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6154e7656c 根治修正: unified_cache_refill SEGVAULT + コンパイラ最適化対策
問題:
  - リリース版sh8benchでunified_cache_refill+0x46fでSEGVAULT
  - コンパイラ最適化により、ヘッダー書き込みとtiny_next_read()の
    順序が入れ替わり、破損したポインタをout[]に格納

根本原因:
  - ヘッダー書き込みがtiny_next_read()の後にあった
  - volatile barrierがなく、コンパイラが自由に順序を変更
  - ASan版では最適化が制限されるため問題が隠蔽されていた

修正内容(P1-P3):

P1: unified_cache_refill SEGVAULT修正 (core/front/tiny_unified_cache.c:341-350)
  - ヘッダー書き込みをtiny_next_read()の前に移動
  - __atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_RELEASE)追加
  - コンパイラ最適化による順序入れ替えを防止

P2: 二重書き込み削除 (core/box/tiny_front_cold_box.h:75-82)
  - tiny_region_id_write_header()削除
  - unified_cache_refillが既にヘッダー書き込み済み
  - 不要なメモリ操作を削除して効率化

P3: tiny_next_read()安全性強化 (core/tiny_nextptr.h:73-86)
  - __atomic_thread_fence(__ATOMIC_ACQUIRE)追加
  - メモリ操作の順序を保証

P4: ヘッダー書き込みデフォルトON (core/tiny_region_id.h - ChatGPT修正)
  - g_write_headerのデフォルトを1に変更
  - HAKMEM_TINY_WRITE_HEADER=0で旧挙動に戻せる

テスト結果:
   unified_cache_refill SEGVAULT: 解消(sh8bench実行可能に)
   TLS_SLL_HDR_RESET: まだ発生中(別の根本原因、調査継続)

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2025-12-03 09:57:12 +09:00
c04cccf723 Phase 6-A: Clarify debug-only validation (code readability, no perf change)
Explicitly guard SuperSlab validation with #if !HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE
to document that this code is debug-only.

Changes:
- core/tiny_region_id.h: Add #if !HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE guard around
  hak_super_lookup() validation code (lines 199-239)
- Improves code readability: Makes debug-only intent explicit
- Self-documenting: No need to check Makefile to understand behavior
- Defensive: Works correctly even if LTO is disabled

Performance Impact:
- Measured: +1.67% (bench_random_mixed), +1.33% (bench_mid_mt_gap)
- Expected: +12-15% (based on initial perf interpretation)
- Actual: NO measurable improvement (within noise margin ±3.6%)

Root Cause (Investigation):
- Compiler (LTO) already eliminated hak_super_lookup() automatically
- The function never existed in compiled binary (verified via nm/objdump)
- Default Makefile has -DHAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE=1 + -flto
- perf's "15.84% CPU" was misattributed (was free(), not hak_super_lookup)

Conclusion:
This change provides NO performance benefit, but IMPROVES code clarity
by making the debug-only nature explicit rather than relying on
implicit compiler optimization.

Files:
- core/tiny_region_id.h - Add explicit debug guard
- PHASE6A_DISCREPANCY_INVESTIGATION.md - Full investigation report

Lessons Learned:
1. Always verify assembly output before claiming optimizations
2. perf attribution can be misleading - cross-reference with symbols
3. LTO is extremely aggressive at dead code elimination
4. Small improvements (<2× stdev) need statistical validation

See PHASE6A_DISCREPANCY_INVESTIGATION.md for complete analysis.

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2025-11-29 15:22:31 +09:00
20f8d6f179 Cleanup: Add tiny_debug_api.h to eliminate guard/failfast implicit warnings
Created central header for debug instrumentation API to fix implicit
function declaration warnings across the codebase.

