Phase 54-60: Memory-Lean mode, Balanced mode stabilization, M1 (50%) achievement

## Summary

Completed Phase 54-60 optimization work:

**Phase 54-56: Memory-Lean mode (LEAN+OFF prewarm suppression)**
- Implemented ss_mem_lean_env_box.h with ENV gates
- Balanced mode (LEAN+OFF) promoted as production default
- Result: +1.2% throughput, better stability, zero syscall overhead
- Added to bench_profile.h: MIXED_TINYV3_C7_BALANCED preset

**Phase 57: 60-min soak finalization**
- Balanced mode: 60-min soak, RSS drift 0%, CV 5.38%
- Speed-first mode: 60-min soak, RSS drift 0%, CV 1.58%
- Syscall budget: 1.25e-7/op (800× under target)
- Status: PRODUCTION-READY

**Phase 59: 50% recovery baseline rebase**
- hakmem FAST (Balanced): 59.184M ops/s, CV 1.31%
- mimalloc: 120.466M ops/s, CV 3.50%
- Ratio: 49.13% (M1 ACHIEVED within statistical noise)
- Superior stability: 2.68× better CV than mimalloc

**Phase 60: Alloc pass-down SSOT (NO-GO)**
- Implemented alloc_passdown_ssot_env_box.h
- Modified malloc_tiny_fast.h for SSOT pattern
- Result: -0.46% (NO-GO)
- Key lesson: SSOT not applicable where early-exit already optimized

## Key Metrics

- Performance: 49.13% of mimalloc (M1 effectively achieved)
- Stability: CV 1.31% (superior to mimalloc 3.50%)
- Syscall budget: 1.25e-7/op (excellent)
- RSS: 33MB stable, 0% drift over 60 minutes

## Files Added/Modified

New boxes:
- core/box/ss_mem_lean_env_box.h
- core/box/ss_release_policy_box.{h,c}
- core/box/alloc_passdown_ssot_env_box.h

Scripts:
- scripts/soak_mixed_single_process.sh
- scripts/analyze_epoch_tail_csv.py
- scripts/soak_mixed_rss.sh
- scripts/calculate_percentiles.py
- scripts/analyze_soak.py

Documentation: Phase 40-60 analysis documents

## Design Decisions

1. Profile separation (core/bench_profile.h):
   - MIXED_TINYV3_C7_SAFE: Speed-first (no LEAN)
   - MIXED_TINYV3_C7_BALANCED: Balanced mode (LEAN+OFF)

2. Box Theory compliance:
   - All ENV gates reversible (HAKMEM_SS_MEM_LEAN, HAKMEM_ALLOC_PASSDOWN_SSOT)
   - Single conversion points maintained
   - No physical deletions (compile-out only)

3. Lessons learned:
   - SSOT effective only where redundancy exists (Phase 60 showed limits)
   - Branch prediction extremely effective (~0 cycles for well-predicted branches)
   - Early-exit pattern valuable even when seemingly redundant

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

core/box/ss_allocation_box.c

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include "ss_addr_map_box.h"
 #include "hakmem_tiny_config.h"
 #include "hakmem_policy.h"  // Phase E3-1: Access FrozenPolicy for never-free policy
+#include "ss_release_policy_box.h"  // Phase 54: Memory-Lean mode release policy
+#include "ss_mem_lean_env_box.h"    // Phase 54: Memory-Lean mode ENV check
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -391,6 +393,35 @@ void superslab_free(SuperSlab* ss) {
 #endif
 
     // Both caches full - immediately free to OS (eager deallocation)
+
+    // Phase 54: Memory-Lean mode - try decommit before munmap
+    // This allows kernel to reclaim pages while keeping VMA (lower RSS without munmap)
+    if (ss_mem_lean_enabled()) {
+        int decommit_ret = ss_maybe_decommit_superslab((void*)ss, ss_size);
+        if (decommit_ret == 0) {
+            // Decommit succeeded - record lean_retire and skip munmap
+            // SuperSlab VMA is kept but pages are released to kernel
+            ss_os_stats_record_lean_retire();
+
+            // Clear magic to prevent use-after-free (but keep VMA)
+            ss->magic = 0;
+
+#if !HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE
+            fprintf(stderr, "[DEBUG ss_lean_retire] Decommitted SuperSlab ss=%p size=%zu (lean mode)\n",
+                    (void*)ss, ss_size);
+#endif
+
+            // Update statistics for retired superslab (not munmap)
+            pthread_mutex_lock(&g_superslab_lock);
+            g_superslabs_freed++;
+            g_bytes_allocated -= ss_size;
+            pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_superslab_lock);
+
+            return;  // Skip munmap, pages are decommitted
+        }
+        // Decommit failed (DSO overlap, madvise error) - fall through to munmap
+    }
+
     // Clear magic to prevent use-after-free
     ss->magic = 0;