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2a13478dc7 Optimize C6 heavy and C7 ultra performance analysis with refined design refinements
- Update environment profile presets and visibility analysis
- Enhance small object and tiny segment v4 box implementations
- Refine C7 ultra and C6 heavy allocation strategies
- Add comprehensive performance metrics and design documentation

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-12-10 22:57:26 +09:00
acc64f2438 Phase ML1: Pool v1 memset 89.73% overhead 軽量化 (+15.34% improvement)
## Summary
- ChatGPT により bench_profile.h の setenv segfault を修正(RTLD_NEXT 経由に切り替え)
- core/box/pool_zero_mode_box.h 新設:ENV キャッシュ経由で ZERO_MODE を統一管理
- core/hakmem_pool.c で zero mode に応じた memset 制御(FULL/header/off)
- A/B テスト結果:ZERO_MODE=header で +15.34% improvement(1M iterations, C6-heavy)

## Files Modified
- core/box/pool_api.inc.h: pool_zero_mode_box.h include
- core/bench_profile.h: glibc setenv → malloc+putenv(segfault 回避)
- core/hakmem_pool.c: zero mode 参照・制御ロジック
- core/box/pool_zero_mode_box.h (新設): enum/getter
- CURRENT_TASK.md: Phase ML1 結果記載

## Test Results
| Iterations | ZERO_MODE=full | ZERO_MODE=header | Improvement |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------|------------|
| 10K       | 3.06 M ops/s   | 3.17 M ops/s    | +3.65%     |
| 1M        | 23.71 M ops/s  | 27.34 M ops/s   | **+15.34%** |

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-12-10 09:08:18 +09:00
a905e0ffdd Guard madvise ENOMEM and stabilize pool/tiny front v3 2025-12-09 21:50:15 +09:00
8f18963ad5 Phase 36-37: TinyHotHeap v2 HotBox redesign and C7 current_page policy fixes
- Redefine TinyHotHeap v2 as per-thread Hot Box with clear boundaries
- Add comprehensive OS statistics tracking for SS allocations
- Implement route-based free handling for TinyHeap v2
- Add C6/C7 debugging and statistics improvements
- Update documentation with implementation guidelines and analysis
- Add new box headers for stats, routing, and front-end management
2025-12-08 21:30:21 +09:00
34a8fd69b6 C7 v2: add lease helpers and v2 page reset 2025-12-08 14:40:03 +09:00
a6991ec9e4 Add TinyHeap class mask and extend routing 2025-12-07 22:49:28 +09:00
fda6cd2e67 Boxify superslab registry, add bench profile, and document C7 hotpath experiments 2025-12-07 03:12:27 +09:00
d17ec46628 Fix C7 warm/TLS Release path and unify debug instrumentation 2025-12-05 23:41:01 +09:00
860991ee50 Performance Measurement Framework: Unified Cache, TLS SLL, Shared Pool Analysis
## Summary

Implemented production-grade measurement infrastructure to quantify top 3 bottlenecks:
- Unified cache hit/miss rates + refill cost
- TLS SLL usage patterns
- Shared pool lock contention distribution

## Changes

### 1. Unified Cache Metrics (tiny_unified_cache.h/c)
- Added atomic counters:
  - g_unified_cache_hits_global: successful cache pops
  - g_unified_cache_misses_global: refill triggers
  - g_unified_cache_refill_cycles_global: refill cost in CPU cycles (rdtsc)
- Instrumented `unified_cache_pop_or_refill()` to count hits
- Instrumented `unified_cache_refill()` with cycle measurement
- ENV-gated: HAKMEM_MEASURE_UNIFIED_CACHE=1 (default: off)
- Added unified_cache_print_measurements() output function

### 2. TLS SLL Metrics (tls_sll_box.h)
- Added atomic counters:
  - g_tls_sll_push_count_global: total pushes
  - g_tls_sll_pop_count_global: successful pops
  - g_tls_sll_pop_empty_count_global: empty list conditions
- Instrumented push/pop paths
- Added tls_sll_print_measurements() output function

### 3. Shared Pool Contention (hakmem_shared_pool_acquire.c)
- Added atomic counters:
  - g_sp_stage2_lock_acquired_global: Stage 2 locks
  - g_sp_stage3_lock_acquired_global: Stage 3 allocations
  - g_sp_alloc_lock_contention_global: total lock acquisitions
- Instrumented all pthread_mutex_lock calls in hot paths
- Added shared_pool_print_measurements() output function

### 4. Benchmark Integration (bench_random_mixed.c)
- Called all 3 print functions after benchmark loop
- Functions active only when HAKMEM_MEASURE_UNIFIED_CACHE=1 set

## Design Principles

- **Zero overhead when disabled**: Inline checks with __builtin_expect hints
- **Atomic relaxed memory order**: Minimal synchronization overhead
- **ENV-gated**: Single flag controls all measurements
- **Production-safe**: Compiles in release builds, no functional changes

## Usage

```bash
HAKMEM_MEASURE_UNIFIED_CACHE=1 ./bench_allocators_hakmem bench_random_mixed_hakmem 1000000 256 42
```

Output (when enabled):
```
========================================
Unified Cache Statistics
========================================
Hits:        1234567
Misses:      56789
Hit Rate:    95.6%
Avg Refill Cycles: 1234

========================================
TLS SLL Statistics
========================================
Total Pushes:     1234567
Total Pops:       345678
Pop Empty Count:  12345
Hit Rate:         98.8%

========================================
Shared Pool Contention Statistics
========================================
Stage 2 Locks:    123456 (33%)
Stage 3 Locks:    234567 (67%)
Total Contention: 357 locks per 1M ops
```

## Next Steps

1. **Enable measurements** and run benchmarks to gather data
2. **Analyze miss rates**: Which bottleneck dominates?
3. **Profile hottest stage**: Focus optimization on top contributor
4. Possible targets:
   - Increase unified cache capacity if miss rate >5%
   - Profile if TLS SLL is unused (potential legacy code removal)
   - Analyze if Stage 2 lock can be replaced with CAS

## Makefile Updates

Added core/box/tiny_route_box.o to:
- OBJS_BASE (test build)
- SHARED_OBJS (shared library)
- BENCH_HAKMEM_OBJS_BASE (benchmark)
- TINY_BENCH_OBJS_BASE (tiny benchmark)

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-12-04 18:26:39 +09:00
25cb7164c7 Comprehensive legacy cleanup and architecture consolidation
Summary of Changes:

MOVED TO ARCHIVE:
- core/hakmem_tiny_legacy_slow_box.inc → archive/
  * Slow path legacy code preserved for reference
  * Superseded by Gatekeeper Box architecture

- core/superslab_allocate.c → archive/superslab_allocate_legacy.c
  * Legacy SuperSlab allocation implementation
  * Functionality integrated into new Box system

- core/superslab_head.c → archive/superslab_head_legacy.c
  * Legacy slab head management
  * Refactored through Box architecture

REMOVED DEAD CODE:
- Eliminated unused allocation policy variants from ss_allocation_box.c
  * Reduced from 127+ lines of conditional logic to focused implementation
  * Removed: old policy branches, unused allocation strategies
  * Kept: current Box-based allocation path

ADDED NEW INFRASTRUCTURE:
- core/superslab_head_stub.c (41 lines)
  * Minimal stub for backward compatibility
  * Delegates to new architecture

- Enhanced core/superslab_cache.c (75 lines added)
  * Added missing API functions for cache management
  * Proper interface for SuperSlab cache integration

REFACTORED CORE SYSTEMS:
- core/hakmem_super_registry.c
  * Moved registration logic from scattered locations
  * Centralized SuperSlab registry management

- core/hakmem_tiny.c
  * Removed 27 lines of redundant initialization
  * Simplified through Box architecture

- core/hakmem_tiny_alloc.inc
  * Streamlined allocation path to use Gatekeeper
  * Removed legacy decision logic

- core/box/ss_allocation_box.c/h
  * Dramatically simplified allocation policy
  * Removed conditional branches for unused strategies
  * Focused on current Box-based approach

BUILD SYSTEM:
- Updated Makefile for archive structure
- Removed obsolete object file references
- Maintained build compatibility

SAFETY & TESTING:
- All deletions verified: no broken references
- Build verification: RELEASE=0 and RELEASE=1 pass
- Smoke tests: 100% pass rate
- Functional verification: allocation/free intact

Architecture Consolidation:
Before: Multiple overlapping allocation paths with legacy code branches
After:  Single unified path through Gatekeeper Boxes with clear architecture

Benefits:
- Reduced code size and complexity
- Improved maintainability
- Single source of truth for allocation logic
- Better diagnostic/observability hooks
- Foundation for future optimizations

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-12-04 14:22:48 +09:00
1bbfb53925 Implement Phantom typing for Tiny FastCache layer
Refactor FastCache and TLS cache APIs to use Phantom types (hak_base_ptr_t)
for compile-time type safety, preventing BASE/USER pointer confusion.

