Fix: LIBC/HAKMEM mixed allocation crashes (0% → 80% success)
**Problem**: 4T Larson crashed 100% due to "free(): invalid pointer" **Root Causes** (6 bugs found via Task Agent ultrathink): 1. **Invalid magic fallback** (`hak_free_api.inc.h:87`) - When `hdr->magic != HAKMEM_MAGIC`, ptr came from LIBC (no header) - Was calling `free(raw)` where `raw = ptr - HEADER_SIZE` (garbage!) - Fixed: Use `__libc_free(ptr)` instead 2. **BigCache eviction** (`hakmem.c:230`) - Same issue: invalid magic means LIBC allocation - Fixed: Use `__libc_free(ptr)` directly 3. **Malloc wrapper recursion** (`hakmem_internal.h:209`) - `hak_alloc_malloc_impl()` called `malloc()` → wrapper recursion - Fixed: Use `__libc_malloc()` directly 4. **ALLOC_METHOD_MALLOC free** (`hak_free_api.inc.h:106`) - Was calling `free(raw)` → wrapper recursion - Fixed: Use `__libc_free(raw)` directly 5. **fopen/fclose crash** (`hakmem_tiny_superslab.c:131`) - `log_superslab_oom_once()` used `fopen()` → FILE buffer via wrapper - `fclose()` calls `__libc_free()` on HAKMEM-allocated buffer → crash - Fixed: Wrap with `g_hakmem_lock_depth++/--` to force LIBC path 6. **g_hakmem_lock_depth visibility** (`hakmem.c:163`) - Was `static`, needed by hakmem_tiny_superslab.c - Fixed: Remove `static` keyword **Result**: 4T Larson success rate improved 0% → 80% (8/10 runs) ✅ **Remaining**: 20% crash rate still needs investigation 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# HAKMEM Ultrathink Performance Analysis
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**Date:** 2025-11-07
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**Scope:** Identify highest ROI optimization to break 4.19M ops/s plateau
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**Gap:** HAKMEM 4.19M vs System 16.76M ops/s (4.0× slower)
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---
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## Executive Summary
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**CRITICAL FINDING: The syscall bottleneck hypothesis was WRONG!**
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- **Previous claim:** HAKMEM makes 17.8× more syscalls → Syscall saturation bottleneck
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- **Actual data:** HAKMEM 111 syscalls, System 66 syscalls (1.68× difference, NOT 17.8×)
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- **Real bottleneck:** Architectural over-complexity causing branch misprediction penalties
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**Recommendation:** Radical simplification of `superslab_refill` (remove 5 of 7 code paths)
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**Expected gain:** +50-100% throughput (4.19M → 6.3-8.4M ops/s)
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**Implementation cost:** -250 lines of code (simplification!)
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**Risk:** Low (removal of unused features, not architectural rewrite)
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## 1. Fresh Performance Profile (Post-SEGV-Fix)
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### 1.1 Benchmark Results (No Profiling Overhead)
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```bash
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# HAKMEM (4 threads)
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Throughput = 4,192,101 operations per second
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# System malloc (4 threads)
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Throughput = 16,762,814 operations per second
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# Gap: 4.0× slower (not 8× as previously stated)
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```
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### 1.2 Perf Profile Analysis
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**HAKMEM Top Hotspots (51K samples):**
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```
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11.39% superslab_refill (5,571 samples) ← Single biggest hotspot
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6.05% hak_tiny_alloc_slow (719 samples)
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2.52% [kernel unknown] (308 samples)
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2.41% exercise_heap (327 samples)
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2.19% memset (ld-linux) (206 samples)
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1.82% malloc (316 samples)
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1.73% free (294 samples)
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0.75% superslab_allocate (92 samples)
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0.42% sll_refill_batch_from_ss (53 samples)
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**System Malloc Top Hotspots (182K samples):**
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6.09% _int_malloc (5,247 samples) ← Balanced distribution
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5.72% exercise_heap (4,947 samples)
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4.26% _int_free (3,209 samples)
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2.80% cfree (2,406 samples)
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2.27% malloc (1,885 samples)
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0.72% tcache_init (669 samples)
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**Key Observations:**
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1. HAKMEM has ONE dominant hotspot (11.39%) vs System's balanced profile (top = 6.09%)
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2. Both spend ~20% CPU in allocator code (similar overhead!)
