use fast path:** - Total operations: 1.637M × 2s = 3.27M ops - Tiny fast alloc: 20,480 × 4 threads = 81,920 ops - Coverage: 81,920 / 3,270,000 = **2.5%** - **97.5% of allocations bypass tiny_fast_alloc entirely!** 4. **FREE is not instrumented:** - No free() calls captured by profiling - hakmem.c's free() likely takes different path - Not calling tiny_fast_free() at all Root cause analysis: The 4x performance gap (vs system malloc) is NOT due to: - Entry point overhead (Phase 1) ❌ - Dual free lists (Phase 2) ❌ - Batch refill efficiency (Phase 3) ❌ The REAL problems: 1. **Tiny fast path is barely used** (2.5% coverage) 2. **Refill is catastrophically slow** (38K cycles) 3. **Even cache hits are 24x too slow** (2.5K cycles) 4. **Free path is completely bypassed** Why system malloc is 4x faster: - System tcache has ~100 cycle malloc - System tcache has ~90% hit rate (vs our 2.5% usage) - System malloc/free are symmetric (we only optimize malloc) Next steps: 1. Investigate why 97.5% bypass tiny_fast_alloc 2. Profile the slow path (hak_alloc_at) that handles 97.5% 3. Understand why even cache hits take 2,476 cycles 4. Instrument free() path to see where frees go 5. May need to optimize slow path instead of fast path This profiling reveals we've been optimizing the wrong thing. The "fast path" is neither fast (2.5K cycles) nor used (2.5%).
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if (start) {
g_tiny_malloc_cycles += (tiny_fast_rdtsc() - start);
g_tiny_malloc_count++;
}
return ptr;
}
Phase 6-7: Dual Free Lists (Phase 2) - Mixed results Implementation: Separate alloc/free paths to reduce cache line bouncing (mimalloc's strategy). Changes: 1. Added g_tiny_fast_free_head[] - separate free staging area 2. Modified tiny_fast_alloc() - lazy migration from free_head 3. Modified tiny_fast_free() - push to free_head (separate cache line) 4. Modified tiny_fast_drain() - drain from free_head Key design (inspired by mimalloc): - alloc_head: Hot allocation path (g_tiny_fast_cache) - free_head: Local frees staging (g_tiny_fast_free_head) - Migration: Pointer swap when alloc_head empty (zero-cost batching) - Benefit: alloc/free touch different cache lines → reduce bouncing Results (Larson 2s 8-128B 1024): - Phase 3 baseline: ST 0.474M, MT 1.712M ops/s - Phase 2: ST 0.600M, MT 1.624M ops/s - Change: **+27% ST, -5% MT** ⚠️ Analysis - Mixed results: ✅ Single-thread: +27% improvement - Better cache locality (alloc/free separated) - No contention, pure memory access pattern win ❌ Multi-thread: -5% regression (expected +30-50%) - Migration logic overhead (extra branches) - Dual arrays increase TLS size → more cache misses? - Pointer swap cost on migration path - May not help in Larson's specific access pattern Comparison to system malloc: - Current: 1.624M ops/s (MT) - System: ~7.2M ops/s (MT) - **Gap: Still 4.4x slower** Key insights: 1. mimalloc's dual free lists help with *cross-thread* frees 2. Larson may be mostly *same-thread* frees → less benefit 3. Migration overhead > cache line bouncing reduction 4. ST improvement shows memory locality matters 5. Need to profile actual malloc/free patterns in Larson Why mimalloc succeeds but HAKMEM doesn't: - mimalloc has sophisticated remote free queue (lock-free MPSC) - HAKMEM's simple dual lists don't handle cross-thread well - Larson's workload may differ from mimalloc's target benchmarks Next considerations: - Verify Larson's same-thread vs cross-thread free ratio - Consider combining all 3 phases (may have synergy) - Profile with actual counters (malloc vs free hotspots) - May need fundamentally different approach
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// ========================================================================
// Phase 6-7: Step 2.5: Lazy Migration from free_head (Phase 2)
// If alloc_head empty but free_head has blocks, migrate with pointer swap
// This is mimalloc's key optimization: batched migration, zero overhead
// ========================================================================
if (__builtin_expect(g_tiny_fast_free_head[cls] != NULL, 0)) {