Changes:
1. core/hakmem_tiny_fastcache.inc.h:
   - fastcache_pop() returns hak_base_ptr_t instead of void*
   - fastcache_push() accepts hak_base_ptr_t instead of void*

2. core/hakmem_tiny.c:
   - Updated forward declarations to match new signatures

3. core/tiny_alloc_fast.inc.h, core/hakmem_tiny_alloc.inc:
   - Alloc paths now use hak_base_ptr_t for cache operations
   - BASE->USER conversion via HAK_RET_ALLOC macro

4. core/hakmem_tiny_refill.inc.h, core/refill/ss_refill_fc.h:
   - Refill paths properly handle BASE pointer types
   - Fixed: Removed unnecessary HAK_BASE_FROM_RAW() in ss_refill_fc.h line 176

5. core/hakmem_tiny_free.inc, core/tiny_free_magazine.inc.h:
   - Free paths convert USER->BASE before cache push
   - USER->BASE conversion via HAK_USER_TO_BASE or ptr_user_to_base()

6. core/hakmem_tiny_legacy_slow_box.inc:
   - Legacy path properly wraps pointers for cache API

Benefits:
- Type safety at compile time (in debug builds)
- Zero runtime overhead (debug builds only, release builds use typedef=void*)
- All BASE->USER conversions verified via Task analysis
- Prevents pointer type confusion bugs

Testing:
- Build: SUCCESS (all 9 files)
- Smoke test: PASS (sh8bench runs to completion)
- Conversion path verification: 3/3 paths correct

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-12-04 11:05:06 +09:00
2dc9d5d596 Fix include order in hakmem.c - move hak_kpi_util.inc.h before hak_core_init.inc.h
Problem: hak_core_init.inc.h references KPI measurement variables
(g_latency_histogram, g_latency_samples, g_baseline_soft_pf, etc.)
but hakmem.c was including hak_kpi_util.inc.h AFTER hak_core_init.inc.h,
causing undefined reference errors.

Solution: Reorder includes so hak_kpi_util.inc.h (definition) comes
before hak_core_init.inc.h (usage).

Build result:  Success (libhakmem.so 547KB, 0 errors)

Minor changes:
- Added extern __thread declarations for TLS SLL debug variables
- Added signal handler logging for debug_dump_last_push
- Improved hakmem_tiny.c structure for Phase 2 preparation

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Co-Authored-By: Gemini <gemini@example.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-12-03 13:28:44 +09:00
a6aeeb7a4e Phase 1 Refactoring Complete: Box-based Logic Consolidation
Summary:
- Task 1.1 : Created tiny_layout_box.h for centralized class/header definitions
- Task 1.2 : Updated tiny_nextptr.h to use layout Box (bitmasking optimization)
- Task 1.3 : Enhanced ptr_conversion_box.h with Phantom Types support
- Task 1.4 : Implemented test_phantom.c for Debug-mode type checking

Verification Results (by Task Agent):
- Box Pattern Compliance:  (5/5) - MISSION/DESIGN documented
- Type Safety:  (5/5) - Phantom Types working as designed
- Test Coverage: ☆☆ (3/5) - Compile-time tests OK, runtime tests planned
- Performance: 0 bytes, 0 cycles overhead in Release build
- Build Status:  Success (526KB libhakmem.so, zero warnings)

Key Achievements:
1. Single Source of Truth principle fully implemented
2. Circular dependency eliminated (layout→header→nextptr→conversion)
3. Release build: 100% inlining, zero overhead
4. Debug build: Full type checking with Phantom Types
5. HAK_RET_ALLOC macro migrated to Box API

Known Issues (unrelated to Phase 1):
- TLS_SLL_HDR_RESET from sh8bench (existing, will be resolved in Phase 2)

Next Steps:
- Phase 2 readiness:  READY
- Recommended: Create migration guide + runtime test suite
- Alignment guarantee will be addressed in Phase 2 (Headerless layout)

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Co-Authored-By: Gemini <gemini@example.com>
Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-12-03 11:38:11 +09:00
f0e77a000e Priority-2 ENV Cache: hakmem_tiny.c (3箇所置換)
【置換ファイル】
- core/hakmem_tiny.c (3箇所 → ENV Cache)

【変更詳細】
1. tiny_heap_v2_print_stats():
   - getenv("HAKMEM_TINY_HEAP_V2_STATS") → HAK_ENV_TINY_HEAP_V2_STATS()

2. tiny_alloc_1024_diag_atexit():
   - getenv("HAKMEM_TINY_ALLOC_1024_METRIC") → HAK_ENV_TINY_ALLOC_1024_METRIC()

3. tiny_tls_sll_diag_atexit():
   - getenv("HAKMEM_TINY_SLL_DIAG") → HAK_ENV_TINY_SLL_DIAG()

- #include "hakmem_env_cache.h" 追加

【効果】
- 診断系atexit()関数からgetenv()呼び出しを排除
- 既存ENV変数を利用 (新規追加なし、カウント: 46変数維持)

【テスト】
 make shared → 成功
 /tmp/test_mixed3_final → PASSED

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-12-02 20:54:03 +09:00
3f461ba25f Cleanup: Consolidate debug ENV vars to HAKMEM_DEBUG_LEVEL
Integrated 4 new debug environment variables added during bug fixes
into the existing unified HAKMEM_DEBUG_LEVEL system (expanded to 0-5 levels).

Changes:

1. Expanded HAKMEM_DEBUG_LEVEL from 0-3 to 0-5 levels:
   - 0 = OFF (production)
   - 1 = ERROR (critical errors)
   - 2 = WARN (warnings)
   - 3 = INFO (allocation paths, header validation, stats)
   - 4 = DEBUG (guard instrumentation, failfast)
   - 5 = TRACE (verbose tracing)

2. Integrated 4 environment variables:
   - HAKMEM_ALLOC_PATH_TRACE → HAKMEM_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 3 (INFO)
   - HAKMEM_TINY_SLL_VALIDATE_HDR → HAKMEM_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 3 (INFO)
   - HAKMEM_TINY_REFILL_FAILFAST → HAKMEM_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 4 (DEBUG)
   - HAKMEM_TINY_GUARD → HAKMEM_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 4 (DEBUG)

3. Kept 2 special-purpose variables (fine-grained control):
   - HAKMEM_TINY_GUARD_CLASS (target class for guard)
   - HAKMEM_TINY_GUARD_MAX (max guard events)

4. Backward compatibility:
   - Legacy ENV vars still work via hak_debug_check_level()
   - New code uses unified system
   - No behavior changes for existing users

Updated files:
- core/hakmem_debug_master.h (level 0-5 expansion)
- core/hakmem_tiny_superslab_internal.h (alloc path trace)
- core/box/tls_sll_box.h (header validation)
- core/tiny_failfast.c (failfast level)
- core/tiny_refill_opt.h (failfast guard)
- core/hakmem_tiny_ace_guard_box.inc (guard enable)
- core/hakmem_tiny.c (include hakmem_debug_master.h)

Impact:
- Simpler debug control: HAKMEM_DEBUG_LEVEL=3 instead of 4 separate ENVs
- Easier to discover/use
- Consistent debug levels across codebase
- Reduces ENV variable proliferation (43+ vars surveyed)

Future work:
- Consolidate remaining 39+ debug variables (documented in survey)
- Gradual migration over 2-3 releases

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-29 06:57:03 +09:00
141a4832f1 Cleanup: Remove Phase E5 ultra fast path comment
Remove obsolete comment line referencing deleted Phase E5 code.
The actual code was already removed in 2025-11-27 cleanup.

Performance: No change (69.7M ops/s)

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-28 16:55:57 +09:00
813ebd5221 ENV Cleanup Step 18: Gate HAKMEM_TINY_SLL_DIAG
Gate the SLL diagnostics debug variable behind #if !HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE:
- HAKMEM_TINY_SLL_DIAG: Controls singly-linked list integrity diagnostics
- 5 call sites gated (2 already gated, 5 needed gating):

Files modified:
- core/box/tls_sll_box.h:117 (tls_sll_dump_tls_window)
- core/box/tls_sll_box.h:191 (tls_sll_diag_next)
- core/hakmem_tiny.c:629 (tiny_tls_sll_diag_atexit destructor)
- core/hakmem_tiny_superslab.c:142 (remote drain diag)
- core/tiny_superslab_free.inc.h:132 (header mismatch detector)

Already gated:
- core/box/free_local_box.c:38 (already gated at line 33)
- core/box/free_local_box.c:87 (already gated at line 82)

Performance: 30.9M ops/s (baseline maintained)

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-28 04:39:20 +09:00
6b791b97d4 ENV Cleanup: Delete Ultra HEAP & BG Remote dead code (-1,096 LOC)
Deleted files (11):
- core/ultra/ directory (6 files: tiny_ultra_heap.*, tiny_ultra_page_arena.*)
- core/front/tiny_ultrafront.h
- core/tiny_ultra_fast.inc.h
- core/hakmem_tiny_ultra_front.inc.h
- core/hakmem_tiny_ultra_simple.inc
- core/hakmem_tiny_ultra_batch_box.inc

Edited files (10):
- core/hakmem_tiny.c: Remove Ultra HEAP #includes, move ultra_batch_for_class()
- core/hakmem_tiny_tls_state_box.inc: Delete TinyUltraFront, g_ultra_simple
- core/hakmem_tiny_phase6_wrappers_box.inc: Delete ULTRA_SIMPLE block
- core/hakmem_tiny_alloc.inc: Delete Ultra-Front code block
- core/hakmem_tiny_init.inc: Delete ULTRA_SIMPLE ENV loading
- core/hakmem_tiny_remote_target.{c,h}: Delete g_bg_remote_enable/batch
- core/tiny_refill.h: Remove BG Remote check (always break)
- core/hakmem_tiny_background.inc: Delete BG Remote drain loop

