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Moe Charm (CI) 5ea6c1237b Tiny: add per-class refill count tuning infrastructure (ChatGPT)
External AI (ChatGPT Pro) implemented hierarchical refill count tuning:
- Move getenv() from hot path to init (performance hygiene)
- Add per-class granularity: global → hot/mid → per-class precedence
- Environment variables:
  * HAKMEM_TINY_REFILL_COUNT (global default)
  * HAKMEM_TINY_REFILL_COUNT_HOT (classes 0-3)
  * HAKMEM_TINY_REFILL_COUNT_MID (classes 4-7)
  * HAKMEM_TINY_REFILL_COUNT_C{0..7} (per-class override)

Performance impact: Neutral (no tuning applied yet, default=16)
- Larson 4-thread: 4.19M ops/s (unchanged)
- No measurable overhead from init-time parsing

Code quality improvement:
- Better separation: hot path reads plain ints (no syscalls)
- Future-proof: enables A/B testing per size class
- Documentation: ENV_VARS.md updated

Note: Per Ultrathink's advice, further tuning deferred until bottleneck
visualization (superslab_refill branch analysis) is complete.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: ChatGPT <external-ai@openai.com>
2025-11-05 17:45:11 +09:00

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// tiny_alloc_fast.inc.h - Box 5: Allocation Fast Path (3-4 instructions)
// Purpose: Ultra-fast TLS freelist pop (inspired by System tcache & Mid-Large HAKX +171%)
// Invariant: Hit rate > 95% → 3-4 instructions, Miss → refill from backend
// Design: "Simple Front + Smart Back" - Front is dumb & fast, Back is smart
#pragma once
#include "tiny_atomic.h"
#include "hakmem_tiny.h"
#include <stdio.h>
// ========== Debug Counters (compile-time gated) ==========
#if HAKMEM_DEBUG_COUNTERS
// Refill-stage counters (defined in hakmem_tiny.c)
extern unsigned long long g_rf_total_calls[];
extern unsigned long long g_rf_hit_bench[];
extern unsigned long long g_rf_hit_hot[];
extern unsigned long long g_rf_hit_mail[];
extern unsigned long long g_rf_hit_slab[];
extern unsigned long long g_rf_hit_ss[];
extern unsigned long long g_rf_hit_reg[];
extern unsigned long long g_rf_mmap_calls[];
// Publish hits (defined in hakmem_tiny.c)
extern unsigned long long g_pub_mail_hits[];
extern unsigned long long g_pub_bench_hits[];
extern unsigned long long g_pub_hot_hits[];
// Free pipeline (defined in hakmem_tiny.c)
extern unsigned long long g_free_via_tls_sll[];
#endif
// ========== Box 5: Allocation Fast Path ==========
// 箱理論の Fast Allocation 層。TLS freelist から直接 pop3-4命令
// 不変条件:
// - TLS freelist が非空なら即座に return (no lock, no sync)
// - Miss なら Backend (Box 3: SuperSlab) に委譲
// - Cross-thread allocation は考慮しないBackend が処理)
// External TLS variables (defined in hakmem_tiny.c)
extern __thread void* g_tls_sll_head[TINY_NUM_CLASSES];
extern __thread uint32_t g_tls_sll_count[TINY_NUM_CLASSES];
// External backend functions
extern int sll_refill_small_from_ss(int class_idx, int max_take);
extern void* hak_tiny_alloc_slow(size_t size, int class_idx);
extern int hak_tiny_size_to_class(size_t size);
// Global Front refill config (parsed at init; defined in hakmem_tiny.c)
extern int g_refill_count_global;
extern int g_refill_count_hot;
extern int g_refill_count_mid;
extern int g_refill_count_class[TINY_NUM_CLASSES];
// External macros
#ifndef HAK_RET_ALLOC
#define HAK_RET_ALLOC(cls, ptr) return (ptr)
#endif
// ========== RDTSC Profiling (lightweight) ==========
#ifdef __x86_64__
static inline uint64_t tiny_fast_rdtsc(void) {
unsigned int lo, hi;
__asm__ __volatile__ ("rdtsc" : "=a" (lo), "=d" (hi));
return ((uint64_t)hi << 32) | lo;
}
#else
static inline uint64_t tiny_fast_rdtsc(void) { return 0; }
#endif
// Per-thread profiling counters (enable with HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE=1)
static __thread uint64_t g_tiny_alloc_hits = 0;
static __thread uint64_t g_tiny_alloc_cycles = 0;
static __thread uint64_t g_tiny_refill_calls = 0;
static __thread uint64_t g_tiny_refill_cycles = 0;
static int g_tiny_profile_enabled = -1; // -1: uninitialized
static inline int tiny_profile_enabled(void) {
if (__builtin_expect(g_tiny_profile_enabled == -1, 0)) {
const char* env = getenv("HAKMEM_TINY_PROFILE");