Phase 6-8: RDTSC cycle profiling - Critical bottleneck discovered! Implementation: Ultra-lightweight CPU cycle profiling using RDTSC instruction (~10 cycles overhead). Changes: 1. Added rdtsc() inline function for x86_64 CPU cycle counter 2. Instrumented tiny_fast_alloc(), tiny_fast_free(), tiny_fast_refill() 3. Track malloc, free, refill, and migration cycles separately 4. Profile output via HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 environment variable 5. Renamed variables to avoid conflict with core/hakmem.c globals Files modified: - core/tiny_fastcache.h: rdtsc(), profile helpers, extern declarations - core/tiny_fastcache.c: counter definitions, print_profile() output Usage: ```bash HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 ``` Results (Larson 4 threads, 1.637M ops/s): ``` [MALLOC] count=20,480, avg_cycles=2,476 [REFILL] count=1,285, avg_cycles=38,412 ← 15.5x slower! [FREE] (no data - not called via fast path) ``` Critical discoveries: 1. **REFILL is the bottleneck:** - Average 38,412 cycles per refill (15.5x slower than malloc) - Refill accounts for: 1,285 × 38,412 = 49.3M cycles - Despite Phase 3 batch optimization, still extremely slow - Calling hak_tiny_alloc() 16 times has massive overhead 2. **MALLOC is 24x slower than expected:** - Average 2,476 cycles (expected ~100 cycles for tcache) - Even cache hits are slow - Profiling overhead is only ~10 cycles, so real cost is ~2,466 cycles - Something fundamentally wrong with fast path 3. **Only 2.5% of allocations use fast path:** - Total operations: 1.637M × 2s = 3.27M ops - Tiny fast alloc: 20,480 × 4 threads = 81,920 ops - Coverage: 81,920 / 3,270,000 = **2.5%** - **97.5% of allocations bypass tiny_fast_alloc entirely!** 4. **FREE is not instrumented:** - No free() calls captured by profiling - hakmem.c's free() likely takes different path - Not calling tiny_fast_free() at all Root cause analysis: The 4x performance gap (vs system malloc) is NOT due to: - Entry point overhead (Phase 1) ❌ - Dual free lists (Phase 2) ❌ - Batch refill efficiency (Phase 3) ❌ The REAL problems: 1. **Tiny fast path is barely used** (2.5% coverage) 2. **Refill is catastrophically slow** (38K cycles) 3. **Even cache hits are 24x too slow** (2.5K cycles) 4. **Free path is completely bypassed** Why system malloc is 4x faster: - System tcache has ~100 cycle malloc - System tcache has ~90% hit rate (vs our 2.5% usage) - System malloc/free are symmetric (we only optimize malloc) Next steps: 1. Investigate why 97.5% bypass tiny_fast_alloc 2. Profile the slow path (hak_alloc_at) that handles 97.5% 3. Understand why even cache hits take 2,476 cycles 4. Instrument free() path to see where frees go 5. May need to optimize slow path instead of fast path This profiling reveals we've been optimizing the wrong thing. The "fast path" is neither fast (2.5K cycles) nor used (2.5%).
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uint64_t mig_start = start ? tiny_fast_rdtsc() : 0;
Phase 6-7: Dual Free Lists (Phase 2) - Mixed results Implementation: Separate alloc/free paths to reduce cache line bouncing (mimalloc's strategy). Changes: 1. Added g_tiny_fast_free_head[] - separate free staging area 2. Modified tiny_fast_alloc() - lazy migration from free_head 3. Modified tiny_fast_free() - push to free_head (separate cache line) 4. Modified tiny_fast_drain() - drain from free_head Key design (inspired by mimalloc): - alloc_head: Hot allocation path (g_tiny_fast_cache) - free_head: Local frees staging (g_tiny_fast_free_head) - Migration: Pointer swap when alloc_head empty (zero-cost batching) - Benefit: alloc/free touch different cache lines → reduce bouncing Results (Larson 2s 8-128B 1024): - Phase 3 baseline: ST 0.474M, MT 1.712M ops/s - Phase 2: ST 0.600M, MT 1.624M ops/s - Change: **+27% ST, -5% MT** ⚠️ Analysis - Mixed results: ✅ Single-thread: +27% improvement - Better cache locality (alloc/free separated) - No contention, pure memory access pattern win ❌ Multi-thread: -5% regression (expected +30-50%) - Migration logic overhead (extra branches) - Dual arrays increase TLS size → more cache misses? - Pointer swap cost on migration path - May not help in Larson's specific access pattern Comparison to system malloc: - Current: 1.624M ops/s (MT) - System: ~7.2M ops/s (MT) - **Gap: Still 4.4x slower** Key insights: 1. mimalloc's dual free lists help with *cross-thread* frees 2. Larson may be mostly *same-thread* frees → less benefit 3. Migration overhead > cache line bouncing reduction 4. ST improvement shows memory locality matters 5. Need to profile actual malloc/free patterns in Larson Why mimalloc succeeds but HAKMEM doesn't: - mimalloc has sophisticated remote free queue (lock-free MPSC) - HAKMEM's simple dual lists don't handle cross-thread well - Larson's workload may differ from mimalloc's target benchmarks Next considerations: - Verify Larson's same-thread vs cross-thread free ratio - Consider combining all 3 phases (may have synergy) - Profile with actual counters (malloc vs free hotspots) - May need fundamentally different approach
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// Migrate entire free_head → alloc_head (pointer swap, instant!)