Deleted ENV variables:
- HAKMEM_TINY_ULTRA_HEAP (build flag, undefined)
- HAKMEM_TINY_ULTRA_L0
- HAKMEM_TINY_ULTRA_HEAP_DUMP
- HAKMEM_TINY_ULTRA_PAGE_DUMP
- HAKMEM_TINY_ULTRA_FRONT
- HAKMEM_TINY_BG_REMOTE (no getenv, dead code)
- HAKMEM_TINY_BG_REMOTE_BATCH (no getenv, dead code)
- HAKMEM_TINY_ULTRA_SIMPLE (references only)

Impact:
- Code reduction: -1,096 lines
- Binary size: 305KB → 304KB (-1KB)
- Build: PASS
- Sanity: 15.69M ops/s (3 runs avg)
- Larson: 1 crash observed (seed 43, likely existing instability)

Notes:
- Ultra HEAP never compiled (#if HAKMEM_TINY_ULTRA_HEAP undefined)
- BG Remote variables never initialized (g_bg_remote_enable always 0)
- Ultra SLIM (ultra_slim_alloc_box.h) preserved (active 4-layer path)

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-27 04:35:47 +09:00
eae0435c03 Adaptive CAS: Single-threaded fast path optimization
PROBLEM:
- Atomic freelist (Phase 1) introduced 3-5x overhead in hot path
- CAS loop overhead: 16-27 cycles vs 4-6 cycles (non-atomic)
- Single-threaded workloads pay MT safety cost unnecessarily

SOLUTION:
- Runtime thread detection with g_hakmem_active_threads counter
- Single-threaded (1T): Skip CAS, use relaxed load/store (fast)
- Multi-threaded (2+T): Full CAS loop for MT safety

IMPLEMENTATION:
1. core/hakmem_tiny.c:240 - Added g_hakmem_active_threads atomic counter
2. core/hakmem_tiny.c:248 - Added hakmem_thread_register() for per-thread init
3. core/hakmem_tiny.h:160-163 - Exported thread counter and registration API
4. core/box/hak_alloc_api.inc.h:34 - Call hakmem_thread_register() on first alloc
5. core/box/slab_freelist_atomic.h:58-68 - Adaptive CAS in pop_lockfree()
6. core/box/slab_freelist_atomic.h:118-126 - Adaptive CAS in push_lockfree()

DESIGN:
- Thread counter: Incremented on first allocation per thread
- Fast path check: if (num_threads <= 1) → relaxed ops
- Slow path: Full CAS loop (existing Phase 1 implementation)
- Zero overhead when truly single-threaded

PERFORMANCE:
Random Mixed 256B (Single-threaded):
  Before (Phase 1): 16.7M ops/s
  After:            14.9M ops/s (-11%, thread counter overhead)

Larson (Single-threaded):
  Before: 47.9M ops/s
  After:  47.9M ops/s (no change, already fast)

Larson (Multi-threaded 8T):
  Before: 48.8M ops/s
  After:  48.3M ops/s (-1%, within noise)

MT STABILITY:
  1T: 47.9M ops/s 
  8T: 48.3M ops/s  (zero crashes, stable)

NOTES:
- Expected Larson improvement (0.80M → 1.80M) not observed
- Larson was already fast (47.9M) in Phase 1
- Possible Task investigation used different benchmark
- Adaptive CAS implementation verified and working correctly

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-22 03:30:47 +09:00
25d963a4aa 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

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-21 23:00:24 +09:00
2878459132 Refactor: Extract 4 safe Box modules from hakmem_tiny.c (-73% total reduction)
Conservative refactoring with Task-sensei's safety analysis.

## Changes

**hakmem_tiny.c**: 616 → 562 lines (-54 lines, -9% this phase)
**Total reduction**: 2081 → 562 lines (-1519 lines, -73% cumulative) 🏆

## Extracted Modules (4 new LOW-risk boxes)

9. **ss_active_box** (6 lines)
   - ss_active_add() - atomic add to active counter
   - ss_active_inc() - atomic increment active counter
   - Pure utility functions, no dependencies
   - Risk: LOW

10. **eventq_box** (32 lines)
   - hak_thread_id16() - thread ID compression
   - eventq_push_ex() - event queue push with sampling
   - Intelligence/telemetry helpers
   - Risk: LOW

11. **sll_cap_box** (12 lines)
   - sll_cap_for_class() - SLL capacity policy
   - Hot classes get multiplier × mag_cap
   - Cold classes get mag_cap / 2
   - Risk: LOW

12. **ultra_batch_box** (20 lines)
   - g_ultra_batch_override[] - batch size overrides
   - g_ultra_sll_cap_override[] - SLL capacity overrides
   - ultra_batch_for_class() - batch size policy
   - Risk: LOW

## Cumulative Progress (12 boxes total)

**Phase 1** (5 boxes): 2081 → 995 lines (-52%)
**Phase 2** (3 boxes): 995 → 616 lines (-38%)
**Phase 3** (4 boxes): 616 → 562 lines (-9%)

**All 12 boxes**:
1. config_box (211 lines)
2. publish_box (419 lines)
3. globals_box (256 lines)
4. phase6_wrappers_box (122 lines)
5. ace_guard_box (100 lines)
6. tls_state_box (224 lines)
7. legacy_slow_box (96 lines)
8. slab_lookup_box (77 lines)
9. ss_active_box (6 lines) 
10. eventq_box (32 lines) 
11. sll_cap_box (12 lines) 
12. ultra_batch_box (20 lines) 

**Total extracted**: 1,575 lines across 12 coherent modules
**Remaining core**: 562 lines (highly focused)

## Safety Approach

- Task-sensei performed deep dependency analysis
- Extracted only LOW-risk candidates
- All dependencies verified at compile time
- Forward declarations already present
- No circular dependencies
- Build tested after each extraction 

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2025-11-21 03:20:42 +09:00
922eaac79c Refactor: Extract 3 more Box modules from hakmem_tiny.c (-70% total reduction)
Continue hakmem_tiny.c refactoring with 3 large module extractions.

## Changes

**hakmem_tiny.c**: 995 → 616 lines (-379 lines, -38% this phase)
**Total reduction**: 2081 → 616 lines (-1465 lines, -70% cumulative) 🏆

## Extracted Modules (3 new boxes)

6. **tls_state_box** (224 lines)
   - TLS SLL enable flags and configuration
   - TLS canaries and SLL array definitions
   - Debug counters (path, ultra, allocation)
   - Frontend/backend configuration
   - TLS thread ID caching helpers
   - Frontend hit/miss counters
   - HotMag, QuickSlot, Ultra-front configuration
   - Helper functions (is_hot_class, tiny_optional_push)
   - Intelligence system helpers

7. **legacy_slow_box** (96 lines)
   - tiny_slow_alloc_fast() function (cold/unused)
   - Legacy slab-based allocation with refill
   - TLS cache/fast cache refill from slabs
   - Remote drain handling
   - List management (move to full/free lists)
   - Marked __attribute__((cold, noinline, unused))

8. **slab_lookup_box** (77 lines)
   - registry_lookup() - O(1) hash-based lookup
   - hak_tiny_owner_slab() - public API for slab discovery
   - Linear probing search with atomic owner access
   - O(N) fallback for non-registry mode
   - Safety validation for membership checking

## Cumulative Progress (8 boxes total)

**Previously extracted** (Phase 1):
1. config_box (211 lines)
2. publish_box (419 lines)
3. globals_box (256 lines)
4. phase6_wrappers_box (122 lines)
5. ace_guard_box (100 lines)

**This phase** (Phase 2):
6. tls_state_box (224 lines)
7. legacy_slow_box (96 lines)
8. slab_lookup_box (77 lines)

**Total extracted**: 1,505 lines across 8 coherent modules
**Remaining core**: 616 lines (well-organized, focused)

## Benefits

- **Readability**: 2k monolith → focused 616-line core
- **Maintainability**: Each box has single responsibility
- **Organization**: TLS state, legacy code, lookup utilities separated
- **Build**: All modules compile successfully 

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2025-11-21 01:23:59 +09:00
6b6ad69aca Refactor: Extract 5 Box modules from hakmem_tiny.c (-52% size reduction)
Split hakmem_tiny.c (2081 lines) into focused modules for better maintainability.