g_tiny_profile_enabled = (env && *env && *env != '0') ? 1 : 0;
}
return g_tiny_profile_enabled;
}
// Print profiling results at exit
static void tiny_fast_print_profile(void) __attribute__((destructor));
static void tiny_fast_print_profile(void) {
if (!tiny_profile_enabled()) return;
if (g_tiny_alloc_hits == 0 && g_tiny_refill_calls == 0) return;
fprintf(stderr, "\n========== Box Theory Fast Path Profile ==========\n");
if (g_tiny_alloc_hits > 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[ALLOC HIT] count=%lu, avg_cycles=%lu\n",
(unsigned long)g_tiny_alloc_hits,
(unsigned long)(g_tiny_alloc_cycles / g_tiny_alloc_hits));
}
if (g_tiny_refill_calls > 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "[REFILL] count=%lu, avg_cycles=%lu\n",
(unsigned long)g_tiny_refill_calls,
(unsigned long)(g_tiny_refill_cycles / g_tiny_refill_calls));
}
fprintf(stderr, "===================================================\n\n");
}
// ========== Fast Path: TLS Freelist Pop (3-4 instructions) ==========
// Allocation fast path (inline for zero-cost)
// Returns: pointer on success, NULL on miss (caller should try refill/slow)
//
// Assembly (x86-64, optimized):
// mov rax, QWORD PTR g_tls_sll_head[class_idx] ; Load head
// test rax, rax ; Check NULL
// je .miss ; If empty, miss
// mov rdx, QWORD PTR [rax] ; Load next
// mov QWORD PTR g_tls_sll_head[class_idx], rdx ; Update head
// ret ; Return ptr
// .miss:
// ; Fall through to refill
//
// Expected: 3-4 instructions on hit (1 load, 1 test, 1 load, 1 store)
static inline void* tiny_alloc_fast_pop(int class_idx) {
uint64_t start = tiny_profile_enabled() ? tiny_fast_rdtsc() : 0;
// Box Boundary: TLS freelist の先頭を pop
// Ownership: TLS なので所有権チェック不要(同一スレッド保証)
void* head = g_tls_sll_head[class_idx];
if (__builtin_expect(head != NULL, 1)) {
// Fast path hit: 3 instructions
g_tls_sll_head[class_idx] = *(void**)head; // Pop: next = *head
// Optional: update count (for stats, can be disabled)
if (g_tls_sll_count[class_idx] > 0) {
g_tls_sll_count[class_idx]--;
}
#if HAKMEM_DEBUG_COUNTERS
// Track TLS freelist hits (compile-time gated, zero runtime cost when disabled)
g_free_via_tls_sll[class_idx]++;
#endif
if (start) {
g_tiny_alloc_cycles += (tiny_fast_rdtsc() - start);
g_tiny_alloc_hits++;
}
return head;
}
// Fast path miss → NULL (caller should refill)
return NULL;
}
// ========== Refill Path: Backend Integration ==========
// Refill TLS freelist from backend (SuperSlab/ACE/Learning layer)
// Returns: number of blocks refilled
//
// This integrates with existing HAKMEM infrastructure:
// - SuperSlab provides memory chunks
// - ACE provides adaptive capacity learning
// - L25 provides mid-large integration
//
// Refill count is tunable via HAKMEM_TINY_REFILL_COUNT (default: 32)
// - Smaller count (8-16): better for diverse workloads, faster warmup
// - Larger count (64-128): better for homogeneous workloads, fewer refills
static inline int tiny_alloc_fast_refill(int class_idx) {
uint64_t start = tiny_profile_enabled() ? tiny_fast_rdtsc() : 0;
// Tunable refill count (cached per-class in TLS for performance)
static __thread int s_refill_count[TINY_NUM_CLASSES] = {0};
int cnt = s_refill_count[class_idx];
if (__builtin_expect(cnt == 0, 0)) {
int def = 16; // Default: 16 (smaller = less overhead per refill)
int v = def;
// Resolve precedence without getenv on hot path (values parsed at init)
if (g_refill_count_class[class_idx] > 0) {
v = g_refill_count_class[class_idx];
} else if (class_idx <= 3 && g_refill_count_hot > 0) {
v = g_refill_count_hot;
} else if (class_idx >= 4 && g_refill_count_mid > 0) {
v = g_refill_count_mid;
} else if (g_refill_count_global > 0) {
v = g_refill_count_global;
}
// Clamp to sane range (avoid pathological cases)
if (v < 8) v = 8; // Minimum: avoid thrashing
if (v > 256) v = 256; // Maximum: avoid excessive TLS memory
s_refill_count[class_idx] = v;
cnt = v;
}
#if HAKMEM_DEBUG_COUNTERS
// Track refill calls (compile-time gated)
g_rf_total_calls[class_idx]++;
#endif
// Box Boundary: Delegate to Backend (Box 3: SuperSlab)
// This gives us ACE, Learning layer, L25 integration for free!