Changes:
1. Created core/tiny_debug_api.h
   - Declares guard system API (3 functions)
   - Declares failfast debugging API (3 functions)
   - Uses forward declarations for SuperSlab/TinySlabMeta

2. Updated 3 files to include tiny_debug_api.h:
   - core/tiny_region_id.h (removed inline externs)
   - core/hakmem_tiny_tls_ops.h
   - core/tiny_superslab_alloc.inc.h

Warnings eliminated (6 of 11 total):
 tiny_guard_is_enabled()
 tiny_guard_on_alloc()
 tiny_guard_on_invalid()
 tiny_failfast_log()
 tiny_failfast_abort_ptr()
 tiny_refill_failfast_level()

Remaining warnings (deferred to P1):
- ss_active_add (2 occurrences)
- expand_superslab_head
- hkm_ace_set_tls_capacity
- smallmid_backend_free

Impact:
- Cleaner build output
- Better type safety for debug functions
- No behavior changes

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2025-11-29 06:47:13 +09:00
6ac6f5ae1b Refactor: Split hakmem_tiny_superslab.c + unified backend exit point
Major refactoring to improve maintainability and debugging:

1. Split hakmem_tiny_superslab.c (1521 lines) into 7 focused files:
   - superslab_allocate.c: SuperSlab allocation/deallocation
   - superslab_backend.c: Backend allocation paths (legacy, shared)
   - superslab_ace.c: ACE (Adaptive Cache Engine) logic
   - superslab_slab.c: Slab initialization and bitmap management
   - superslab_cache.c: LRU cache and prewarm cache management
   - superslab_head.c: SuperSlabHead management and expansion
   - superslab_stats.c: Statistics tracking and debugging

2. Created hakmem_tiny_superslab_internal.h for shared declarations

3. Added superslab_return_block() as single exit point for header writing:
   - All backend allocations now go through this helper
   - Prevents bugs where headers are forgotten in some paths
   - Makes future debugging easier

4. Updated Makefile for new file structure

5. Added header writing to ss_legacy_backend_box.c and
   ss_unified_backend_box.c (though not currently linked)

Note: Header corruption bug in Larson benchmark still exists.
Class 1-6 allocations go through TLS refill/carve paths, not backend.
Further investigation needed.

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2025-11-29 05:13:04 +09:00
912123cbbe P3: Skip header write in alloc path when class_map is active
Skip the 1-byte header write in tiny_region_id_write_header() when class_map
is active (default). class_map provides out-of-band class_idx lookup, making
the header byte unnecessary for the free path.

Changes:
- Add ENV-gated conditional to skip header write (default: skip)
- ENV: HAKMEM_TINY_WRITE_HEADER=1 to force header write (legacy mode)
- Memory layout preserved: user pointer = base + 1 (1B unused when skipped)

Performance improvement:
- tiny_hot 64B: 83.5M → 84.2M ops/sec (+0.8%)
- random_mixed ws=256: 68.1M → 72.2M ops/sec (+6%)

The header skip reduces one store instruction per allocation, which is
particularly beneficial for mixed-size workloads like random_mixed.

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2025-11-28 14:46:55 +09:00
316ea4dfd6 ENV Cleanup Step 4: Gate HAKMEM_WATCH_ADDR in tiny_region_id.h
Gate get_watch_addr() debug functionality with HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE,
returning 0 in release builds to disable address watching overhead.

Performance: 30.31M ops/s (baseline: 30.2M)

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2025-11-28 00:47:16 +09:00
0a8bdb8b18 Fix release build debug logging in tiny_region_id.h
The allocation logging at line 236-249 was missing the
#if !HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE guard, causing fprintf(stderr)
on every allocation even in release builds.

Impact: 19.8M ops/s → 28.0M ops/s (+42%)

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2025-11-27 11:58:00 +09:00
d8e3971dc2 Fix cross-thread ownership check: Use bits 8-15 for owner_tid_low
Problem:
- TLS_SLL_PUSH_DUP crash in Larson multi-threaded benchmark
- Cross-thread frees incorrectly routed to same-thread TLS path
- Root cause: pthread_t on glibc is 256-byte aligned (TCB base)
  so lower 8 bits are ALWAYS 0x00 for ALL threads

Fix:
- Change owner_tid_low from (tid & 0xFF) to ((tid >> 8) & 0xFF)
- Bits 8-15 actually vary between threads, enabling correct detection
- Applied consistently across all ownership check locations:
  - superslab_inline.h: ss_owner_try_acquire/release/is_mine
  - slab_handle.h: slab_try_acquire
  - tiny_free_fast.inc.h: tiny_free_is_same_thread_ss
  - tiny_free_fast_v2.inc.h: cross-thread detection
  - tiny_superslab_free.inc.h: same-thread check
  - ss_allocation_box.c: slab initialization
  - hakmem_tiny_superslab.c: ownership handling