## Changes

**hakmem_tiny.c**: 2081 → 995 lines (-1086 lines, -52% reduction)

## Extracted Modules (5 boxes)

1. **config_box** (211 lines)
   - Size class tables, integrity counters
   - Debug flags, benchmark macros
   - HAK_RET_ALLOC/HAK_STAT_FREE instrumentation

2. **publish_box** (419 lines)
   - Publish/Adopt counters and statistics
   - Bench mailbox, partial ring
   - Live cap/Hot slot management
   - TLS helper functions (tiny_tls_default_*)

3. **globals_box** (256 lines)
   - Global variable declarations (~70 variables)
   - TinyPool instance and initialization flag
   - TLS variables (g_tls_lists, g_fast_head, g_fast_count)
   - SuperSlab configuration (partial ring, empty reserves)
   - Adopt gate functions

4. **phase6_wrappers_box** (122 lines)
   - Phase 6 Box Theory wrapper layer
   - hak_tiny_alloc_fast_wrapper()
   - hak_tiny_free_fast_wrapper()
   - Diagnostic instrumentation

5. **ace_guard_box** (100 lines)
   - ACE Learning Layer (hkm_ace_set_drain_threshold)
   - FastCache API (tiny_fc_room, tiny_fc_push_bulk)
   - Tiny Guard debugging system (5 functions)

## Benefits

- **Readability**: Giant 2k file → focused 1k core + 5 coherent modules
- **Maintainability**: Each box has clear responsibility and boundaries
- **Build**: All modules compile successfully 

## Technical Details

- Phase 1: ChatGPT extracted config_box + publish_box (-625 lines)
- Phase 2-4: Claude extracted globals_box + phase6_wrappers_box + ace_guard_box (-461 lines)
- All extractions use .inc files (same translation unit, preserves static/TLS linkage)
- Fixed Makefile: Added tiny_sizeclass_hist_box.o to OBJS_BASE and BENCH_HAKMEM_OBJS_BASE

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2025-11-21 01:16:45 +09:00
9b0d746407 Phase 3d-B: TLS Cache Merge - Unified g_tls_sll[] structure (+12-18% expected)
Merge separate g_tls_sll_head[] and g_tls_sll_count[] arrays into unified
TinyTLSSLL struct to improve L1D cache locality. Expected performance gain:
+12-18% from reducing cache line splits (2 loads → 1 load per operation).

Changes:
- core/hakmem_tiny.h: Add TinyTLSSLL type (16B aligned, head+count+pad)
- core/hakmem_tiny.c: Replace separate arrays with g_tls_sll[8]
- core/box/tls_sll_box.h: Update Box API (13 sites) for unified access
- Updated 32+ files: All g_tls_sll_head[i] → g_tls_sll[i].head
- Updated 32+ files: All g_tls_sll_count[i] → g_tls_sll[i].count
- core/hakmem_tiny_integrity.h: Unified canary guards
- core/box/integrity_box.c: Simplified canary validation
- Makefile: Added core/box/tiny_sizeclass_hist_box.o to link

Build:  PASS (10K ops sanity test)
Warnings: Only pre-existing LTO type mismatches (unrelated)

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2025-11-20 07:32:30 +09:00
38552c3f39 Phase 3d-A: SlabMeta Box boundary - Encapsulate SuperSlab metadata access
ChatGPT-guided Box theory refactoring (Phase A: Boundary only).

Changes:
- Created ss_slab_meta_box.h with 15 inline accessor functions
  - HOT fields (8): freelist, used, capacity (fast path)
  - COLD fields (6): class_idx, carved, owner_tid_low (init/debug)
  - Legacy (1): ss_slab_meta_ptr() for atomic ops
- Migrated 14 direct slabs[] access sites across 6 files
  - hakmem_shared_pool.c (4 sites)
  - tiny_free_fast_v2.inc.h (1 site)
  - hakmem_tiny.c (3 sites)
  - external_guard_box.h (1 site)
  - hakmem_tiny_lifecycle.inc (1 site)
  - ss_allocation_box.c (4 sites)

Architecture:
- Zero overhead (static inline wrappers)
- Single point of change for future layout optimizations
- Enables Hot/Cold split (Phase C) without touching call sites
- A/B testing support via compile-time flags

Verification:
- Build:  Success (no errors)
- Stability:  All sizes pass (128B-1KB, 22-24M ops/s)
- Behavior: Unchanged (thin wrapper, no logic changes)

Next: Phase B (TLS Cache Merge, +12-18% expected)

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2025-11-20 02:01:52 +09:00
ccccabd944 Phase 17-1: Small-Mid Allocator - TLS Frontend Cache (結果: ±0.3%, 層分離成功)
Summary:
========
Phase 17-1 implements Small-Mid allocator as TLS frontend cache with Tiny backend delegation.
Result: Clean layer separation achieved with minimal overhead (±0.3%), but no performance gain.
Conclusion: Frontend-only approach is dead end. Phase 17-2 (dedicated backend) required for 2-3x target.

Implementation:
===============
1. Small-Mid TLS frontend (256B/512B/1KB - 3 classes)
   - TLS freelist (32/24/16 capacity)
   - Backend delegation to Tiny C5/C6/C7
   - Header conversion (0xa0 → 0xb0)

2. Auto-adjust Tiny boundary
   - When Small-Mid ON: Tiny auto-limits to C0-C5 (0-255B)
   - When Small-Mid OFF: Tiny default C0-C7 (0-1023B)
   - Prevents routing conflict

3. Routing order fix
   - Small-Mid BEFORE Tiny (critical for proper execution)
   - Fall-through on TLS miss

Files Modified:
===============
- core/hakmem_smallmid.h/c: TLS freelist + backend delegation
- core/hakmem_tiny.c: tiny_get_max_size() auto-adjust
- core/box/hak_alloc_api.inc.h: Routing order (Small-Mid → Tiny)
- CURRENT_TASK.md: Phase 17-1 results + Phase 17-2 plan

A/B Benchmark Results:
======================
| Size   | Config A (OFF) | Config B (ON) | Delta    | % Change |
|--------|----------------|---------------|----------|----------|
| 256B   | 5.87M ops/s    | 6.06M ops/s   | +191K    | +3.3%    |
| 512B   | 6.02M ops/s    | 5.91M ops/s   | -112K    | -1.9%    |
| 1024B  | 5.58M ops/s    | 5.54M ops/s   | -35K     | -0.6%    |
| Overall| 5.82M ops/s    | 5.84M ops/s   | +20K     | +0.3%    |

Analysis:
=========
 SUCCESS: Clean layer separation (Small-Mid ↔ Tiny coexist)
 SUCCESS: Minimal overhead (±0.3% = measurement noise)
 FAIL: No performance gain (target was 2-4x)

Root Cause:
-----------
- Delegation overhead = TLS savings (net gain ≈ 0 instructions)
- Small-Mid TLS alloc: ~3-5 instructions
- Tiny backend delegation: ~3-5 instructions
- Header conversion: ~2 instructions
- No batching: 1:1 delegation to Tiny (no refill amortization)

Lessons Learned:
================
- Frontend-only approach ineffective (backend calls not reduced)
- Dedicated backend essential for meaningful improvement
- Clean separation achieved = solid foundation for Phase 17-2

Next Steps (Phase 17-2):
========================
- Dedicated Small-Mid SuperSlab backend (separate from Tiny)
- TLS batch refill (8-16 blocks per refill)
- Optimized 0xb0 header fast path (no delegation)
- Target: 12-15M ops/s (2.0-2.6x improvement)

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2025-11-16 02:37:24 +09:00
6818e350c4 Phase 16: Dynamic Tiny/Mid Boundary with A/B Testing (ENV-controlled)
IMPLEMENTATION:
===============
Add dynamic boundary adjustment between Tiny and Mid allocators via
HAKMEM_TINY_MAX_CLASS environment variable for performance tuning.

Changes:
--------
1. hakmem_tiny.h/c: Add tiny_get_max_size() - reads ENV and maps class
   to max usable size (default: class 7 = 1023B, can reduce to class 5 = 255B)

2. hakmem_mid_mt.h/c: Add mid_get_min_size() - returns tiny_get_max_size() + 1
   to ensure no size gap between allocators

3. hak_alloc_api.inc.h: Replace static TINY_MAX_SIZE with dynamic
   tiny_get_max_size() call in allocation routing logic

4. Size gap fix: Mid's range now dynamically adjusts based on Tiny's max
   (prevents 256-1023B from falling through when HAKMEM_TINY_MAX_CLASS=5)

A/B BENCHMARK RESULTS:
======================
Config A (Default, C0-C7, Tiny up to 1023B):
  128B:  6.34M ops/s  |  256B:  6.34M ops/s
  512B:  5.55M ops/s  |  1024B: 5.91M ops/s

Config B (Reduced, C0-C5, Tiny up to 255B):
  128B:  1.38M ops/s (-78%)  |  256B:  1.36M ops/s (-79%)
  512B:  1.33M ops/s (-76%)  |  1024B: 1.37M ops/s (-77%)

FINDINGS:
=========
 Size gap fixed - no OOM crashes with HAKMEM_TINY_MAX_CLASS=5
 Severe performance degradation (-76% to -79%) when reducing Tiny coverage
 Even 128B degraded (should still use Tiny) - possible class filtering issue
⚠️  Mid's coarse size classes (8KB/16KB/32KB) cause fragmentation for small sizes

HYPOTHESIS:
-----------
Mid allocator uses 8KB blocks for all 256-1024B allocations, causing:
- Severe internal fragmentation (1024B request → 8KB block = 87% waste)
- Poor cache utilization
- Consistent ~1.3M ops/s across all sizes (same 8KB class)

RECOMMENDATION:
===============
**Keep default HAKMEM_TINY_MAX_CLASS=7 (C0-C7, up to 1023B)**

Reducing Tiny coverage is COUNTERPRODUCTIVE with current Mid allocator design.
To make this viable, Mid would need finer size classes for 256B-8KB range.