g_tiny_fast_cache[cls] = g_tiny_fast_free_head[cls];
g_tiny_fast_count[cls] = g_tiny_fast_free_count[cls];
g_tiny_fast_free_head[cls] = NULL;
g_tiny_fast_free_count[cls] = 0;
// Now pop one from newly migrated list
ptr = g_tiny_fast_cache[cls];
Phase E3-FINAL: Fix Box API offset bugs - ALL classes now use correct offsets ## Root Cause Analysis (GPT5) **Physical Layout Constraints**: - Class 0: 8B = [1B header][7B payload] → offset 1 = 9B needed = ❌ IMPOSSIBLE - Class 1-6: >=16B = [1B header][15B+ payload] → offset 1 = ✅ POSSIBLE - Class 7: 1KB → offset 0 (compatibility) **Correct Specification**: - HAKMEM_TINY_HEADER_CLASSIDX != 0: - Class 0, 7: next at offset 0 (overwrites header when on freelist) - Class 1-6: next at offset 1 (after header) - HAKMEM_TINY_HEADER_CLASSIDX == 0: - All classes: next at offset 0 **Previous Bug**: - Attempted "ALL classes offset 1" unification - Class 0 with offset 1 caused immediate SEGV (9B > 8B block size) - Mixed 2-arg/3-arg API caused confusion ## Fixes Applied ### 1. Restored 3-Argument Box API (core/box/tiny_next_ptr_box.h) ```c // Correct signatures void tiny_next_write(int class_idx, void* base, void* next_value) void* tiny_next_read(int class_idx, const void* base) // Correct offset calculation size_t offset = (class_idx == 0 || class_idx == 7) ? 0 : 1; ``` ### 2. Updated 123+ Call Sites Across 34 Files - hakmem_tiny_hot_pop_v4.inc.h (4 locations) - hakmem_tiny_fastcache.inc.h (3 locations) - hakmem_tiny_tls_list.h (12 locations) - superslab_inline.h (5 locations) - tiny_fastcache.h (3 locations) - ptr_trace.h (macro definitions) - tls_sll_box.h (2 locations) - + 27 additional files Pattern: `tiny_next_read(base)` → `tiny_next_read(class_idx, base)` Pattern: `tiny_next_write(base, next)` → `tiny_next_write(class_idx, base, next)` ### 3. Added Sentinel Detection Guards - tiny_fast_push(): Block nodes with sentinel in ptr or ptr->next - tls_list_push(): Block nodes with sentinel in ptr or ptr->next - Defense-in-depth against remote free sentinel leakage ## Verification (GPT5 Report) **Test Command**: `./out/release/bench_random_mixed_hakmem --iterations=70000` **Results**: - ✅ Main loop completed successfully - ✅ Drain phase completed successfully - ✅ NO SEGV (previous crash at iteration 66151 is FIXED) - ℹ️ Final log: "tiny_alloc(1024) failed" is normal fallback to Mid/ACE layers **Analysis**: - Class 0 immediate SEGV: ✅ RESOLVED (correct offset 0 now used) - 66K iteration crash: ✅ RESOLVED (offset consistency fixed) - Box API conflicts: ✅ RESOLVED (unified 3-arg API) ## Technical Details ### Offset Logic Justification ``` Class 0: 8B block → next pointer (8B) fits ONLY at offset 0 Class 1: 16B block → next pointer (8B) fits at offset 1 (after 1B header) Class 2: 32B block → next pointer (8B) fits at offset 1 ... Class 6: 512B block → next pointer (8B) fits at offset 1 Class 7: 1024B block → offset 0 for legacy compatibility ``` ### Files Modified (Summary) - Core API: `box/tiny_next_ptr_box.h` - Hot paths: `hakmem_tiny_hot_pop*.inc.h`, `tiny_fastcache.h` - TLS layers: `hakmem_tiny_tls_list.h`, `hakmem_tiny_tls_ops.h` - SuperSlab: `superslab_inline.h`, `tiny_superslab_*.inc.h` - Refill: `hakmem_tiny_refill.inc.h`, `tiny_refill_opt.h` - Free paths: `tiny_free_magazine.inc.h`, `tiny_superslab_free.inc.h` - Documentation: Multiple Phase E3 reports ## Remaining Work None for Box API offset bugs - all structural issues resolved. Future enhancements (non-critical): - Periodic `grep -R '*(void**)' core/` to detect direct pointer access violations - Enforce Box API usage via static analysis - Document offset rationale in architecture docs 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-13 06:50:20 +09:00
g_tiny_fast_cache[cls] = tiny_next_read(cls, ptr);
Phase 6-7: Dual Free Lists (Phase 2) - Mixed results Implementation: Separate alloc/free paths to reduce cache line bouncing (mimalloc's strategy). Changes: 1. Added g_tiny_fast_free_head[] - separate free staging area 2. Modified tiny_fast_alloc() - lazy migration from free_head 3. Modified tiny_fast_free() - push to free_head (separate cache line) 4. Modified tiny_fast_drain() - drain from free_head Key design (inspired by mimalloc): - alloc_head: Hot allocation path (g_tiny_fast_cache) - free_head: Local frees staging (g_tiny_fast_free_head) - Migration: Pointer swap when alloc_head empty (zero-cost batching) - Benefit: alloc/free touch different cache lines → reduce bouncing Results (Larson 2s 8-128B 1024): - Phase 3 baseline: ST 0.474M, MT 1.712M ops/s - Phase 2: ST 0.600M, MT 1.624M ops/s - Change: **+27% ST, -5% MT** ⚠️ Analysis - Mixed results: ✅ Single-thread: +27% improvement - Better cache locality (alloc/free separated) - No contention, pure memory access pattern win ❌ Multi-thread: -5% regression (expected +30-50%) - Migration logic overhead (extra branches) - Dual arrays increase TLS size → more cache misses? - Pointer swap cost on migration path - May not help in Larson's specific access pattern Comparison to system malloc: - Current: 1.624M ops/s (MT) - System: ~7.2M ops/s (MT) - **Gap: Still 4.4x slower** Key insights: 1. mimalloc's dual free lists help with *cross-thread* frees 2. Larson may be mostly *same-thread* frees → less benefit 3. Migration overhead > cache line bouncing reduction 4. ST improvement shows memory locality matters 5. Need to profile actual malloc/free patterns in Larson Why mimalloc succeeds but HAKMEM doesn't: - mimalloc has sophisticated remote free queue (lock-free MPSC) - HAKMEM's simple dual lists don't handle cross-thread well - Larson's workload may differ from mimalloc's target benchmarks Next considerations: - Verify Larson's same-thread vs cross-thread free ratio - Consider combining all 3 phases (may have synergy) - Profile with actual counters (malloc vs free hotspots) - May need fundamentally different approach