Also added:
- Address watcher debug infrastructure (tiny_region_id.h)
- Cross-thread detection in malloc_tiny_fast.h Front Gate

Test results:
- Larson 1T/2T/4T: PASS (no TLS_SLL_PUSH_DUP crash)
- random_mixed: PASS
- Performance: ~20M ops/s (regression from 48M, needs optimization)

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2025-11-27 11:52:11 +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
72b38bc994 Phase E3-FINAL: Fix Box API offset bugs - ALL classes now use correct offsets
## Root Cause Analysis (GPT5)

**Physical Layout Constraints**:
- Class 0: 8B = [1B header][7B payload] → offset 1 = 9B needed =  IMPOSSIBLE
- Class 1-6: >=16B = [1B header][15B+ payload] → offset 1 =  POSSIBLE
- Class 7: 1KB → offset 0 (compatibility)

**Correct Specification**:
- HAKMEM_TINY_HEADER_CLASSIDX != 0:
  - Class 0, 7: next at offset 0 (overwrites header when on freelist)
  - Class 1-6: next at offset 1 (after header)
- HAKMEM_TINY_HEADER_CLASSIDX == 0:
  - All classes: next at offset 0

**Previous Bug**:
- Attempted "ALL classes offset 1" unification
- Class 0 with offset 1 caused immediate SEGV (9B > 8B block size)
- Mixed 2-arg/3-arg API caused confusion

## Fixes Applied

### 1. Restored 3-Argument Box API (core/box/tiny_next_ptr_box.h)
```c
// Correct signatures
void tiny_next_write(int class_idx, void* base, void* next_value)
void* tiny_next_read(int class_idx, const void* base)

// Correct offset calculation
size_t offset = (class_idx == 0 || class_idx == 7) ? 0 : 1;
```

### 2. Updated 123+ Call Sites Across 34 Files
- hakmem_tiny_hot_pop_v4.inc.h (4 locations)
- hakmem_tiny_fastcache.inc.h (3 locations)
- hakmem_tiny_tls_list.h (12 locations)
- superslab_inline.h (5 locations)
- tiny_fastcache.h (3 locations)
- ptr_trace.h (macro definitions)
- tls_sll_box.h (2 locations)
- + 27 additional files

Pattern: `tiny_next_read(base)` → `tiny_next_read(class_idx, base)`
Pattern: `tiny_next_write(base, next)` → `tiny_next_write(class_idx, base, next)`

### 3. Added Sentinel Detection Guards
- tiny_fast_push(): Block nodes with sentinel in ptr or ptr->next
- tls_list_push(): Block nodes with sentinel in ptr or ptr->next
- Defense-in-depth against remote free sentinel leakage

## Verification (GPT5 Report)

**Test Command**: `./out/release/bench_random_mixed_hakmem --iterations=70000`

**Results**:
-  Main loop completed successfully
-  Drain phase completed successfully
-  NO SEGV (previous crash at iteration 66151 is FIXED)
- ℹ️ Final log: "tiny_alloc(1024) failed" is normal fallback to Mid/ACE layers

**Analysis**:
- Class 0 immediate SEGV:  RESOLVED (correct offset 0 now used)
- 66K iteration crash:  RESOLVED (offset consistency fixed)
- Box API conflicts:  RESOLVED (unified 3-arg API)

## Technical Details

### Offset Logic Justification
```
Class 0:  8B block → next pointer (8B) fits ONLY at offset 0
Class 1: 16B block → next pointer (8B) fits at offset 1 (after 1B header)
Class 2: 32B block → next pointer (8B) fits at offset 1
...
Class 6: 512B block → next pointer (8B) fits at offset 1
Class 7: 1024B block → offset 0 for legacy compatibility
```

### Files Modified (Summary)
- Core API: `box/tiny_next_ptr_box.h`
- Hot paths: `hakmem_tiny_hot_pop*.inc.h`, `tiny_fastcache.h`
- TLS layers: `hakmem_tiny_tls_list.h`, `hakmem_tiny_tls_ops.h`
- SuperSlab: `superslab_inline.h`, `tiny_superslab_*.inc.h`
- Refill: `hakmem_tiny_refill.inc.h`, `tiny_refill_opt.h`
- Free paths: `tiny_free_magazine.inc.h`, `tiny_superslab_free.inc.h`
- Documentation: Multiple Phase E3 reports

## Remaining Work

None for Box API offset bugs - all structural issues resolved.