ENV USAGE (for future experimentation):
----------------------------------------
export HAKMEM_TINY_MAX_CLASS=7  # Default (C0-C7, up to 1023B)
export HAKMEM_TINY_MAX_CLASS=5  # Reduced (C0-C5, up to 255B) - NOT recommended

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-16 01:26:48 +09:00
d378ee11a0 Phase 15: Box BenchMeta separation + ExternalGuard debug + investigation report
- Implement Box BenchMeta pattern in bench_random_mixed.c (BENCH_META_CALLOC/FREE)
- Add enhanced debug logging to external_guard_box.h (caller tracking, FG classification)
- Document investigation in PHASE15_BUG_ANALYSIS.md

Issue: Page-aligned MIDCAND pointer not in SuperSlab registry → ExternalGuard → crash
Hypothesis: May be pre-existing SuperSlab bug (not Phase 15-specific)
Next: Test in Phase 14-C to verify
2025-11-15 23:00:21 +09:00
176bbf6569 Fix workset=128 infinite recursion bug (Shared Pool realloc → mmap)
Root Cause:
  - shared_pool_ensure_capacity_unlocked() used realloc() for metadata
  - realloc() → hak_alloc_at(128) → shared_pool_init() → realloc() → INFINITE RECURSION
  - Triggered by workset=128 (high memory pressure) but not workset=64

Symptoms:
  - bench_fixed_size_hakmem 1 16 128: timeout (infinite hang)
  - bench_fixed_size_hakmem 1 1024 128: works fine
  - Size-class specific: C1-C3 (16-64B) hung, C7 (1024B) worked

Fix:
  - Replace realloc() with direct mmap() for Shared Pool metadata allocation
  - Use munmap() to free old mappings (not free()\!)
  - Breaks recursion: Shared Pool metadata now allocated outside HAKMEM allocator

Files Modified:
  - core/hakmem_shared_pool.c:
    * Added sys/mman.h include
    * shared_pool_ensure_capacity_unlocked(): realloc → mmap/munmap (40 lines)
  - benchmarks/src/fixed/bench_fixed_size.c: (cleanup only, no logic change)

Performance (before → after):
  - 16B / workset=128: timeout → 18.5M ops/s  FIXED
  - 1024B / workset=128: 4.3M ops/s → 18.5M ops/s (no regression)
  - 16B / workset=64: 44M ops/s → 18.5M ops/s (no regression)

Testing:
  ./out/release/bench_fixed_size_hakmem 10000 256 128
  Expected: ~18M ops/s (instant completion)
  Before: infinite hang

Commit includes debug trace cleanup (Task agent removed all fprintf debug output).

Phase: 13-C (TinyHeapV2 debugging / Shared Pool stability fix)
2025-11-15 14:35:44 +09:00
d72a700948 Phase 13-B: TinyHeapV2 free path supply hook (magazine population)
Implement magazine supply from free path to enable TinyHeapV2 L0 cache

Changes:
1. core/tiny_free_fast_v2.inc.h (Line 24, 134-143):
   - Include tiny_heap_v2.h for magazine API
   - Add supply hook after BASE pointer conversion (Line 134-143)
   - Try to push freed block to TinyHeapV2 magazine (C0-C3 only)
   - Falls back to TLS SLL if magazine full (existing behavior)

2. core/front/tiny_heap_v2.h (Line 24-46):
   - Move TinyHeapV2Mag / TinyHeapV2Stats typedef from hakmem_tiny.c
   - Add extern declarations for TLS variables
   - Define TINY_HEAP_V2_MAG_CAP (16 slots)
   - Enables use from tiny_free_fast_v2.inc.h

3. core/hakmem_tiny.c (Line 1270-1276, 1766-1768):
   - Remove duplicate typedef definitions
   - Move TLS storage declarations after tiny_heap_v2.h include
   - Reason: tiny_heap_v2.h must be included AFTER tiny_alloc_fast.inc.h
   - Forward declarations remain for early reference

Supply Hook Flow:
```
hak_free_at(ptr) → hak_tiny_free_fast_v2(ptr)
  → class_idx = read_header(ptr)
  → base = ptr - 1
  → if (class_idx <= 3 && tiny_heap_v2_enabled())
      → tiny_heap_v2_try_push(class_idx, base)
        → success: return (magazine supplied)
        → full: fall through to TLS SLL
  → tls_sll_push(class_idx, base)  # existing path
```

Benefits:
- Magazine gets populated from freed blocks (L0 cache warm-up)
- Next allocation hits magazine (fast L0 path, no backend refill)
- Expected: 70-90% hit rate for fixed-size workloads
- Expected: +200-500% performance for C0-C3 classes

Build & Smoke Test:
-  Build successful
-  bench_fixed_size 256B workset=50: 33M ops/s (stable)
-  bench_fixed_size 16B workset=60: 30M ops/s (stable)
- 🔜 A/B test (hit rate measurement) deferred to next commit

Implementation Status:
-  Phase 13-A: Alloc hook + stats (completed, committed)
-  Phase 13-B: Free path supply (THIS COMMIT)
- 🔜 Phase 13-C: Evaluation & tuning

Notes:
- Supply hook is C0-C3 only (TinyHeapV2 target range)
- Magazine capacity=16 (same as Phase 13-A)
- No performance regression (hook is ENV-gated: HAKMEM_TINY_HEAP_V2=1)

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2025-11-15 13:39:37 +09:00
5cc1f93622 Phase 13-A Step 1: TinyHeapV2 NO-REFILL L0 cache implementation
Implement TinyHeapV2 as a minimal "lucky hit" L0 cache that avoids
circular dependency with FastCache by eliminating self-refill.

Key Changes:
- New: core/front/tiny_heap_v2.h - NO-REFILL L0 cache implementation
  - tiny_heap_v2_alloc(): Pop from magazine if available, else return NULL
  - tiny_heap_v2_refill_mag(): No-op stub (no backend refill)
  - ENV: HAKMEM_TINY_HEAP_V2=1 to enable
  - ENV: HAKMEM_TINY_HEAP_V2_CLASS_MASK=bitmask (C0-C3 control)
  - ENV: HAKMEM_TINY_HEAP_V2_STATS=1 to print statistics
- Modified: core/hakmem_tiny_alloc_new.inc - Add TinyHeapV2 hook
  - Hook at entry point (after class_idx calculation)
  - Fallback to existing front if TinyHeapV2 returns NULL
- Modified: core/hakmem_tiny_alloc.inc - Add hook for legacy path
- Modified: core/hakmem_tiny.c - Add TLS variables and stats wrapper
  - TinyHeapV2Mag: Per-class magazine (capacity=16)
  - TinyHeapV2Stats: Per-class counters (alloc_calls, mag_hits, etc.)
  - tiny_heap_v2_print_stats(): Statistics output at exit
- New: TINY_HEAP_V2_TASK_SPEC.md - Phase 13 specification

Root Cause Fixed:
- BEFORE: TinyHeapV2 refilled from FastCache → circular dependency
  - TinyHeapV2 intercepted all allocs → FastCache never populated
  - Result: 100% backend OOM, 0% hit rate, 99% slowdown
- AFTER: TinyHeapV2 is passive L0 cache (no refill)
  - Magazine empty → return NULL → existing front handles it
  - Result: 0% overhead, stable baseline performance

A/B Test Results (100K iterations, fixed-size bench):
- C1 (8B):  Baseline 9,688 ops/s → HeapV2 ON 9,762 ops/s (+0.76%)
- C2 (16B): Baseline 9,804 ops/s → HeapV2 ON 9,845 ops/s (+0.42%)
- C3 (32B): Baseline 9,840 ops/s → HeapV2 ON 9,814 ops/s (-0.26%)
- All within noise range: NO PERFORMANCE REGRESSION 

Statistics (HeapV2 ON, C1-C3):
- alloc_calls: 200K (hook works correctly)
- mag_hits: 0 (0%) - Magazine empty as expected
- refill_calls: 0 - No refill executed (circular dependency avoided)
- backend_oom: 0 - No backend access

Next Steps (Phase 13-A Step 2):
- Implement magazine supply strategy (from existing front or free path)
- Goal: Populate magazine with "leftover" blocks from existing pipeline

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2025-11-15 01:42:57 +09:00
ccf604778c Front-Direct implementation: SS→FC direct refill + SLL complete bypass
## Summary

Implemented Front-Direct architecture with complete SLL bypass:
- Direct SuperSlab → FastCache refill (1-hop, bypasses SLL)
- SLL-free allocation/free paths when Front-Direct enabled
- Legacy path sealing (SLL inline opt-in, SFC cascade ENV-only)

## New Modules

- core/refill/ss_refill_fc.h (236 lines): Standard SS→FC refill entry point
  - Remote drain → Freelist → Carve priority
  - Header restoration for C1-C6 (NOT C0/C7)
  - ENV: HAKMEM_TINY_P0_DRAIN_THRESH, HAKMEM_TINY_P0_NO_DRAIN

- core/front/fast_cache.h: FastCache (L1) type definition
- core/front/quick_slot.h: QuickSlot (L0) type definition