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g_tiny_fast_count[cls]--;
Phase 6-8: RDTSC cycle profiling - Critical bottleneck discovered! Implementation: Ultra-lightweight CPU cycle profiling using RDTSC instruction (~10 cycles overhead). Changes: 1. Added rdtsc() inline function for x86_64 CPU cycle counter 2. Instrumented tiny_fast_alloc(), tiny_fast_free(), tiny_fast_refill() 3. Track malloc, free, refill, and migration cycles separately 4. Profile output via HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 environment variable 5. Renamed variables to avoid conflict with core/hakmem.c globals Files modified: - core/tiny_fastcache.h: rdtsc(), profile helpers, extern declarations - core/tiny_fastcache.c: counter definitions, print_profile() output Usage: ```bash HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 ``` Results (Larson 4 threads, 1.637M ops/s): ``` [MALLOC] count=20,480, avg_cycles=2,476 [REFILL] count=1,285, avg_cycles=38,412 ← 15.5x slower! [FREE] (no data - not called via fast path) ``` Critical discoveries: 1. **REFILL is the bottleneck:** - Average 38,412 cycles per refill (15.5x slower than malloc) - Refill accounts for: 1,285 × 38,412 = 49.3M cycles - Despite Phase 3 batch optimization, still extremely slow - Calling hak_tiny_alloc() 16 times has massive overhead 2. **MALLOC is 24x slower than expected:** - Average 2,476 cycles (expected ~100 cycles for tcache) - Even cache hits are slow - Profiling overhead is only ~10 cycles, so real cost is ~2,466 cycles - Something fundamentally wrong with fast path 3. **Only 2.5% of allocations use fast path:** - Total operations: 1.637M × 2s = 3.27M ops - Tiny fast alloc: 20,480 × 4 threads = 81,920 ops - Coverage: 81,920 / 3,270,000 = **2.5%** - **97.5% of allocations bypass tiny_fast_alloc entirely!** 4. **FREE is not instrumented:** - No free() calls captured by profiling - hakmem.c's free() likely takes different path - Not calling tiny_fast_free() at all Root cause analysis: The 4x performance gap (vs system malloc) is NOT due to: - Entry point overhead (Phase 1) ❌ - Dual free lists (Phase 2) ❌ - Batch refill efficiency (Phase 3) ❌ The REAL problems: 1. **Tiny fast path is barely used** (2.5% coverage) 2. **Refill is catastrophically slow** (38K cycles) 3. **Even cache hits are 24x too slow** (2.5K cycles) 4. **Free path is completely bypassed** Why system malloc is 4x faster: - System tcache has ~100 cycle malloc - System tcache has ~90% hit rate (vs our 2.5% usage) - System malloc/free are symmetric (we only optimize malloc) Next steps: 1. Investigate why 97.5% bypass tiny_fast_alloc 2. Profile the slow path (hak_alloc_at) that handles 97.5% 3. Understand why even cache hits take 2,476 cycles 4. Instrument free() path to see where frees go 5. May need to optimize slow path instead of fast path This profiling reveals we've been optimizing the wrong thing. The "fast path" is neither fast (2.5K cycles) nor used (2.5%).
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if (mig_start) {
g_tiny_migration_cycles += (tiny_fast_rdtsc() - mig_start);
g_tiny_migration_count++;
}
if (start) {
g_tiny_malloc_cycles += (tiny_fast_rdtsc() - start);
g_tiny_malloc_count++;
}
Phase 6-7: Dual Free Lists (Phase 2) - Mixed results Implementation: Separate alloc/free paths to reduce cache line bouncing (mimalloc's strategy). Changes: 1. Added g_tiny_fast_free_head[] - separate free staging area 2. Modified tiny_fast_alloc() - lazy migration from free_head 3. Modified tiny_fast_free() - push to free_head (separate cache line) 4. Modified tiny_fast_drain() - drain from free_head Key design (inspired by mimalloc): - alloc_head: Hot allocation path (g_tiny_fast_cache) - free_head: Local frees staging (g_tiny_fast_free_head) - Migration: Pointer swap when alloc_head empty (zero-cost batching) - Benefit: alloc/free touch different cache lines → reduce bouncing Results (Larson 2s 8-128B 1024): - Phase 3 baseline: ST 0.474M, MT 1.712M ops/s - Phase 2: ST 0.600M, MT 1.624M ops/s - Change: **+27% ST, -5% MT** ⚠️ Analysis - Mixed results: ✅ Single-thread: +27% improvement - Better cache locality (alloc/free separated) - No contention, pure memory access pattern win ❌ Multi-thread: -5% regression (expected +30-50%) - Migration logic overhead (extra branches) - Dual arrays increase TLS size → more cache misses? - Pointer swap cost on migration path - May not help in Larson's specific access pattern Comparison to system malloc: - Current: 1.624M ops/s (MT) - System: ~7.2M ops/s (MT) - **Gap: Still 4.4x slower** Key insights: 1. mimalloc's dual free lists help with *cross-thread* frees 2. Larson may be mostly *same-thread* frees → less benefit 3. Migration overhead > cache line bouncing reduction 4. ST improvement shows memory locality matters 5. Need to profile actual malloc/free patterns in Larson Why mimalloc succeeds but HAKMEM doesn't: - mimalloc has sophisticated remote free queue (lock-free MPSC) - HAKMEM's simple dual lists don't handle cross-thread well - Larson's workload may differ from mimalloc's target benchmarks Next considerations: - Verify Larson's same-thread vs cross-thread free ratio - Consider combining all 3 phases (may have synergy) - Profile with actual counters (malloc vs free hotspots) - May need fundamentally different approach
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return ptr;
}
// Step 3: Slow path - refill from Magazine/SuperSlab