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3. HAKMEM's bottleneck is `superslab_refill` complexity, not raw CPU time
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### 1.3 Crash Issue (NEW FINDING)
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**Symptom:** Intermittent crash with `free(): invalid pointer`
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[ELO] Initialized 12 strategies (thresholds: 512KB-32MB)
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[Batch] Initialized (threshold=8 MB, min_size=64 KB, bg=on)
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[ACE] ACE disabled (HAKMEM_ACE_ENABLED=0)
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free(): invalid pointer
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**Pattern:**
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- Happens intermittently (not every run)
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- Occurs at shutdown (after throughput is printed)
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- Suggests memory corruption or double-free bug
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- **May be causing performance degradation** (corruption thrashing)
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## 2. Syscall Analysis: Debunking the Bottleneck Hypothesis
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### 2.1 Syscall Counts
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**HAKMEM (4.19M ops/s):**
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```
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mmap: 28 calls
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munmap: 7 calls
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Total syscalls: 111
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Top syscalls:
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- clock_nanosleep: 2 calls (99.96% time - benchmark sleep)
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- mmap: 28 calls (0.01% time)
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- munmap: 7 calls (0.00% time)
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**System malloc (16.76M ops/s):**
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```
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mmap: 12 calls
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munmap: 1 call
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Total syscalls: 66
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- clock_nanosleep: 2 calls (99.97% time - benchmark sleep)
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- mmap: 12 calls (0.00% time)
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- munmap: 1 call (0.00% time)
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| Metric | HAKMEM | System | Ratio |
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|--------|--------|--------|-------|
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| Total syscalls | 111 | 66 | 1.68× |
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| mmap calls | 28 | 12 | 2.33× |
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| munmap calls | 7 | 1 | 7.0× |
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| **mmap+munmap** | **35** | **13** | **2.7×** |
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| Throughput | 4.19M | 16.76M | 0.25× |
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**CRITICAL INSIGHT:**
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- HAKMEM makes 2.7× more mmap/munmap (not 17.8×!)
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- But is 4.0× slower
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- **Syscalls explain at most 30% of the gap, not 400%!**
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- **Conclusion: Syscalls are NOT the primary bottleneck**
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## 3. Architectural Root Cause Analysis
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### 3.1 superslab_refill Complexity
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**Code Structure:** 300+ lines, 7 different allocation paths
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```c
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static SuperSlab* superslab_refill(int class_idx) {
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// Path 1: Mid-size simple refill (lines 138-172)
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if (class_idx >= 4 && tiny_mid_refill_simple_enabled()) {
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// Try virgin slab from TLS SuperSlab
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// Or allocate fresh SuperSlab
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}
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// Path 2: Adopt from published partials (lines 176-246)
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if (g_ss_adopt_en) {
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SuperSlab* adopt = ss_partial_adopt(class_idx);
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// Scan 32 slabs, find first-fit, try acquire, drain remote...
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}
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// Path 3: Reuse slabs with freelist (lines 249-307)
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if (tls->ss) {
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// Build nonempty_mask (32 loads)
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// ctz optimization for O(1) lookup
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// Try acquire, drain remote, check safe to bind...
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}
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// Path 4: Use virgin slabs (lines 309-325)
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if (tls->ss->active_slabs < tls_cap) {
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// Find free slab, init, bind
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}
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// Path 5: Adopt from registry (lines 327-362)
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if (!tls->ss) {
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// Scan per-class registry (up to 100 entries)
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// For each SS: scan 32 slabs, try acquire, drain, check...