Future enhancements (non-critical):
- Periodic `grep -R '*(void**)' core/` to detect direct pointer access violations
- Enforce Box API usage via static analysis
- Document offset rationale in architecture docs

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-13 06:50:20 +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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Co-Authored-By: Task Agent <task@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: ChatGPT <chatgpt@openai.com>
2025-11-12 10:33:57 +09:00
dde490f842 Phase 7: header-aware TLS front caches and FG gating
- core/hakmem_tiny_fastcache.inc.h: make tiny_fast_pop/push read/write next at base+1 for C0–C6; clear C7 next on pop
- core/hakmem_tiny_hot_pop.inc.h: header-aware next reads for g_fast_head pops (classes 0–3)
- core/tiny_free_magazine.inc.h: header-aware chain linking for BG spill chain (base+1 for C0–C6)
- core/box/front_gate_classifier.c: registry fallback classifies headerless only for class 7; others as headered

Build OK; bench_fixed_size_hakmem still SIGBUS right after init. FREE_ROUTE trace shows invalid frees (ptr=0xa0, etc.). Next steps: instrument early frees and audit remaining header-aware writes in any front caches not yet patched.
2025-11-10 18:04:08 +09:00
1010a961fb Tiny: fix header/stride mismatch and harden refill paths
- Root cause: header-based class indexing (HEADER_CLASSIDX=1) wrote a 1-byte
  header during allocation, but linear carve/refill and initial slab capacity
  still used bare class block sizes. This mismatch could overrun slab usable
  space and corrupt freelists, causing reproducible SEGV at ~100k iters.

Changes
- Superslab: compute capacity with effective stride (block_size + header for
  classes 0..6; class7 remains headerless) in superslab_init_slab(). Add a
  debug-only bound check in superslab_alloc_from_slab() to fail fast if carve
  would exceed usable bytes.
- Refill (non-P0 and P0): use header-aware stride for all linear carving and
  TLS window bump operations. Ensure alignment/validation in tiny_refill_opt.h
  also uses stride, not raw class size.
- Drain: keep existing defense-in-depth for remote sentinel and sanitize nodes
  before splicing into freelist (already present).

Notes
- This unifies the memory layout across alloc/linear-carve/refill with a single
  stride definition and keeps class7 (1024B) headerless as designed.
- Debug builds add fail-fast checks; release builds remain lean.

Next
- Re-run Tiny benches (256/1024B) in debug to confirm stability, then in
  release. If any remaining crash persists, bisect with HAKMEM_TINY_P0_BATCH_REFILL=0
  to isolate P0 batch carve, and continue reducing branch-miss as planned.
2025-11-09 18:55:50 +09:00
0da9f8cba3 Phase 7 + Pool TLS 1.5b stabilization:\n- Add build hygiene (dep tracking, flag consistency, print-flags)\n- Add build.sh + verify_build.sh (unified recipe, freshness check)\n- Quiet verbose logs behind HAKMEM_DEBUG_VERBOSE\n- A/B free safety via HAKMEM_TINY_SAFE_FREE (mincore strict vs boundary)\n- Tweak Tiny header path to reduce noise; Pool TLS free guard optimized\n- Fix mimalloc link retention (--no-as-needed + force symbol)\n- Add docs/BUILD_PHASE7_POOL_TLS.md (cheatsheet) 2025-11-09 11:50:18 +09:00
7975e243ee Phase 7 Task 3: Pre-warm TLS cache (+180-280% improvement!)
MAJOR SUCCESS: HAKMEM now achieves 85-92% of System malloc on tiny
allocations (128-512B) and BEATS System at 146% on 1024B allocations!