// Note: g_rf_hit_slab counter is incremented inside sll_refill_small_from_ss()
int refilled = sll_refill_small_from_ss(class_idx, cnt);
if (start) {
g_tiny_refill_cycles += (tiny_fast_rdtsc() - start);
g_tiny_refill_calls++;
}
return refilled;
}
// ========== Combined Fast Path (Alloc + Refill) ==========
// Complete fast path allocation (inline for zero-cost)
// Returns: pointer on success, NULL on failure (OOM or size too large)
//
// Flow:
// 1. TLS freelist pop (3-4 instructions) - Hit rate ~95%
// 2. Miss → Refill from backend (~5% cases)
// 3. Refill success → Retry pop
// 4. Refill failure → Slow path (OOM or new SuperSlab allocation)
//
// Example usage:
// void* ptr = tiny_alloc_fast(64);
// if (!ptr) {
// // OOM handling
// }
static inline void* tiny_alloc_fast(size_t size) {
// 1. Size → class index (inline, fast)
int class_idx = hak_tiny_size_to_class(size);
if (__builtin_expect(class_idx < 0, 0)) {
return NULL; // Size > 1KB, not Tiny
}
// 2. Fast path: TLS freelist pop (3-4 instructions, 95% hit rate)
void* ptr = tiny_alloc_fast_pop(class_idx);
if (__builtin_expect(ptr != NULL, 1)) {
HAK_RET_ALLOC(class_idx, ptr);
}
// 3. Miss: Refill from backend (Box 3: SuperSlab)
int refilled = tiny_alloc_fast_refill(class_idx);
if (__builtin_expect(refilled > 0, 1)) {
// Refill success → retry pop
ptr = tiny_alloc_fast_pop(class_idx);
if (ptr) {
HAK_RET_ALLOC(class_idx, ptr);
}
}
// 4. Refill failure or still empty → slow path (OOM or new SuperSlab)
// Box Boundary: Delegate to Slow Path (Box 3 backend)
ptr = hak_tiny_alloc_slow(size, class_idx);
if (ptr) {
HAK_RET_ALLOC(class_idx, ptr);
}
return ptr; // NULL if OOM
}
// ========== Push to TLS Freelist (for free path) ==========
// Push block to TLS freelist (used by free fast path)
// This is a "helper" for Box 6 (Free Fast Path)
//
// Invariant: ptr must belong to current thread (no ownership check here)
// Caller (Box 6) is responsible for ownership verification
static inline void tiny_alloc_fast_push(int class_idx, void* ptr) {
// Box Boundary: Push to TLS freelist
*(void**)ptr = g_tls_sll_head[class_idx];
g_tls_sll_head[class_idx] = ptr;
g_tls_sll_count[class_idx]++;
}
// ========== Statistics & Diagnostics ==========
// Get TLS freelist stats (for debugging/profiling)
typedef struct {
int class_idx;
void* head;
uint32_t count;
} TinyAllocFastStats;
static inline TinyAllocFastStats tiny_alloc_fast_stats(int class_idx) {
TinyAllocFastStats stats = {
.class_idx = class_idx,
.head = g_tls_sll_head[class_idx],
.count = g_tls_sll_count[class_idx]
};
return stats;
}
// Reset TLS freelist (for testing/benchmarking)
// WARNING: This leaks memory! Only use in controlled test environments.
static inline void tiny_alloc_fast_reset(int class_idx) {
g_tls_sll_head[class_idx] = NULL;
g_tls_sll_count[class_idx] = 0;
}
// ========== Performance Notes ==========
//
// Expected metrics (based on System tcache & HAKX +171% results):
// - Fast path hit rate: 95%+ (workload dependent)
// - Fast path latency: 3-4 instructions (1-2 cycles on modern CPUs)
// - Miss penalty: ~20-50 instructions (refill from SuperSlab)
// - Throughput improvement: +10-25% vs current multi-layer design
//
// Key optimizations:
// 1. `__builtin_expect` for branch prediction (hot path first)
// 2. `static inline` for zero-cost abstraction
// 3. TLS variables (no atomic ops, no locks)
// 4. Minimal work in fast path (defer stats/accounting to backend)
//
// Comparison with current design:
// - Current: 20+ instructions (Magazine → SuperSlab → ACE → ...)
// - New: 3-4 instructions (TLS freelist pop only)
// - Reduction: -80% instructions in hot path
//
// Inspired by:
// - System tcache (glibc malloc) - 3-4 instruction fast path
// - HAKX Mid-Large (+171%) - "Simple Front + Smart Back"
// - Box Theory - Clear boundaries, minimal coupling