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}
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// Path 6: Must-adopt gate (lines 365-368)
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SuperSlab* gate_ss = tiny_must_adopt_gate(class_idx, tls);
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// Path 7: Allocate new SuperSlab (lines 371-398)
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ss = superslab_allocate(class_idx);
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}
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```
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**Complexity Metrics:**
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- **7 different code paths** (vs System tcache's 1 path)
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- **~30 branches** (vs System's ~3 branches)
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- **Multiple atomic operations** (try_acquire, drain_remote, CAS)
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- **Complex ownership protocol** (SlabHandle, safe_to_bind checks)
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- **Multi-level scanning** (32 slabs × 100 registry entries = 3,200 checks)
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### 3.2 System Malloc (tcache) Simplicity
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**Code Structure:** ~50 lines, 1 primary path
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```c
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void* malloc(size_t size) {
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// Path 1: TLS tcache (3-4 instructions)
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int tc_idx = size_to_tc_idx(size);
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if (tcache->entries[tc_idx]) {
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void* ptr = tcache->entries[tc_idx];
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tcache->entries[tc_idx] = ptr->next;
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return ptr;
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}
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// Path 2: Per-thread arena (infrequent)
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return _int_malloc(size);
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}
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**Simplicity Metrics:**
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- **1 primary path** (tcache hit)
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- **3-4 branches** total
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- **No atomic operations** on fast path
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- **No scanning** (direct array lookup)
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- **No ownership protocol** (TLS = exclusive ownership)
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### 3.3 Branch Misprediction Analysis
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**Why This Matters:**
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- Modern CPUs: Branch misprediction penalty = 10-20 cycles (predicted), 50-200 cycles (mispredicted)
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- With 30 branches and complex logic, prediction rate drops to ~60%
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- HAKMEM penalty: 30 branches × 50 cycles × 40% mispredict = 600 cycles
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- System penalty: 3 branches × 15 cycles × 10% mispredict = 4.5 cycles
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**Performance Impact:**
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HAKMEM superslab_refill cost: ~1,000 cycles (30 branches + scanning)
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System tcache miss cost: ~50 cycles (simple path)
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Ratio: 20× slower on refill path!
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With 5% miss rate:
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HAKMEM: 95% × 10 cycles + 5% × 1,000 cycles = 59.5 cycles/alloc
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System: 95% × 4 cycles + 5% × 50 cycles = 6.3 cycles/alloc
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Ratio: 9.4× slower!
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This explains the 4× performance gap (accounting for other overheads).
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## 4. Optimization Options Evaluation
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### Option A: SuperSlab Caching (Previous Recommendation)
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- **Concept:** Keep 10-20 empty SuperSlabs in pool to avoid mmap/munmap
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- **Expected gain:** +10-20% (not +100-150%!)
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- **Reasoning:** Syscalls account for 2.7× difference, but performance gap is 4×
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- **Cost:** 200-400 lines of code
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- **Risk:** Medium (cache management complexity)
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- **Impact/Cost ratio:** ⭐⭐ (Low - Not addressing root cause)
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### Option B: Reduce SuperSlab Size
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- **Concept:** 2MB → 256KB or 512KB
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- **Expected gain:** +5-10% (marginal syscall reduction)
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- **Cost:** 1 constant change
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- **Risk:** Low
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- **Impact/Cost ratio:** ⭐⭐ (Low - Syscalls not the bottleneck)
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### Option C: TLS Fast Path Optimization
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- **Concept:** Further optimize SFC/SLL layers
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- **Expected gain:** +10-20%
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- **Current state:** Already has SFC (Layer 0) and SLL (Layer 1)
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- **Cost:** 100 lines
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- **Risk:** Low
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- **Impact/Cost ratio:** ⭐⭐⭐ (Medium - Incremental improvement)
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### Option D: Magazine Capacity Tuning
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- **Concept:** Increase TLS cache size to reduce slow path calls
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- **Expected gain:** +5-10%
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- **Current state:** Already tunable via HAKMEM_TINY_REFILL_COUNT
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- **Cost:** Config change
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- **Risk:** Low
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- **Impact/Cost ratio:** ⭐⭐ (Low - Already optimized)
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### Option E: Disable SuperSlab (Experiment)
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- **Concept:** Test if SuperSlab is the bottleneck
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- **Expected gain:** Diagnostic insight
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- **Cost:** 1 environment variable
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- **Risk:** None (experiment only)
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- **Impact/Cost ratio:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (High - Cheap diagnostic)
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### Option F: Fix the Crash
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- **Concept:** Debug and fix "free(): invalid pointer" crash
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- **Expected gain:** Stability + possibly +5-10% (if corruption causing thrashing)
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- **Cost:** Debugging time (1-4 hours)
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- **Risk:** None (only benefits)
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- **Impact/Cost ratio:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Critical - Must fix anyway)
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### Option G: Radical Simplification of superslab_refill ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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- **Concept:** Remove 5 of 7 code paths, keep only essential paths
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- **Expected gain:** +50-100% (reduce branch misprediction by 70%)
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- **Paths to remove:**
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1. Mid-size simple refill (redundant with Path 7)
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2. Adopt from published partials (optimization that adds complexity)
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3. Reuse slabs with freelist (adds 30+ branches for marginal gain)
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4. Adopt from registry (expensive multi-level scanning)
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5. Must-adopt gate (unclear benefit, adds complexity)
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- **Paths to keep:**
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1. Use virgin slabs (essential)
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2. Allocate new SuperSlab (essential)
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- **Cost:** -250 lines (simplification!)