Performance Results:
- Random Mixed 128B: 21M → 59M ops/s (+181%) 🚀
- Random Mixed 256B: 19M → 70M ops/s (+268%) 🚀
- Random Mixed 512B: 21M → 68M ops/s (+224%) 🚀
- Random Mixed 1024B: 21M → 65M ops/s (+210%, 146% of System!) 🏆
- Larson 1T: 2.68M ops/s (stable, no regression)

Implementation:
1. Task 3a: Remove profiling overhead in release builds
   - Wrapped RDTSC calls in #if !HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE
   - Compiler can eliminate profiling code completely
   - Effect: +2% (2.68M → 2.73M Larson)

2. Task 3b: Simplify refill logic
   - Use constants from hakmem_build_flags.h
   - TLS cache already optimal
   - Effect: No regression

3. Task 3c: Pre-warm TLS cache (GAME CHANGER!)
   - Pre-allocate 16 blocks per class at init
   - Eliminates cold-start penalty
   - Effect: +180-280% improvement 🚀

Root Cause:
The bottleneck was cold-start, not the hot path! First allocation in
each class triggered a SuperSlab refill (100+ cycles). Pre-warming
eliminated this penalty, revealing Phase 7's true potential.

Files Modified:
- core/hakmem_tiny.c: Pre-warm function implementation
- core/box/hak_core_init.inc.h: Pre-warm initialization call
- core/tiny_alloc_fast.inc.h: Profiling overhead removal
- core/hakmem_phase7_config.h: Task 3 constants (NEW)
- core/hakmem_build_flags.h: Phase 7 feature flags
- Makefile: PREWARM_TLS flag, phase7 targets
- CLAUDE.md: Phase 7 success summary
- PHASE7_TASK3_RESULTS.md: Comprehensive results report (NEW)

Build:
make HEADER_CLASSIDX=1 AGGRESSIVE_INLINE=1 PREWARM_TLS=1 phase7-bench

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2025-11-08 12:54:52 +09:00
4983352812 Perf: Phase 7-1.3 - Hybrid mincore + Macro fix (+194-333%)
## Summary
Fixed CRITICAL bottleneck (mincore overhead) and macro definition bug.
Result: 2-3x performance improvement across all benchmarks.

## Performance Results
- Larson 1T: 631K → 2.73M ops/s (+333%) 🚀
- bench_random_mixed (128B): 768K → 2.26M ops/s (+194%) 🚀
- bench_random_mixed (512B): → 1.43M ops/s (new)
- [HEADER_INVALID] messages: Many → ~Zero 

## Changes

### 1. Hybrid mincore Optimization (317-634x faster)
**Problem**: `hak_is_memory_readable()` calls mincore() syscall on EVERY free
- Cost: 634 cycles/call
- Impact: 40x slower than System malloc

**Solution**: Check alignment BEFORE calling mincore()
- Step 1 (1-byte header): `if ((ptr & 0xFFF) == 0)` → only 0.1% call mincore
- Step 2 (16-byte header): `if ((ptr & 0xFFF) < HEADER_SIZE)` → only 0.4% call mincore
- Result: 634 → 1-2 cycles effective (99.6% skip mincore)

**Files**:
- core/tiny_free_fast_v2.inc.h:53-71 - Step 1 hybrid check
- core/box/hak_free_api.inc.h:94-107 - Step 2 hybrid check
- core/hakmem_internal.h:281-312 - Performance warning added

### 2. HAK_RET_ALLOC Macro Fix (CRITICAL BUG)
**Problem**: Macro definition order prevented Phase 7 header write
- hakmem_tiny.c:130 defined legacy macro (no header write)
- tiny_alloc_fast.inc.h:67 had `#ifndef` guard → skipped!
- Result: Headers NEVER written → All frees failed → Slow path

**Solution**: Force Phase 7 macro to override legacy
- hakmem_tiny.c:119 - Added `#ifndef HAK_RET_ALLOC` guard
- tiny_alloc_fast.inc.h:69-72 - Added `#undef` before redefine

### 3. Magic Byte Fix
**Problem**: Release builds don't write magic byte, but free ALWAYS checks it
- Result: All headers marked as invalid

**Solution**: ALWAYS write magic byte (same 1-byte write, no overhead)
- tiny_region_id.h:50-54 - Removed `#if !HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE` guard

## Technical Details

### Hybrid mincore Effectiveness
| Case | Frequency | Cost | Weighted |
|------|-----------|------|----------|
| Normal (Step 1) | 99.9% | 1-2 cycles | 1-2 |
| Page boundary | 0.1% | 634 cycles | 0.6 |
| **Total** | - | - | **1.6-2.6 cycles** |

**Improvement**: 634 → 1.6 cycles = **317-396x faster!**

### Macro Fix Impact
**Before**: HAK_RET_ALLOC(cls, ptr) → return (ptr)  // No header write
**After**: HAK_RET_ALLOC(cls, ptr) → return tiny_region_id_write_header((ptr), (cls))