## Allocation Path (core/tiny_alloc_fast.inc.h)

- Added s_front_direct_alloc TLS flag (lazy ENV check)
- SLL pop guarded by: g_tls_sll_enable && !s_front_direct_alloc
- Refill dispatch:
  - Front-Direct: ss_refill_fc_fill() → fastcache_pop() (1-hop)
  - Legacy: sll_refill_batch_from_ss() → SLL → FC (2-hop, A/B only)
- SLL inline pop sealed (requires HAKMEM_TINY_INLINE_SLL=1 opt-in)

## Free Path (core/hakmem_tiny_free.inc, core/hakmem_tiny_fastcache.inc.h)

- FC priority: Try fastcache_push() first (same-thread free)
- tiny_fast_push() bypass: Returns 0 when s_front_direct_free || !g_tls_sll_enable
- Fallback: Magazine/slow path (safe, bypasses SLL)

## Legacy Sealing

- SFC cascade: Default OFF (ENV-only via HAKMEM_TINY_SFC_CASCADE=1)
- Deleted: core/hakmem_tiny_free.inc.bak, core/pool_refill_legacy.c.bak
- Documentation: ss_refill_fc_fill() promoted as CANONICAL refill entry

## ENV Controls

- HAKMEM_TINY_FRONT_DIRECT=1: Enable Front-Direct (SS→FC direct)
- HAKMEM_TINY_P0_DIRECT_FC_ALL=1: Same as above (alt name)
- HAKMEM_TINY_REFILL_BATCH=1: Enable batch refill (also enables Front-Direct)
- HAKMEM_TINY_SFC_CASCADE=1: Enable SFC cascade (default OFF)
- HAKMEM_TINY_INLINE_SLL=1: Enable inline SLL pop (default OFF, requires AGGRESSIVE_INLINE)

## Benchmarks (Front-Direct Enabled)

```bash
ENV: HAKMEM_BENCH_FAST_FRONT=1 HAKMEM_TINY_FRONT_DIRECT=1
     HAKMEM_TINY_REFILL_BATCH=1 HAKMEM_TINY_P0_DIRECT_FC_ALL=1
     HAKMEM_TINY_REFILL_COUNT_HOT=256 HAKMEM_TINY_REFILL_COUNT_MID=96
     HAKMEM_TINY_BUMP_CHUNK=256

bench_random_mixed (16-1040B random, 200K iter):
  256 slots: 1.44M ops/s (STABLE, 0 SEGV)
  128 slots: 1.44M ops/s (STABLE, 0 SEGV)

bench_fixed_size (fixed size, 200K iter):
  256B: 4.06M ops/s (has debug logs, expected >10M without logs)
  128B: Similar (debug logs affect)
```

## Verification

- TRACE_RING test (10K iter): **0 SLL events** detected 
- Complete SLL bypass confirmed when Front-Direct=1
- Stable execution: 200K iterations × multiple sizes, 0 SEGV

## Next Steps

- Disable debug logs in hak_alloc_api.inc.h (call_num 14250-14280 range)
- Re-benchmark with clean Release build (target: 10-15M ops/s)
- 128/256B shortcut path optimization (FC hit rate improvement)

Co-Authored-By: ChatGPT <chatgpt@openai.com>
Suggested-By: ultrathink
2025-11-14 05:41:49 +09:00
4c6dcacc44 Default stability: disable class5 hotpath by default (enable via HAKMEM_TINY_HOTPATH_CLASS5=1); document in CURRENT_TASK. Shared SS stable with SLL C0..C4; class5 hotpath remains root-cause scope. 2025-11-14 01:39:52 +09:00
3b05d0f048 TLS SLL triage: add class mask gating (HAKMEM_TINY_SLL_C03_ONLY / HAKMEM_TINY_SLL_MASK), honor mask in inline POP/PUSH and tls_sll_box; SLL-off path stable. This gates SLL to C0..C3 for now to unblock shared SS triage. 2025-11-14 01:05:30 +09:00
fcf098857a Phase12 debug: restore SUPERSLAB constants/APIs, implement Box2 drain boundary, fix tiny_fast_pop to return BASE, honor TLS SLL toggle in alloc/free fast paths, add fail-fast stubs, and quiet capacity sentinel. Update CURRENT_TASK with A/B results (SLL-off stable; SLL-on crash). 2025-11-14 01:02:00 +09:00
03df05ec75 Phase 12: Shared SuperSlab Pool implementation (WIP - runtime crash)
## Summary
Implemented Phase 12 Shared SuperSlab Pool (mimalloc-style) to address
SuperSlab allocation churn (877 SuperSlabs → 100-200 target).

## Implementation (ChatGPT + Claude)
1. **Metadata changes** (superslab_types.h):
   - Added class_idx to TinySlabMeta (per-slab dynamic class)
   - Removed size_class from SuperSlab (no longer per-SuperSlab)
   - Changed owner_tid (16-bit) → owner_tid_low (8-bit)

2. **Shared Pool** (hakmem_shared_pool.{h,c}):
   - Global pool shared by all size classes
   - shared_pool_acquire_slab() - Get free slab for class_idx
   - shared_pool_release_slab() - Return slab when empty
   - Per-class hints for fast path optimization

3. **Integration** (23 files modified):
   - Updated all ss->size_class → meta->class_idx
   - Updated all meta->owner_tid → meta->owner_tid_low
   - superslab_refill() now uses shared pool
   - Free path releases empty slabs back to pool

4. **Build system** (Makefile):
   - Added hakmem_shared_pool.o to OBJS_BASE and TINY_BENCH_OBJS_BASE

## Status: ⚠️ Build OK, Runtime CRASH

**Build**:  SUCCESS
- All 23 files compile without errors
- Only warnings: superslab_allocate type mismatch (legacy code)

**Runtime**:  SEGFAULT
- Crash location: sll_refill_small_from_ss()
- Exit code: 139 (SIGSEGV)
- Test case: ./bench_random_mixed_hakmem 1000 256 42

## Known Issues
1. **SEGFAULT in refill path** - Likely shared_pool_acquire_slab() issue
2. **Legacy superslab_allocate()** still exists (type mismatch warning)
3. **Remaining TODOs** from design doc:
   - SuperSlab physical layout integration
   - slab_handle.h cleanup
   - Remove old per-class head implementation

## Next Steps
1. Debug SEGFAULT (gdb backtrace shows sll_refill_small_from_ss)
2. Fix shared_pool_acquire_slab() or superslab_init_slab()
3. Basic functionality test (1K → 100K iterations)
4. Measure SuperSlab count reduction (877 → 100-200)
5. Performance benchmark (+650-860% expected)

## Files Changed (25 files)
core/box/free_local_box.c
core/box/free_remote_box.c
core/box/front_gate_classifier.c
core/hakmem_super_registry.c
core/hakmem_tiny.c
core/hakmem_tiny_bg_spill.c
core/hakmem_tiny_free.inc
core/hakmem_tiny_lifecycle.inc
core/hakmem_tiny_magazine.c
core/hakmem_tiny_query.c
core/hakmem_tiny_refill.inc.h
core/hakmem_tiny_superslab.c
core/hakmem_tiny_superslab.h
core/hakmem_tiny_tls_ops.h
core/slab_handle.h
core/superslab/superslab_inline.h
core/superslab/superslab_types.h
core/tiny_debug.h
core/tiny_free_fast.inc.h
core/tiny_free_magazine.inc.h
core/tiny_remote.c
core/tiny_superslab_alloc.inc.h
core/tiny_superslab_free.inc.h
Makefile

## New Files (3 files)
PHASE12_SHARED_SUPERSLAB_POOL_DESIGN.md
core/hakmem_shared_pool.c
core/hakmem_shared_pool.h

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8f31b54153 Remove remaining debug logs from hot paths
Additional debug overhead found during perf profiling:
- hakmem_tiny.c:1798-1807: HAK_TINY_ALLOC_FAST_WRAPPER logs
- hak_alloc_api.inc.h:85,91: Phase 7 failure logs

Impact:
- Before: 2.0M ops/s (100K iterations, logs enabled)
- After: 8.67M ops/s (100K iterations, all logs disabled)
- Improvement: +333%

Remaining gap: Still 9.3x slower than System malloc (80.5M ops/s)
Further investigation needed with perf profiling.

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2025-11-13 13:36:17 +09:00
855ea7223c Phase E1-CORRECT: Fix USER/BASE pointer conversion bugs in slab_index_for calls
CRITICAL BUG FIX: Phase E1 introduced 1-byte headers for ALL size classes (C0-C7),
changing the pointer contract. However, many locations still called slab_index_for()
with USER pointers (storage+1) instead of BASE pointers (storage), causing off-by-one
slab index calculations that corrupted memory.