Phase 6-8: RDTSC cycle profiling - Critical bottleneck discovered! Implementation: Ultra-lightweight CPU cycle profiling using RDTSC instruction (~10 cycles overhead). Changes: 1. Added rdtsc() inline function for x86_64 CPU cycle counter 2. Instrumented tiny_fast_alloc(), tiny_fast_free(), tiny_fast_refill() 3. Track malloc, free, refill, and migration cycles separately 4. Profile output via HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 environment variable 5. Renamed variables to avoid conflict with core/hakmem.c globals Files modified: - core/tiny_fastcache.h: rdtsc(), profile helpers, extern declarations - core/tiny_fastcache.c: counter definitions, print_profile() output Usage: ```bash HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 ``` Results (Larson 4 threads, 1.637M ops/s): ``` [MALLOC] count=20,480, avg_cycles=2,476 [REFILL] count=1,285, avg_cycles=38,412 ← 15.5x slower! [FREE] (no data - not called via fast path) ``` Critical discoveries: 1. **REFILL is the bottleneck:** - Average 38,412 cycles per refill (15.5x slower than malloc) - Refill accounts for: 1,285 × 38,412 = 49.3M cycles - Despite Phase 3 batch optimization, still extremely slow - Calling hak_tiny_alloc() 16 times has massive overhead 2. **MALLOC is 24x slower than expected:** - Average 2,476 cycles (expected ~100 cycles for tcache) - Even cache hits are slow - Profiling overhead is only ~10 cycles, so real cost is ~2,466 cycles - Something fundamentally wrong with fast path 3. **Only 2.5% of allocations use fast path:** - Total operations: 1.637M × 2s = 3.27M ops - Tiny fast alloc: 20,480 × 4 threads = 81,920 ops - Coverage: 81,920 / 3,270,000 = **2.5%** - **97.5% of allocations bypass tiny_fast_alloc entirely!** 4. **FREE is not instrumented:** - No free() calls captured by profiling - hakmem.c's free() likely takes different path - Not calling tiny_fast_free() at all Root cause analysis: The 4x performance gap (vs system malloc) is NOT due to: - Entry point overhead (Phase 1) ❌ - Dual free lists (Phase 2) ❌ - Batch refill efficiency (Phase 3) ❌ The REAL problems: 1. **Tiny fast path is barely used** (2.5% coverage) 2. **Refill is catastrophically slow** (38K cycles) 3. **Even cache hits are 24x too slow** (2.5K cycles) 4. **Free path is completely bypassed** Why system malloc is 4x faster: - System tcache has ~100 cycle malloc - System tcache has ~90% hit rate (vs our 2.5% usage) - System malloc/free are symmetric (we only optimize malloc) Next steps: 1. Investigate why 97.5% bypass tiny_fast_alloc 2. Profile the slow path (hak_alloc_at) that handles 97.5% 3. Understand why even cache hits take 2,476 cycles 4. Instrument free() path to see where frees go 5. May need to optimize slow path instead of fast path This profiling reveals we've been optimizing the wrong thing. The "fast path" is neither fast (2.5K cycles) nor used (2.5%).
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ptr = tiny_fast_refill(cls);
if (start) {
g_tiny_malloc_cycles += (tiny_fast_rdtsc() - start);
g_tiny_malloc_count++;
}
return ptr;
}
// ========== Fast Path: Free (2-3 instructions!) ==========
static inline void tiny_fast_free(void* ptr, size_t size) {
Phase 6-8: RDTSC cycle profiling - Critical bottleneck discovered! Implementation: Ultra-lightweight CPU cycle profiling using RDTSC instruction (~10 cycles overhead). Changes: 1. Added rdtsc() inline function for x86_64 CPU cycle counter 2. Instrumented tiny_fast_alloc(), tiny_fast_free(), tiny_fast_refill() 3. Track malloc, free, refill, and migration cycles separately 4. Profile output via HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 environment variable 5. Renamed variables to avoid conflict with core/hakmem.c globals Files modified: - core/tiny_fastcache.h: rdtsc(), profile helpers, extern declarations - core/tiny_fastcache.c: counter definitions, print_profile() output Usage: ```bash HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 ``` Results (Larson 4 threads, 1.637M ops/s): ``` [MALLOC] count=20,480, avg_cycles=2,476 [REFILL] count=1,285, avg_cycles=38,412 ← 15.5x slower! [FREE] (no data - not called via fast path) ``` Critical discoveries: 1. **REFILL is the bottleneck:** - Average 38,412 cycles per refill (15.5x slower than malloc) - Refill accounts for: 1,285 × 38,412 = 49.3M cycles - Despite Phase 3 batch optimization, still extremely slow - Calling hak_tiny_alloc() 16 times has massive overhead 2. **MALLOC is 24x slower than expected:** - Average 2,476 cycles (expected ~100 cycles for tcache) - Even cache hits are slow - Profiling overhead is only ~10 cycles, so real cost is ~2,466 cycles - Something fundamentally wrong with fast path 3. **Only 2.5% of allocations use fast path:** - Total operations: 1.637M × 2s = 3.27M ops - Tiny fast alloc: 20,480 × 4 threads = 81,920 ops - Coverage: 81,920 / 3,270,000 = **2.5%** - **97.5% of allocations bypass tiny_fast_alloc entirely!** 4. **FREE is not instrumented:** - No free() calls captured by profiling - hakmem.c's free() likely takes different path - Not calling tiny_fast_free() at all Root cause analysis: The 4x performance gap (vs system malloc) is NOT due to: - Entry point overhead (Phase 1) ❌ - Dual free lists (Phase 2) ❌ - Batch refill efficiency (Phase 3) ❌ The REAL problems: 1. **Tiny fast path is barely used** (2.5% coverage) 2. **Refill is catastrophically slow** (38K cycles) 3. **Even cache hits are 24x too slow** (2.5K cycles) 4. **Free path is completely bypassed** Why system malloc is 4x faster: - System tcache has ~100 cycle malloc - System tcache has ~90% hit rate (vs our 2.5% usage) - System malloc/free are symmetric (we only optimize malloc) Next steps: 1. Investigate why 97.5% bypass tiny_fast_alloc 2. Profile the slow path (hak_alloc_at) that handles 97.5% 3. Understand why even cache hits take 2,476 cycles 4. Instrument free() path to see where frees go 5. May need to optimize slow path instead of fast path This profiling reveals we've been optimizing the wrong thing. The "fast path" is neither fast (2.5K cycles) nor used (2.5%).