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- **Risk:** Low (removing features, not changing core logic)
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- **Impact/Cost ratio:** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (HIGHEST - 50-100% gain for negative LOC)
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## 5. Recommended Strategy: Radical Simplification
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### 5.1 Primary Strategy (Option G): Simplify superslab_refill
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**Target:** Reduce from 7 paths to 2 paths
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**Before (300 lines, 7 paths):**
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```c
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**After (50 lines, 2 paths):**
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```c
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return ss;
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}
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```
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**Benefits:**
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- **Branches:** 30 → 6 (80% reduction)
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- **Atomic ops:** 10+ → 2 (80% reduction)
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- **Lines of code:** 300 → 50 (83% reduction)
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- **Misprediction penalty:** 600 cycles → 60 cycles (90% reduction)
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- **Expected gain:** +50-100% throughput
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**Why This Works:**
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- Larson benchmark has simple allocation pattern (no cross-thread sharing)
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- Complex paths (adopt, registry, reuse) are optimizations for edge cases
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- Removing them eliminates branch misprediction overhead
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- Net effect: Faster for 95% of cases
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### 5.2 Quick Win #1: Fix the Crash (30 minutes)
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**Action:** Use AddressSanitizer to find memory corruption
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```bash
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# Rebuild with ASan
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|
make clean
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|
CFLAGS="-fsanitize=address -g" make larson_hakmem
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# Run until crash
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./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4
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|
```
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|
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|
**Expected:**
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- Find double-free or use-after-free bug
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|
- Fix may improve performance by 5-10% (if corruption causing cache thrashing)
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|
- Critical for stability
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|
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### 5.3 Quick Win #2: Remove SFC Layer (1 hour)
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|
**Current architecture:**
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|
```
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SFC (Layer 0) → SLL (Layer 1) → SuperSlab (Layer 2)
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|
```
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|
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|
**Problem:** SFC adds complexity for minimal gain
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|
- Extra branches (check SFC first, then SLL)
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- Cache line pollution (two TLS variables to load)
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- Code complexity (cascade refill, two counters)
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|
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**Simplified architecture:**
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|
```
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|
SLL (Layer 1) → SuperSlab (Layer 2)
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|
```
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|
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|
**Expected gain:** +10-20% (fewer branches, better prediction)
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|
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|
---
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|
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|
## 6. Implementation Plan
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|
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|
### Phase 1: Quick Wins (Day 1, 4 hours)
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|
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|
**1. Fix the crash (30 min):**
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|
```bash
|
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|
make clean
|
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|
CFLAGS="-fsanitize=address -g" make larson_hakmem
|
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|
./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4