**Result**: Headers properly written → Fast path works → +194-333% performance

## Investigation
Task Agent Ultrathink analysis identified:
1. mincore() syscall overhead (634 cycles)
2. Macro definition order conflict
3. Release/Debug build mismatch (magic byte)

Full report: PHASE7_DESIGN_REVIEW.md (23KB, 758 lines)

## Related
- Phase 7-1.0: PoC implementation (+39%~+436%)
- Phase 7-1.1: Dual-header dispatch (Task Agent)
- Phase 7-1.2: Page boundary SEGV fix (100% crash-free)
- Phase 7-1.3: Hybrid mincore + Macro fix (this commit)

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-08 04:50:41 +09:00
48fadea590 Phase 7-1.1: Fix 1024B crash (header validation + malloc fallback)
Fixed critical bugs preventing Phase 7 from working with 1024B allocations.

## Bug Fixes (by Task Agent Ultrathink)

1. **Header Validation Missing in Release Builds**
   - `core/tiny_region_id.h:73-97` - Removed `#if !HAKMEM_BUILD_RELEASE`
   - Always validate magic byte and class_idx (prevents SEGV on Mid/Large)

2. **1024B Malloc Fallback Missing**
   - `core/box/hak_alloc_api.inc.h:35-49` - Direct fallback to malloc
   - Phase 7 rejects 1024B (needs header) → skip ACE → use malloc

## Test Results

| Test | Result |
|------|--------|
| 128B, 512B, 1023B (Tiny) | +39%~+436%  |
| 1024B only (100 allocs) | 100% success  |
| Mixed 128B+1024B (200) | 100% success  |
| bench_random_mixed 1024B | Still crashes  |

## Known Issue

`bench_random_mixed` with 1024B still crashes (intermittent SEGV).
Simple tests pass, suggesting issue is with complex allocation patterns.
Investigation pending.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Task Agent Ultrathink
2025-11-08 03:35:07 +09:00
6b1382959c Phase 7-1 PoC: Region-ID Direct Lookup (+39%~+436% improvement!)
Implemented ultra-fast header-based free path that eliminates SuperSlab
lookup bottleneck (100+ cycles → 5-10 cycles).

## Key Changes

1. **Smart Headers** (core/tiny_region_id.h):
   - 1-byte header before each allocation stores class_idx
   - Memory layout: [Header: 1B] [User data: N-1B]
   - Overhead: <2% average (0% for Slab[0] using wasted padding)

2. **Ultra-Fast Allocation** (core/tiny_alloc_fast.inc.h):
   - Write header at base: *base = class_idx
   - Return user pointer: base + 1

3. **Ultra-Fast Free** (core/tiny_free_fast_v2.inc.h):
   - Read class_idx from header (ptr-1): 2-3 cycles
   - Push base (ptr-1) to TLS freelist: 3-5 cycles
   - Total: 5-10 cycles (vs 500+ cycles current!)

4. **Free Path Integration** (core/box/hak_free_api.inc.h):
   - Removed SuperSlab lookup from fast path
   - Direct header validation (no lookup needed!)

5. **Size Class Adjustment** (core/hakmem_tiny.h):
   - Max tiny size: 1023B (was 1024B)
   - 1024B requests → Mid allocator fallback

## Performance Results

| Size | Baseline | Phase 7 | Improvement |
|------|----------|---------|-------------|
| 128B | 1.22M | 6.54M | **+436%** 🚀 |
| 512B | 1.22M | 1.70M | **+39%** |
| 1023B | 1.22M | 1.92M | **+57%** |

## Build & Test

Enable Phase 7:
  make HEADER_CLASSIDX=1 bench_random_mixed_hakmem

Run benchmark:
  HAKMEM_TINY_USE_SUPERSLAB=1 ./bench_random_mixed_hakmem 10000 128 1234567

## Known Issues

- 1024B requests fallback to Mid allocator (by design)
- Target 40-60M ops/s not yet reached (current: 1.7-6.5M)
- Further optimization needed (TLS capacity tuning, refill optimization)

## Credits

Design: ChatGPT Pro Ultrathink, Claude Code
Implementation: Claude Code with Task Agent Ultrathink support

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-11-08 03:18:17 +09:00