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uint64_t start = tiny_fast_profile_enabled() ? tiny_fast_rdtsc() : 0;
// Step 1: Size to class
int cls = tiny_fast_size_to_class(size);
if (__builtin_expect(cls < 0, 0)) return; // Not tiny (error)
Phase 6-7: Dual Free Lists (Phase 2) - Mixed results Implementation: Separate alloc/free paths to reduce cache line bouncing (mimalloc's strategy). Changes: 1. Added g_tiny_fast_free_head[] - separate free staging area 2. Modified tiny_fast_alloc() - lazy migration from free_head 3. Modified tiny_fast_free() - push to free_head (separate cache line) 4. Modified tiny_fast_drain() - drain from free_head Key design (inspired by mimalloc): - alloc_head: Hot allocation path (g_tiny_fast_cache) - free_head: Local frees staging (g_tiny_fast_free_head) - Migration: Pointer swap when alloc_head empty (zero-cost batching) - Benefit: alloc/free touch different cache lines → reduce bouncing Results (Larson 2s 8-128B 1024): - Phase 3 baseline: ST 0.474M, MT 1.712M ops/s - Phase 2: ST 0.600M, MT 1.624M ops/s - Change: **+27% ST, -5% MT** ⚠️ Analysis - Mixed results: ✅ Single-thread: +27% improvement - Better cache locality (alloc/free separated) - No contention, pure memory access pattern win ❌ Multi-thread: -5% regression (expected +30-50%) - Migration logic overhead (extra branches) - Dual arrays increase TLS size → more cache misses? - Pointer swap cost on migration path - May not help in Larson's specific access pattern Comparison to system malloc: - Current: 1.624M ops/s (MT) - System: ~7.2M ops/s (MT) - **Gap: Still 4.4x slower** Key insights: 1. mimalloc's dual free lists help with *cross-thread* frees 2. Larson may be mostly *same-thread* frees → less benefit 3. Migration overhead > cache line bouncing reduction 4. ST improvement shows memory locality matters 5. Need to profile actual malloc/free patterns in Larson Why mimalloc succeeds but HAKMEM doesn't: - mimalloc has sophisticated remote free queue (lock-free MPSC) - HAKMEM's simple dual lists don't handle cross-thread well - Larson's workload may differ from mimalloc's target benchmarks Next considerations: - Verify Larson's same-thread vs cross-thread free ratio - Consider combining all 3 phases (may have synergy) - Profile with actual counters (malloc vs free hotspots) - May need fundamentally different approach
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// ========================================================================
// Phase 6-7: Push to free_head (Phase 2)
// Separate free staging area reduces cache line contention with alloc_head
// mimalloc's key insight: alloc/free touch different cache lines
// ========================================================================
// Step 2: Check free_head capacity
if (__builtin_expect(g_tiny_fast_free_count[cls] >= TINY_FAST_CACHE_CAP, 0)) {
// Free cache full - drain to Magazine/SuperSlab
tiny_fast_drain(cls);
}
Phase 6-7: Dual Free Lists (Phase 2) - Mixed results Implementation: Separate alloc/free paths to reduce cache line bouncing (mimalloc's strategy). Changes: 1. Added g_tiny_fast_free_head[] - separate free staging area 2. Modified tiny_fast_alloc() - lazy migration from free_head 3. Modified tiny_fast_free() - push to free_head (separate cache line) 4. Modified tiny_fast_drain() - drain from free_head Key design (inspired by mimalloc): - alloc_head: Hot allocation path (g_tiny_fast_cache) - free_head: Local frees staging (g_tiny_fast_free_head) - Migration: Pointer swap when alloc_head empty (zero-cost batching) - Benefit: alloc/free touch different cache lines → reduce bouncing Results (Larson 2s 8-128B 1024): - Phase 3 baseline: ST 0.474M, MT 1.712M ops/s - Phase 2: ST 0.600M, MT 1.624M ops/s - Change: **+27% ST, -5% MT** ⚠️ Analysis - Mixed results: ✅ Single-thread: +27% improvement - Better cache locality (alloc/free separated) - No contention, pure memory access pattern win ❌ Multi-thread: -5% regression (expected +30-50%) - Migration logic overhead (extra branches) - Dual arrays increase TLS size → more cache misses? - Pointer swap cost on migration path - May not help in Larson's specific access pattern Comparison to system malloc: - Current: 1.624M ops/s (MT) - System: ~7.2M ops/s (MT) - **Gap: Still 4.4x slower** Key insights: 1. mimalloc's dual free lists help with *cross-thread* frees 2. Larson may be mostly *same-thread* frees → less benefit 3. Migration overhead > cache line bouncing reduction 4. ST improvement shows memory locality matters 5. Need to profile actual malloc/free patterns in Larson Why mimalloc succeeds but HAKMEM doesn't: - mimalloc has sophisticated remote free queue (lock-free MPSC) - HAKMEM's simple dual lists don't handle cross-thread well - Larson's workload may differ from mimalloc's target benchmarks Next considerations: - Verify Larson's same-thread vs cross-thread free ratio - Consider combining all 3 phases (may have synergy) - Profile with actual counters (malloc vs free hotspots) - May need fundamentally different approach
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// Step 3: Push to free_head (separate cache line from alloc_head!)