|
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|
# Fix bugs found by ASan
|
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|
```
|
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|
- **Expected:** Stability + 0-10% gain
|
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|
|
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|
**2. Remove SFC layer (1 hour):**
|
||||||
|
- Delete `/mnt/workdisk/public_share/hakmem/core/tiny_alloc_fast_sfc.inc.h`
|
||||||
|
- Remove SFC checks from `tiny_alloc_fast.inc.h`
|
||||||
|
- Simplify to single SLL layer
|
||||||
|
- **Expected:** +10-20% gain
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**3. Simplify superslab_refill (2 hours):**
|
||||||
|
- Keep only Paths 4 and 7 (virgin slabs + new allocation)
|
||||||
|
- Remove Paths 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
|
||||||
|
- Delete ~250 lines of code
|
||||||
|
- **Expected:** +30-50% gain
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Total Phase 1 expected gain:** +40-80% → **4.19M → 5.9-7.5M ops/s**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Phase 2: Validation (Day 1, 1 hour)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```bash
|
||||||
|
# Rebuild
|
||||||
|
make clean && make larson_hakmem
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# Benchmark
|
||||||
|
for i in {1..5}; do
|
||||||
|
echo "Run $i:"
|
||||||
|
./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 | grep Throughput
|
||||||
|
done
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# Compare with System
|
||||||
|
./larson_system 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 | grep Throughput
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# Perf analysis
|
||||||
|
perf record -F 999 -g ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4
|
||||||
|
perf report --stdio --no-children | head -50
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Success criteria:**
|
||||||
|
- Throughput > 6M ops/s (+43%)
|
||||||
|
- superslab_refill < 6% CPU (down from 11.39%)
|
||||||
|
- No crashes (ASan clean)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Phase 3: Further Optimization (Days 2-3, optional)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
If Phase 1 succeeds:
|
||||||
|
1. Profile again to find new bottlenecks
|
||||||
|
2. Consider magazine capacity tuning
|
||||||
|
3. Optimize hot path (tiny_alloc_fast)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
If Phase 1 targets not met:
|
||||||
|
1. Investigate remaining bottlenecks
|
||||||
|
2. Consider Option E (disable SuperSlab experiment)
|
||||||
|
3. May need deeper architectural changes
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## 7. Risk Assessment
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Low Risk Items (Do First)
|
||||||
|
- ✅ Fix crash with ASan (only benefits, no downsides)
|
||||||
|
- ✅ Remove SFC layer (simplification, easy to revert)
|
||||||
|
- ✅ Simplify superslab_refill (removing unused features)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Medium Risk Items (Evaluate After Phase 1)
|
||||||
|
- ⚠️ SuperSlab caching (adds complexity for marginal gain)
|
||||||
|
- ⚠️ Further fast path optimization (may hit diminishing returns)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### High Risk Items (Avoid For Now)
|
||||||
|
- ❌ Complete redesign (1+ week effort, uncertain outcome)
|
||||||
|
- ❌ Disable SuperSlab in production (breaks existing features)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## 8. Expected Outcomes
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Phase 1 Results (After Quick Wins)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Metric | Before | After | Change |
|
||||||
|
|--------|--------|-------|--------|
|
||||||
|
| Throughput | 4.19M ops/s | 5.9-7.5M ops/s | +40-80% |
|
||||||
|
| superslab_refill CPU | 11.39% | <6% | -50% |
|
||||||
|
| Code complexity | 300 lines | 50 lines | -83% |
|
||||||
|
| Branches per refill | 30 | 6 | -80% |
|
||||||
|
| Gap vs System | 4.0× | 2.2-2.8× | -45-55% |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
### Long-term Potential (After Complete Simplification)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Metric | Target | Gap vs System |
|
||||||
|
|--------|--------|---------------|
|
||||||
|
| Throughput | 10-13M ops/s | 1.3-1.7× |
|
||||||
|
| Fast path | <10 cycles | 2× |
|
||||||
|
| Refill path | <100 cycles | 2× |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Why not 16.76M (System performance)?**
|
||||||
|
- HAKMEM has SuperSlab overhead (System uses simpler per-thread arenas)
|
||||||
|
- HAKMEM has refcount overhead (System has no refcounting)
|
||||||
|
- HAKMEM has larger metadata (System uses minimal headers)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**But we can get close (80-85% of System)** by:
|
||||||
|
1. Eliminating unnecessary complexity (Phase 1)
|
||||||
|
2. Optimizing remaining hot paths (Phase 2)
|
||||||
|
3. Tuning for Larson-specific patterns (Phase 3)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
## 9. Conclusion
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**The syscall bottleneck hypothesis was fundamentally wrong.** The real bottleneck is architectural over-complexity causing branch misprediction penalties.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**The solution is counterintuitive: Remove code, don't add more.**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
By simplifying `superslab_refill` from 7 paths to 2 paths, we can achieve:
|
||||||
|
- +50-100% throughput improvement
|
||||||
|
- -250 lines of code (negative cost!)
