#!/usr/bin/env bash set -euo pipefail # Generate a compact "free-path review packet" for sharing with ChatGPT Pro. # Output: Markdown to stdout (copy/paste). # # Usage: # scripts/make_chatgpt_pro_packet_free_path.sh > /tmp/free_path_packet.md # # Notes: # - Extracts key functions with a simple brace counter. # - Clips each snippet to keep it shareable. root_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)" cd "${root_dir}" # Default clip is intentionally small; you can override via CLIP_LINES=... clip="${CLIP_LINES:-160}" need() { command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "[packet] missing $1" >&2; exit 1; }; } need awk need sed extract_func_n_clip() { local file="$1" local re="$2" local nth="$3" local clip_lines="$4" awk -v re="${re}" -v nth="${nth}" ' function count_char(s, c, i,n) { n=0; for (i=1;i<=length(s);i++) if (substr(s,i,1)==c) n++; return n } BEGIN { hit=0; started=0; depth=0; seen_open=0 } { if (!started) { if ($0 ~ re) { hit++; if (hit == nth) { started=1; } } } if (started) { print $0; depth += count_char($0, "{"); if (count_char($0, "{") > 0) seen_open=1; depth -= count_char($0, "}"); if (seen_open && depth <= 0) exit 0; } } ' "${file}" | sed -n "1,${clip_lines}p" } extract_func() { extract_func_n_clip "$1" "$2" 1 "${clip}" } md_code() { local lang="$1" local file="$2" echo "" echo "### \`${file}\`" echo "\`\`\`${lang}" cat echo "\`\`\`" } cat <<'MD' # Hakmem free-path review packet (compact) Goal: understand remaining fixed costs vs mimalloc/tcmalloc, with Box Theory (single boundary, reversible ENV gates). SSOT bench conditions (current practice): - `HAKMEM_PROFILE=MIXED_TINYV3_C7_SAFE` - `ITERS=20000000 WS=400 RUNS=10` - run via `scripts/run_mixed_10_cleanenv.sh` Request: 1) Where is the dominant fixed cost on free path now? 2) What structural change would give +5–10% without breaking Box Theory? 3) What NOT to do (layout tax pitfalls)? MD echo "" echo "## Code excerpts (clipped)" # We focus on the hot tiny-free pipeline (the most actionable for instruction/branch work). # If the reviewer needs wrapper/registry code too, we can provide a larger packet. # A) tiny_free_gate_try_fast(): user_ptr -> class_idx/base -> tiny_hot_free_fast()/fallback extract_func core/box/tiny_free_gate_box.h '^static inline int tiny_free_gate_try_fast\\(void\\* user_ptr\\)' | md_code c core/box/tiny_free_gate_box.h # B) free_tiny_fast(): main Tiny free dispatcher (hot/cold + env snapshot) extract_func_n_clip core/front/malloc_tiny_fast.h '^static inline int free_tiny_fast\\(void\\* ptr\\)' 1 220 | md_code c core/front/malloc_tiny_fast.h # C) tiny_hot_free_fast(): TLS unified cache push extract_func core/box/tiny_front_hot_box.h '^static inline int tiny_hot_free_fast\\(int class_idx, void\\* base\\)' | md_code c core/box/tiny_front_hot_box.h # D) tiny_legacy_fallback_free_base_with_env(): inline-slots cascade + unified_cache_push(_fast) extract_func_n_clip core/box/tiny_legacy_fallback_box.h '^static inline void tiny_legacy_fallback_free_base_with_env\\(void\\* base, uint32_t class_idx, const HakmemEnvSnapshot\\* env\\)' 1 260 | md_code c core/box/tiny_legacy_fallback_box.h cat <<'MD' ## Questions to answer (please be concrete) 1) In these snippets, which checks/branches are still "per-op fixed taxes" on the hot free path? - Please point to specific lines/conditions and estimate cost (branches/instructions or dependency chain). 2) Is `tiny_hot_free_fast()` already close to optimal, and the real bottleneck is upstream (user->base/classify/route)? - If yes, what’s the smallest structural refactor that removes that upstream fixed tax? 3) Should we introduce a "commit once" plan (freeze the chosen free path) — or is branch prediction already making lazy-init checks ~free here? - If "commit once", where should it live to avoid runtime gate overhead (bench_profile refresh boundary vs per-op)? 4) We have had many layout-tax regressions from code removal/reordering. - What patterns here are most likely to trigger layout tax if changed? - How would you stage a safe A/B (same binary, ENV toggle) for your proposal? 5) If you could change just ONE of: - pointer classification to base/class_idx, - route determination, - unified cache push/pop structure, which is highest ROI for +5–10% on WS=400? MD echo "" echo "[packet] done"