Code Cleanup: Remove false positives, redundant validations, and reduce verbose logging Following the C7 stride upgrade fix (commit 23c0d9541), this commit performs comprehensive cleanup to improve code quality and reduce debug noise. ## Changes ### 1. Disable False Positive Checks (tiny_nextptr.h) - **Disabled**: NXT_MISALIGN validation block with `#if 0` - **Reason**: Produces false positives due to slab base offsets (2048, 65536) not being stride-aligned, causing all blocks to appear "misaligned" - **TODO**: Reimplement to check stride DISTANCE between consecutive blocks instead of absolute alignment to stride boundaries ### 2. Remove Redundant Geometry Validations **hakmem_tiny_refill_p0.inc.h (P0 batch refill)** - Removed 25-line CARVE_GEOMETRY_FIX validation block - Replaced with NOTE explaining redundancy - **Reason**: Stride table is now correct in tiny_block_stride_for_class(), defense-in-depth validation adds overhead without benefit **ss_legacy_backend_box.c (legacy backend)** - Removed 18-line LEGACY_FIX_GEOMETRY validation block - Replaced with NOTE explaining redundancy - **Reason**: Shared_pool validates geometry at acquisition time ### 3. Reduce Verbose Logging **hakmem_shared_pool.c (sp_fix_geometry_if_needed)** - Made SP_FIX_GEOMETRY logging conditional on `!HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE` - **Reason**: Geometry fixes are expected during stride upgrades, no need to log in release builds ### 4. Verification - Build: ✅ Successful (LTO warnings expected) - Test: ✅ 10K iterations (1.87M ops/s, no crashes) - NXT_MISALIGN false positives: ✅ Eliminated ## Files Modified - core/tiny_nextptr.h - Disabled false positive NXT_MISALIGN check - core/hakmem_tiny_refill_p0.inc.h - Removed redundant CARVE validation - core/box/ss_legacy_backend_box.c - Removed redundant LEGACY validation - core/hakmem_shared_pool.c - Made SP_FIX_GEOMETRY logging debug-only ## Impact - **Code clarity**: Removed 43 lines of redundant validation code - **Debug noise**: Reduced false positive diagnostics - **Performance**: Eliminated overhead from redundant geometry checks - **Maintainability**: Single source of truth for geometry validation 🧹 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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// Phase E1-CORRECT: All tiny classes have 1-byte header; use BASE pointer.
void* base = (uint8_t*)ptr - 1;
tiny_next_write(cls, base, g_tiny_fast_free_head[cls]);
g_tiny_fast_free_head[cls] = base;
Phase 6-7: Dual Free Lists (Phase 2) - Mixed results Implementation: Separate alloc/free paths to reduce cache line bouncing (mimalloc's strategy). Changes: 1. Added g_tiny_fast_free_head[] - separate free staging area 2. Modified tiny_fast_alloc() - lazy migration from free_head 3. Modified tiny_fast_free() - push to free_head (separate cache line) 4. Modified tiny_fast_drain() - drain from free_head Key design (inspired by mimalloc): - alloc_head: Hot allocation path (g_tiny_fast_cache) - free_head: Local frees staging (g_tiny_fast_free_head) - Migration: Pointer swap when alloc_head empty (zero-cost batching) - Benefit: alloc/free touch different cache lines → reduce bouncing Results (Larson 2s 8-128B 1024): - Phase 3 baseline: ST 0.474M, MT 1.712M ops/s - Phase 2: ST 0.600M, MT 1.624M ops/s - Change: **+27% ST, -5% MT** ⚠️ Analysis - Mixed results: ✅ Single-thread: +27% improvement - Better cache locality (alloc/free separated) - No contention, pure memory access pattern win ❌ Multi-thread: -5% regression (expected +30-50%) - Migration logic overhead (extra branches) - Dual arrays increase TLS size → more cache misses? - Pointer swap cost on migration path - May not help in Larson's specific access pattern Comparison to system malloc: - Current: 1.624M ops/s (MT) - System: ~7.2M ops/s (MT) - **Gap: Still 4.4x slower** Key insights: 1. mimalloc's dual free lists help with *cross-thread* frees 2. Larson may be mostly *same-thread* frees → less benefit 3. Migration overhead > cache line bouncing reduction 4. ST improvement shows memory locality matters 5. Need to profile actual malloc/free patterns in Larson Why mimalloc succeeds but HAKMEM doesn't: - mimalloc has sophisticated remote free queue (lock-free MPSC) - HAKMEM's simple dual lists don't handle cross-thread well - Larson's workload may differ from mimalloc's target benchmarks Next considerations: - Verify Larson's same-thread vs cross-thread free ratio - Consider combining all 3 phases (may have synergy) - Profile with actual counters (malloc vs free hotspots) - May need fundamentally different approach
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g_tiny_fast_free_count[cls]++;