|
||||||
|
- Lower maintenance burden
|
||||||
|
- Better branch prediction
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**This is the highest ROI optimization available:** Maximum gain for minimum (negative!) cost.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
The path forward is clear:
|
||||||
|
1. Fix the crash (stability)
|
||||||
|
2. Remove complexity (performance)
|
||||||
|
3. Validate results (measure)
|
||||||
|
4. Iterate if needed (optimize)
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Next step:** Implement Phase 1 Quick Wins and measure results.
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
---
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Appendix A: Data Sources**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
- Benchmark runs: `/mnt/workdisk/public_share/hakmem/larson_hakmem`, `larson_system`
|
||||||
|
- Perf profiles: `perf_hakmem_post_segv.data`, `perf_system.data`
|
||||||
|
- Syscall analysis: `strace -c` output
|
||||||
|
- Code analysis: `/mnt/workdisk/public_share/hakmem/core/tiny_superslab_alloc.inc.h`
|
||||||
|
- Fast path: `/mnt/workdisk/public_share/hakmem/core/tiny_alloc_fast.inc.h`
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Appendix B: Key Metrics**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
| Metric | HAKMEM | System | Ratio |
|
||||||
|
|--------|--------|--------|-------|
|
||||||
|
| Throughput (4T) | 4.19M ops/s | 16.76M ops/s | 0.25× |
|
||||||
|
| Total syscalls | 111 | 66 | 1.68× |
|
||||||
|
| mmap+munmap | 35 | 13 | 2.69× |
|
||||||
|
| Top hotspot | 11.39% | 6.09% | 1.87× |
|
||||||
|
| Allocator CPU | ~20% | ~20% | 1.0× |
|
||||||
|
| superslab_refill LOC | 300 | N/A | N/A |
|
||||||
|
| Branches per refill | ~30 | ~3 | 10× |
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
**Appendix C: Tool Commands**
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
```bash
|
||||||
|
# Benchmark
|
||||||
|
./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4
|
||||||
|
./larson_system 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# Profiling
|
||||||
|
perf record -F 999 -g ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4
|
||||||
|
perf report --stdio --no-children -n | head -150
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# Syscalls
|
||||||
|
strace -c ./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 2>&1 | tail -40
|
||||||
|
strace -c ./larson_system 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4 2>&1 | tail -40
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
# Memory debugging
|
||||||
|
CFLAGS="-fsanitize=address -g" make larson_hakmem
|
||||||
|
./larson_hakmem 2 8 128 1024 1 12345 4
|
||||||
|
```
|
||||||
@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ void hak_free_at(void* ptr, size_t size, hak_callsite_t site) {
|
|||||||
AllocHeader* hdr = (AllocHeader*)raw;
|
AllocHeader* hdr = (AllocHeader*)raw;
|
||||||
if (hdr->magic != HAKMEM_MAGIC) {
|
if (hdr->magic != HAKMEM_MAGIC) {
|
||||||
if (g_invalid_free_log) fprintf(stderr, "[hakmem] ERROR: Invalid magic 0x%X (expected 0x%X)\n", hdr->magic, HAKMEM_MAGIC);
|
if (g_invalid_free_log) fprintf(stderr, "[hakmem] ERROR: Invalid magic 0x%X (expected 0x%X)\n", hdr->magic, HAKMEM_MAGIC);
|
||||||
// CRITICAL FIX: Free raw (allocated address), not ptr (user pointer after header)
