Phase 5 E5-3: Candidate Analysis (All DEFERRED) + E5-4 Instructions
E5-3 Analysis Results:
- free_tiny_fast_cold (7.14%): DEFER - cold path, low ROI
- unified_cache_push (3.39%): DEFER - already optimized
- hakmem_env_snapshot_enabled (2.97%): DEFER - low headroom
Key Insight: perf self% is time-weighted, not frequency-weighted.
Cold paths appear hot but have low total impact.
Next: E5-4 (Malloc Tiny Direct Path)
- Apply E5-1 winning pattern to malloc side
- Target: tiny_alloc_gate_fast() gate tax elimination
- ENV gate: HAKMEM_MALLOC_TINY_DIRECT=0/1
Files added:
- docs/analysis/PHASE5_E5_3_ANALYSIS_AND_RECOMMENDATIONS.md
- docs/analysis/PHASE5_E5_4_MALLOC_TINY_DIRECT_NEXT_INSTRUCTIONS.md
- core/box/free_cold_shape_env_box.{h,c} (research box, not tested)
- core/box/free_cold_shape_stats_box.{h,c} (research box, not tested)
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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