Phase 6-8: RDTSC cycle profiling - Critical bottleneck discovered! Implementation: Ultra-lightweight CPU cycle profiling using RDTSC instruction (~10 cycles overhead). Changes: 1. Added rdtsc() inline function for x86_64 CPU cycle counter 2. Instrumented tiny_fast_alloc(), tiny_fast_free(), tiny_fast_refill() 3. Track malloc, free, refill, and migration cycles separately 4. Profile output via HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 environment variable 5. Renamed variables to avoid conflict with core/hakmem.c globals Files modified: - core/tiny_fastcache.h: rdtsc(), profile helpers, extern declarations - core/tiny_fastcache.c: counter definitions, print_profile() output Usage: ```bash HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1 ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 ``` Results (Larson 4 threads, 1.637M ops/s): ``` [MALLOC] count=20,480, avg_cycles=2,476 [REFILL] count=1,285, avg_cycles=38,412 ← 15.5x slower! [FREE] (no data - not called via fast path) ``` Critical discoveries: 1. **REFILL is the bottleneck:** - Average 38,412 cycles per refill (15.5x slower than malloc) - Refill accounts for: 1,285 × 38,412 = 49.3M cycles - Despite Phase 3 batch optimization, still extremely slow - Calling hak_tiny_alloc() 16 times has massive overhead 2. **MALLOC is 24x slower than expected:** - Average 2,476 cycles (expected ~100 cycles for tcache) - Even cache hits are slow - Profiling overhead is only ~10 cycles, so real cost is ~2,466 cycles - Something fundamentally wrong with fast path 3. **Only 2.5% of allocations use fast path:** - Total operations: 1.637M × 2s = 3.27M ops - Tiny fast alloc: 20,480 × 4 threads = 81,920 ops - Coverage: 81,920 / 3,270,000 = **2.5%** - **97.5% of allocations bypass tiny_fast_alloc entirely!** 4. **FREE is not instrumented:** - No free() calls captured by profiling - hakmem.c's free() likely takes different path - Not calling tiny_fast_free() at all Root cause analysis: The 4x performance gap (vs system malloc) is NOT due to: - Entry point overhead (Phase 1) ❌ - Dual free lists (Phase 2) ❌ - Batch refill efficiency (Phase 3) ❌ The REAL problems: 1. **Tiny fast path is barely used** (2.5% coverage) 2. **Refill is catastrophically slow** (38K cycles) 3. **Even cache hits are 24x too slow** (2.5K cycles) 4. **Free path is completely bypassed** Why system malloc is 4x faster: - System tcache has ~100 cycle malloc - System tcache has ~90% hit rate (vs our 2.5% usage) - System malloc/free are symmetric (we only optimize malloc) Next steps: 1. Investigate why 97.5% bypass tiny_fast_alloc 2. Profile the slow path (hak_alloc_at) that handles 97.5% 3. Understand why even cache hits take 2,476 cycles 4. Instrument free() path to see where frees go 5. May need to optimize slow path instead of fast path This profiling reveals we've been optimizing the wrong thing. The "fast path" is neither fast (2.5K cycles) nor used (2.5%).
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if (start) {
g_tiny_free_cycles += (tiny_fast_rdtsc() - start);
g_tiny_free_count++;
}
}
// ========== Initialization ==========
static inline void tiny_fast_init(void) {
if (g_tiny_fast_initialized) return;
memset(g_tiny_fast_cache, 0, sizeof(g_tiny_fast_cache));
memset(g_tiny_fast_count, 0, sizeof(g_tiny_fast_count));
Phase 6-7: Dual Free Lists (Phase 2) - Mixed results Implementation: Separate alloc/free paths to reduce cache line bouncing (mimalloc's strategy). Changes: 1. Added g_tiny_fast_free_head[] - separate free staging area 2. Modified tiny_fast_alloc() - lazy migration from free_head 3. Modified tiny_fast_free() - push to free_head (separate cache line) 4. Modified tiny_fast_drain() - drain from free_head Key design (inspired by mimalloc): - alloc_head: Hot allocation path (g_tiny_fast_cache) - free_head: Local frees staging (g_tiny_fast_free_head) - Migration: Pointer swap when alloc_head empty (zero-cost batching) - Benefit: alloc/free touch different cache lines → reduce bouncing Results (Larson 2s 8-128B 1024): - Phase 3 baseline: ST 0.474M, MT 1.712M ops/s - Phase 2: ST 0.600M, MT 1.624M ops/s - Change: **+27% ST, -5% MT** ⚠️ Analysis - Mixed results: ✅ Single-thread: +27% improvement - Better cache locality (alloc/free separated) - No contention, pure memory access pattern win ❌ Multi-thread: -5% regression (expected +30-50%) - Migration logic overhead (extra branches) - Dual arrays increase TLS size → more cache misses? - Pointer swap cost on migration path - May not help in Larson's specific access pattern Comparison to system malloc: - Current: 1.624M ops/s (MT) - System: ~7.2M ops/s (MT) - **Gap: Still 4.4x slower** Key insights: 1. mimalloc's dual free lists help with *cross-thread* frees 2. Larson may be mostly *same-thread* frees → less benefit 3. Migration overhead > cache line bouncing reduction 4. ST improvement shows memory locality matters 5. Need to profile actual malloc/free patterns in Larson Why mimalloc succeeds but HAKMEM doesn't: - mimalloc has sophisticated remote free queue (lock-free MPSC) - HAKMEM's simple dual lists don't handle cross-thread well - Larson's workload may differ from mimalloc's target benchmarks Next considerations: - Verify Larson's same-thread vs cross-thread free ratio - Consider combining all 3 phases (may have synergy) - Profile with actual counters (malloc vs free hotspots) - May need fundamentally different approach
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// Phase 6-7: Initialize dual free lists (Phase 2)
memset(g_tiny_fast_free_head, 0, sizeof(g_tiny_fast_free_head));
memset(g_tiny_fast_free_count, 0, sizeof(g_tiny_fast_free_count));
g_tiny_fast_initialized = 1;
}