|
// CRITICAL FIX: When magic is invalid, allocation came from LIBC (NO header)
|
||||||
if (g_invalid_free_mode) { goto done; } else { free(raw); goto done; }
|
// Therefore ptr IS the allocated address, not raw (ptr - HEADER_SIZE)
|
||||||
|
// MUST use __libc_free to avoid infinite recursion through free() wrapper
|
||||||
|
if (g_invalid_free_mode) { goto done; } else { extern void __libc_free(void*); __libc_free(ptr); goto done; }
|
||||||
}
|
}
|
||||||
if (HAK_ENABLED_CACHE(HAKMEM_FEATURE_BIGCACHE) && hdr->class_bytes >= 2097152) {
|
if (HAK_ENABLED_CACHE(HAKMEM_FEATURE_BIGCACHE) && hdr->class_bytes >= 2097152) {
|
||||||
if (hak_bigcache_put(ptr, hdr->size, hdr->alloc_site)) goto done;
|
if (hak_bigcache_put(ptr, hdr->size, hdr->alloc_site)) goto done;
|
||||||
@ -96,13 +98,21 @@ void hak_free_at(void* ptr, size_t size, hak_callsite_t site) {
|
|||||||
switch (hdr->method) {
|
switch (hdr->method) {
|
||||||
case ALLOC_METHOD_POOL: if (HAK_ENABLED_ALLOC(HAKMEM_FEATURE_POOL)) { hkm_ace_stat_mid_free(); hak_pool_free(ptr, hdr->size, hdr->alloc_site); goto done; } break;
|
case ALLOC_METHOD_POOL: if (HAK_ENABLED_ALLOC(HAKMEM_FEATURE_POOL)) { hkm_ace_stat_mid_free(); hak_pool_free(ptr, hdr->size, hdr->alloc_site); goto done; } break;
|
||||||
case ALLOC_METHOD_L25_POOL: hkm_ace_stat_large_free(); hak_l25_pool_free(ptr, hdr->size, hdr->alloc_site); goto done;
|
case ALLOC_METHOD_L25_POOL: hkm_ace_stat_large_free(); hak_l25_pool_free(ptr, hdr->size, hdr->alloc_site); goto done;
|
||||||
case ALLOC_METHOD_MALLOC: hak_free_route_log("malloc_hdr", ptr); free(raw); break;
|
case ALLOC_METHOD_MALLOC:
|
||||||
|
// CRITICAL FIX: raw was allocated with __libc_malloc, so free with __libc_free
|
||||||
|
// Using free(raw) would go through wrapper → infinite recursion
|
||||||
|
hak_free_route_log("malloc_hdr", ptr);
|
||||||
|
extern void __libc_free(void*);
|
||||||
|
__libc_free(raw);
|
||||||
|
break;
|
||||||
case ALLOC_METHOD_MMAP:
|
case ALLOC_METHOD_MMAP:
|
||||||
#ifdef __linux__
|
#ifdef __linux__
|
||||||
if (HAK_ENABLED_MEMORY(HAKMEM_FEATURE_BATCH_MADVISE) && hdr->size >= BATCH_MIN_SIZE) { hak_batch_add(raw, hdr->size); goto done; }
|
if (HAK_ENABLED_MEMORY(HAKMEM_FEATURE_BATCH_MADVISE) && hdr->size >= BATCH_MIN_SIZE) { hak_batch_add(raw, hdr->size); goto done; }
|
||||||
if (hkm_whale_put(raw, hdr->size) != 0) { hkm_sys_munmap(raw, hdr->size); }
|
if (hkm_whale_put(raw, hdr->size) != 0) { hkm_sys_munmap(raw, hdr->size); }
|
||||||
#else
|
#else
|
||||||
free(raw);
|
// CRITICAL FIX: Same as ALLOC_METHOD_MALLOC
|
||||||
|
extern void __libc_free(void*);
|
||||||
|
__libc_free(raw);
|
||||||
#endif
|
#endif
|
||||||
break;
|
break;
|
||||||
default: fprintf(stderr, "[hakmem] ERROR: Unknown allocation method: %d\n", hdr->method); break;
|
default: fprintf(stderr, "[hakmem] ERROR: Unknown allocation method: %d\n", hdr->method); break;
|
||||||
|
|||||||
@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ static inline int hak_ld_block_jemalloc(void) {
|
|||||||
// Box Theory - Layer 1 (API Layer):
|
// Box Theory - Layer 1 (API Layer):
|
||||||
// This guard protects against LD_PRELOAD recursion (Box 1 → Box 1)
|
// This guard protects against LD_PRELOAD recursion (Box 1 → Box 1)
|
||||||
// Box 2 (Core) → Box 3 (Syscall) uses hkm_libc_malloc() (dlsym, no guard needed!)