Root Cause:
- USER pointer = BASE + 1 (returned by malloc, points past header)
- BASE pointer = storage start (where 1-byte header is written)
- slab_index_for() expects BASE pointer for correct slab boundary calculations
- Passing USER pointer → wrong slab_idx → wrong metadata → freelist corruption

Impact Before Fix:
- bench_random_mixed crashes at ~14K iterations with SEGV
- Massive C7 alignment check failures (wrong slab classification)
- Memory corruption from writing to wrong slab freelists

Fixes Applied (8 locations):

1. core/hakmem_tiny_free.inc:137
   - Added USER→BASE conversion before slab_index_for()

2. core/hakmem_tiny_ultra_simple.inc:148
   - Added USER→BASE conversion before slab_index_for()

3. core/tiny_free_fast.inc.h:220
   - Added USER→BASE conversion before slab_index_for()

4-5. core/tiny_free_magazine.inc.h:126,315
   - Added USER→BASE conversion before slab_index_for() (2 locations)

6. core/box/free_local_box.c:14,22,62
   - Added USER→BASE conversion before slab_index_for()
   - Fixed delta calculation to use BASE instead of USER
   - Fixed debug logging to use BASE instead of USER

7. core/hakmem_tiny.c:448,460,473 (tiny_debug_track_alloc_ret)
   - Added USER→BASE conversion before slab_index_for() (2 calls)
   - Fixed delta calculation to use BASE instead of USER
   - This function is called on EVERY allocation in debug builds

Results After Fix:
 bench_random_mixed stable up to 66K iterations (~4.7x improvement)
 C7 alignment check failures eliminated (was: 100% failure rate)
 Front Gate "Unknown" classification dropped to 0% (was: 1.67%)
 No segfaults for workloads up to ~33K allocations

Remaining Issue:
 Segfault still occurs at iteration 66152 (allocs=33137, frees=33014)
   - Different bug from USER/BASE conversion issues
   - Likely capacity/boundary condition (further investigation needed)

Testing:
- bench_random_mixed_hakmem 1K-66K iterations: PASS
- bench_random_mixed_hakmem 67K+ iterations: FAIL (different bug)
- bench_fixed_size_hakmem 200K iterations: PASS

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2025-11-13 05:21:36 +09:00
c7616fd161 Box API Phase 1-3: Capacity Manager, Carve-Push, Prewarm 実装
Priority 1-3のBox Modulesを実装し、安全なpre-warming APIを提供。
既存の複雑なprewarmコードを1行のBox API呼び出しに置き換え。

## 新規Box Modules

1. **Box Capacity Manager** (capacity_box.h/c)
   - TLS SLL容量の一元管理
   - adaptive_sizing初期化保証
   - Double-free バグ防止

2. **Box Carve-And-Push** (carve_push_box.h/c)
   - アトミックなblock carve + TLS SLL push
   - All-or-nothing semantics
   - Rollback保証(partial failure防止)

3. **Box Prewarm** (prewarm_box.h/c)
   - 安全なTLS cache pre-warming
   - 初期化依存性を隠蔽
   - シンプルなAPI (1関数呼び出し)

## コード簡略化

hakmem_tiny_init.inc: 20行 → 1行
```c
// BEFORE: 複雑なP0分岐とエラー処理
adaptive_sizing_init();
if (prewarm > 0) {
    #if HAKMEM_TINY_P0_BATCH_REFILL
        int taken = sll_refill_batch_from_ss(5, prewarm);
    #else
        int taken = sll_refill_small_from_ss(5, prewarm);
    #endif
}

// AFTER: Box API 1行
int taken = box_prewarm_tls(5, prewarm);
```

## シンボルExport修正

hakmem_tiny.c: 5つのシンボルをstatic → non-static
- g_tls_slabs[] (TLS slab配列)
- g_sll_multiplier (SLL容量乗数)
- g_sll_cap_override[] (容量オーバーライド)
- superslab_refill() (SuperSlab再充填)
- ss_active_add() (アクティブカウンタ)

## ビルドシステム

Makefile: TINY_BENCH_OBJS_BASEに3つのBox modules追加
- core/box/capacity_box.o
- core/box/carve_push_box.o
- core/box/prewarm_box.o

## 動作確認

 Debug build成功
 Box Prewarm API動作確認
   [PREWARM] class=5 requested=128 taken=32

## 次のステップ

- Box Refill Manager (Priority 4)
- Box SuperSlab Allocator (Priority 5)
- Release build修正(tiny_debug_ring_record)

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0543642dea Phase 1-3: Performance optimization - 12.7x improvement (mimalloc strategy)
## Performance Results

**Before (Phase 0)**: 627K ops/s (Random Mixed 256B, 100K iterations)
**After (Phase 3)**: 7.97M ops/s (Random Mixed 256B, 100K iterations)
**Improvement**: 12.7x faster 🎉

### Phase Breakdown
- **Phase 1 (Flag Enablement)**: 627K → 812K ops/s (+30%)
  - HEADER_CLASSIDX=1 (default ON)
  - AGGRESSIVE_INLINE=1 (default ON)
  - PREWARM_TLS=1 (default ON)

- **Phase 2 (Inline Integration)**: 812K → 7.01M ops/s (+8.6x)
  - TINY_ALLOC_FAST_POP_INLINE macro usage in hot paths
  - Eliminates function call overhead (5-10 cycles saved per alloc)

- **Phase 3 (Debug Overhead Removal)**: 7.01M → 7.97M ops/s (+14%)
  - HAK_CHECK_CLASS_IDX → compile-time no-op in release builds
  - Debug counters eliminated (atomic ops removed from hot path)
  - HAK_RET_ALLOC → ultra-fast inline macro (3-4 instructions)

## Implementation Strategy

Based on Task agent's mimalloc performance strategy analysis:
1. Root cause: Phase 7 flags were disabled by default (Makefile defaults)
2. Solution: Enable Phase 7 optimizations + aggressive inline + debug removal
3. Result: Matches optimization #1 and #2 expectations (+10-15% combined)

## Files Modified

### Core Changes
- **Makefile**: Phase 7 flags now default to ON (lines 131, 141, 151)
- **core/tiny_alloc_fast.inc.h**:
  - Aggressive inline macro integration (lines 589-595, 612-618)
  - Debug counter elimination (lines 191-203, 536-565)
- **core/hakmem_tiny_integrity.h**:
  - HAK_CHECK_CLASS_IDX → no-op in release (lines 15-29)
- **core/hakmem_tiny.c**:
  - HAK_RET_ALLOC → ultra-fast inline in release (lines 155-164)

### Documentation
- **OPTIMIZATION_REPORT_2025_11_12.md**: Comprehensive 300+ line analysis
- **OPTIMIZATION_QUICK_SUMMARY.md**: Executive summary with benchmarks

## Testing

 100K iterations: 7.97M ops/s (stable, 5 runs average)
 Stability: Fix #16 architecture preserved (100% pass rate maintained)
 Build: Clean compile with Phase 7 flags enabled

## Next Steps

- [ ] Larson benchmark comparison (HAKMEM vs mimalloc vs System)
- [ ] Fixed 256B test to match Phase 7 conditions
- [ ] Multi-threaded stability verification (1T-4T)

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2025-11-12 13:57:46 +09:00
84dbd97fe9 Fix #16: Resolve double BASE→USER conversion causing header corruption
🎯 ROOT CAUSE: Internal allocation helpers were prematurely converting
BASE → USER pointers before returning to caller. The caller then applied
HAK_RET_ALLOC/tiny_region_id_write_header which performed ANOTHER BASE→USER
conversion, resulting in double offset (BASE+2) and header written at
wrong location.

📦 BOX THEORY SOLUTION: Establish clean pointer conversion boundary at
tiny_region_id_write_header, making it the single source of truth for
BASE → USER conversion.

🔧 CHANGES:
- Fix #16: Remove premature BASE→USER conversions (6 locations)
  * core/tiny_alloc_fast.inc.h (3 fixes)
  * core/hakmem_tiny_refill.inc.h (2 fixes)
  * core/hakmem_tiny_fastcache.inc.h (1 fix)

- Fix #12: Add header validation in tls_sll_pop (detect corruption)
- Fix #14: Defense-in-depth header restoration in tls_sll_splice
- Fix #15: USER pointer detection (for debugging)
- Fix #13: Bump window header restoration
- Fix #2, #6, #7, #8: Various header restoration & NULL termination

🧪 TEST RESULTS: 100% SUCCESS
- 10K-500K iterations: All passed
- 8 seeds × 100K: All passed (42,123,456,789,999,314,271,161)
- Performance: ~630K ops/s average (stable)
- Header corruption: ZERO

📋 FIXES SUMMARY:
Fix #1-8:   Initial header restoration & chain fixes (chatgpt-san)
Fix #9-10:  USER pointer auto-fix (later disabled)
Fix #12:    Validation system (caught corruption at call 14209)
Fix #13:    Bump window header writes
Fix #14:    Splice defense-in-depth
Fix #15:    USER pointer detection (debugging tool)
Fix #16:    Double conversion fix (FINAL SOLUTION) 

🎓 LESSONS LEARNED:
1. Validation catches bugs early (Fix #12 was critical)
2. Class-specific inline logging reveals patterns (Option C)
3. Box Theory provides clean architectural boundaries
4. Multiple investigation approaches (Task/chatgpt-san collaboration)

📄 DOCUMENTATION:
- P0_BUG_STATUS.md: Complete bug tracking timeline
- C2_CORRUPTION_ROOT_CAUSE_FINAL.md: Detailed root cause analysis
- FINAL_ANALYSIS_C2_CORRUPTION.md: Investigation methodology

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2025-11-12 10:33:57 +09:00
af589c7169 Add Box I (Integrity), Box E (Expansion), and comprehensive P0 debugging infrastructure
## Major Additions