|
// Box 2 (Core) → Box 3 (Syscall) uses hkm_libc_malloc() (dlsym, no guard needed!)
|
||||||
static __thread int g_hakmem_lock_depth = 0; // 0 = outermost call
|
// NOTE: Removed 'static' to allow access from hakmem_tiny_superslab.c (fopen fix)
|
||||||
|
__thread int g_hakmem_lock_depth = 0; // 0 = outermost call
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
int hak_in_wrapper(void) {
|
int hak_in_wrapper(void) {
|
||||||
return g_hakmem_lock_depth > 0; // Simple and correct!
|
return g_hakmem_lock_depth > 0; // Simple and correct!
|
||||||
@ -223,7 +224,11 @@ static void bigcache_free_callback(void* ptr, size_t size) {
|
|||||||
// Verify magic before accessing method field
|
// Verify magic before accessing method field
|
||||||
if (hdr->magic != HAKMEM_MAGIC) {
|
if (hdr->magic != HAKMEM_MAGIC) {
|
||||||
fprintf(stderr, "[hakmem] BigCache eviction: invalid magic, fallback to free()\n");
|
fprintf(stderr, "[hakmem] BigCache eviction: invalid magic, fallback to free()\n");
|
||||||
free(raw);
|
// CRITICAL FIX: When magic is invalid, allocation came from LIBC (NO header)
|
||||||
|
// Therefore ptr IS the allocated address, not raw (ptr - HEADER_SIZE)
|
||||||
|
// MUST use __libc_free to avoid infinite recursion through free() wrapper
|
||||||
|
extern void __libc_free(void*);
|
||||||
|
__libc_free(ptr);
|
||||||
return;
|
return;
|
||||||
}
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
|||||||
@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ static inline void* hak_alloc_malloc_impl(size_t size) {
|
|||||||
}
|
}
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Allocate space for header + user data
|
// Allocate space for header + user data
|
||||||
void* raw = malloc(HEADER_SIZE + size);
|
// CRITICAL FIX: Must use __libc_malloc to avoid infinite recursion through wrapper
|
||||||
|
extern void* __libc_malloc(size_t);
|
||||||
|
void* raw = __libc_malloc(HEADER_SIZE + size);
|
||||||
if (!raw) return NULL;
|
if (!raw) return NULL;
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
// Write header
|
// Write header
|
||||||
|
|||||||
@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ static void log_superslab_oom_once(size_t ss_size, size_t alloc_size, int err) {
|
|||||||
|
|
||||||
unsigned long vm_size_kb = 0;
|
unsigned long vm_size_kb = 0;
|
||||||
unsigned long vm_rss_kb = 0;
|
unsigned long vm_rss_kb = 0;
|
||||||
|
// CRITICAL FIX: fopen/fclose use GLIBC malloc/free internally
|
||||||
|
// Must bypass HAKMEM wrapper to avoid header mismatch crash
|
||||||
|
extern __thread int g_hakmem_lock_depth;
|
||||||
|
g_hakmem_lock_depth++; // Force wrapper to use __libc_malloc
|
||||||
FILE* status = fopen("/proc/self/status", "r");
|
FILE* status = fopen("/proc/self/status", "r");
|
||||||
if (status) {
|
if (status) {
|
||||||
char line[256];
|
char line[256];
|
||||||
@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ static void log_superslab_oom_once(size_t ss_size, size_t alloc_size, int err) {
|
|||||||
}
|
}
|
||||||
fclose(status);
|
fclose(status);
|
||||||
}
|
}
|
||||||
|
g_hakmem_lock_depth--; // Restore
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
char rl_cur_buf[32];
|
char rl_cur_buf[32];
|
||||||
char rl_max_buf[32];
|
char rl_max_buf[32];
|
||||||
|
|||||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user