### 1. Box I: Integrity Verification System (NEW - 703 lines)
- Files: core/box/integrity_box.h (267 lines), core/box/integrity_box.c (436 lines)
- Purpose: Unified integrity checking across all HAKMEM subsystems
- Features:
  * 4-level integrity checking (0-4, compile-time controlled)
  * Priority 1: TLS array bounds validation
  * Priority 2: Freelist pointer validation
  * Priority 3: TLS canary monitoring
  * Priority ALPHA: Slab metadata invariant checking (5 invariants)
  * Atomic statistics tracking (thread-safe)
  * Beautiful BOX_BOUNDARY design pattern

### 2. Box E: SuperSlab Expansion System (COMPLETE)
- Files: core/box/superslab_expansion_box.h, core/box/superslab_expansion_box.c
- Purpose: Safe SuperSlab expansion with TLS state guarantee
- Features:
  * Immediate slab 0 binding after expansion
  * TLS state snapshot and restoration
  * Design by Contract (pre/post-conditions, invariants)
  * Thread-safe with mutex protection

### 3. Comprehensive Integrity Checking System
- File: core/hakmem_tiny_integrity.h (NEW)
- Unified validation functions for all allocator subsystems
- Uninitialized memory pattern detection (0xa2, 0xcc, 0xdd, 0xfe)
- Pointer range validation (null-page, kernel-space)

### 4. P0 Bug Investigation - Root Cause Identified
**Bug**: SEGV at iteration 28440 (deterministic with seed 42)
**Pattern**: 0xa2a2a2a2a2a2a2a2 (uninitialized/ASan poisoning)
**Location**: TLS SLL (Single-Linked List) cache layer
**Root Cause**: Race condition or use-after-free in TLS list management (class 0)

**Detection**: Box I successfully caught invalid pointer at exact crash point

### 5. Defensive Improvements
- Defensive memset in SuperSlab allocation (all metadata arrays)
- Enhanced pointer validation with pattern detection
- BOX_BOUNDARY markers throughout codebase (beautiful modular design)
- 5 metadata invariant checks in allocation/free/refill paths

## Integration Points
- Modified 13 files with Box I/E integration
- Added 10+ BOX_BOUNDARY markers
- 5 critical integrity check points in P0 refill path

## Test Results (100K iterations)
- Baseline: 7.22M ops/s
- Hotpath ON: 8.98M ops/s (+24% improvement ✓)
- P0 Bug: Still crashes at 28440 iterations (TLS SLL race condition)
- Root cause: Identified but not yet fixed (requires deeper investigation)

## Performance
- Box I overhead: Zero in release builds (HAKMEM_INTEGRITY_LEVEL=0)
- Debug builds: Full validation enabled (HAKMEM_INTEGRITY_LEVEL=4)
- Beautiful modular design maintains clean separation of concerns

## Known Issues
- P0 Bug at 28440 iterations: Race condition in TLS SLL cache (class 0)
- Cause: Use-after-free or race in remote free draining
- Next step: Valgrind investigation to pinpoint exact corruption location

## Code Quality
- Total new code: ~1400 lines (Box I + Box E + integrity system)
- Design: Beautiful Box Theory with clear boundaries
- Modularity: Complete separation of concerns
- Documentation: Comprehensive inline comments and BOX_BOUNDARY markers

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6859d589ea Add Box 3 (Pointer Conversion Layer) and fix POOL_TLS_PHASE1 default
## Major Changes

### 1. Box 3: Pointer Conversion Module (NEW)
- File: core/box/ptr_conversion_box.h
- Purpose: Unified BASE ↔ USER pointer conversion (single source of truth)
- API: PTR_BASE_TO_USER(), PTR_USER_TO_BASE()
- Features: Zero-overhead inline, debug mode, NULL-safe, class 7 headerless support
- Design: Header-only, fully modular, no external dependencies

### 2. POOL_TLS_PHASE1 Default OFF (CRITICAL FIX)
- File: build.sh
- Change: POOL_TLS_PHASE1 now defaults to 0 (was hardcoded to 1)
- Impact: Eliminates pthread_mutex overhead on every free() (was causing 3.3x slowdown)
- Usage: Set POOL_TLS_PHASE1=1 env var to enable if needed

### 3. Pointer Conversion Fixes (PARTIAL)
- Files: core/box/front_gate_box.c, core/tiny_alloc_fast.inc.h, etc.
- Status: Partial implementation using Box 3 API
- Note: Work in progress, some conversions still need review

### 4. Performance Investigation Report (NEW)
- File: HOTPATH_PERFORMANCE_INVESTIGATION.md
- Findings:
  - Hotpath works (+24% vs baseline) after POOL_TLS fix
  - Still 9.2x slower than system malloc due to:
    * Heavy initialization (23.85% of cycles)
    * Syscall overhead (2,382 syscalls per 100K ops)
    * Workload mismatch (C7 1KB is 49.8%, but only C5 256B has hotpath)
    * 9.4x more instructions than system malloc

### 5. Known Issues
- SEGV at 20K-30K iterations (pre-existing bug, not related to pointer conversions)
- Root cause: Likely active counter corruption or TLS-SLL chain issues
- Status: Under investigation

## Performance Results (100K iterations, 256B)
- Baseline (Hotpath OFF): 7.22M ops/s
- Hotpath ON: 8.98M ops/s (+24% improvement ✓)
- System malloc: 82.2M ops/s (still 9.2x faster)

## Next Steps
- P0: Fix 20K-30K SEGV bug (GDB investigation needed)
- P1: Lazy initialization (+20-25% expected)
- P1: C7 (1KB) hotpath (+30-40% expected, biggest win)
- P2: Reduce syscalls (+15-20% expected)

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2025-11-12 01:01:23 +09:00
862e8ea7db Infrastructure and build updates
- Update build configuration and flags
- Add missing header files and dependencies
- Update TLS list implementation with proper scoping
- Fix various compilation warnings and issues
- Update debug ring and tiny allocation infrastructure
- Update benchmark results documentation

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5b31629650 tiny: fix TLS list next_off scope; default TLS_LIST=1; add sentinel guards; header-aware TLS ops; release quiet for benches 2025-11-11 10:00:36 +09:00
8aabee4392 Box TLS-SLL: fix splice head normalization and remove false misalignment guard; add header-aware linear link instrumentation; log splice details in debug.\n\n- Normalize head before publishing to TLS SLL (avoid user-ptr head)\n- Remove size-mod alignment guard (stride!=size); keep small-ptr fail-fast only\n- Drop heuristic base normalization to avoid corrupting base\n- Add [LINEAR_LINK]/[SPLICE_LINK]/[SPLICE_SET_HEAD] debug logs (debug-only)\n- Verified debug build on bench_fixed_size_hakmem with visible carve/splice traces 2025-11-11 00:02:24 +09:00
b09ba4d40d Box TLS-SLL + free boundary hardening: normalize C0–C6 to base (ptr-1) at free boundary; route all caches/freelists via base; replace remaining g_tls_sll_head direct writes with Box API (tls_sll_push/splice) in refill/magazine/ultra; keep C7 excluded. Fixes rbp=0xa0 free crash by preventing header overwrite and centralizing TLS-SLL invariants. 2025-11-10 16:48:20 +09:00
1b6624dec4 Fix debug build: gate Tiny observation snapshot in hakmem_tiny_stats.c behind HAKMEM_TINY_OBS_ENABLE to avoid incomplete TinyObsStats and missing globals. Now debug build passes, enabling C7 triage with fail‑fast guards. 2025-11-10 03:00:00 +09:00
94e7d54a17 Tiny P0/FC tuning: per-class FastCache caps honored; defaults C5=96, C7=48. Raise direct-FC drain threshold default to 64. Default class7 direct-FC OFF for stability. 256B fixed-size shows branch-miss drop (~11%→~8.9%) and ~4.5M ops/s on Ryzen 7 5825U. Note: 1KB fixed-size currently SEGVs even with direct-FC OFF, pointing to non-direct P0 path; propose gating P0 for C7 and triage next (adopt-before-map recheck, bounds asserts). Update CURRENT_TASK.md with changes and results path. 2025-11-10 00:25:02 +09:00
70ad1ffb87 Tiny: Enable P0→FC direct path for class7 (1KB) by default + docs
- Class7 (1KB): P0 direct-to-FastCache now default ON (HAKMEM_TINY_P0_DIRECT_FC_C7 unset or not '0').
- Keep A/B gates: HAKMEM_TINY_P0_ENABLE, HAKMEM_TINY_P0_DIRECT_FC (class5), HAKMEM_TINY_P0_DIRECT_FC_C7 (class7),
  HAKMEM_TINY_P0_DRAIN_THRESH (default 32), HAKMEM_TINY_P0_NO_DRAIN, HAKMEM_TINY_P0_LOG.
- P0 batch now supports class7 direct fill in addition to class5: gather (drain thresholded → freelist pop → linear carve)
  without writing into objects, then bulk-push into FC, update meta/active counters once.
- Docs: Update direct-FC defaults (class5+class7 ON) in docs/TINY_P0_BATCH_REFILL.md.

Notes
- Use tools/bench_rs_from_files.sh for RS(hakmem/system) to compare runs across CPUs.
- Next: parameter sweep for class7 (FC cap/batch limit/drain threshold) and perf counters A/B.
2025-11-09 23:15:02 +09:00