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Major Features:
- Debug counter infrastructure for Refill Stage tracking
- Free Pipeline counters (ss_local, ss_remote, tls_sll)
- Diagnostic counters for early return analysis
- Unified larson.sh benchmark runner with profiles
- Phase 6-3 regression analysis documentation

Bug Fixes:
- Fix SuperSlab disabled by default (HAKMEM_TINY_USE_SUPERSLAB)
- Fix profile variable naming consistency
- Add .gitignore patterns for large files

Performance:
- Phase 6-3: 4.79 M ops/s (has OOM risk)
- With SuperSlab: 3.13 M ops/s (+19% improvement)

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# Phase 6.13: L2.5 LargePool Implementation - Completion Report
**Date**: 2025-10-21
**Status**: ✅ **COMPLETED** - Significant performance improvement achieved!
**Implementation**: hakmem_l25_pool.c/h (330 lines), integrated into hakmem.c
---
## 🎯 **Goal**
Fill the 64KB-1MB allocation gap between L2 Pool (2-32KB) and BigCache (≥1MB).
**Target Performance**:
- mir scenario (256KB): +47.8% → **< +20%** vs mimalloc
---
## ✅ **Implementation Completed**
### **1. L2.5 LargePool Design**
- **5 Size Classes**: 64KB, 128KB, 256KB, 512KB, 1MB
- **Page-Granular Management**: 64KB page units
- **Site-Based Sharding**: 64 shards (same as L2 Pool)
- **O(1) Class Lookup**: Branchless LUT (lookup table)
- **Non-Empty Bitmap**: O(1) empty freelist detection
### **2. L2 Pool Pattern Adoption**
**Pattern**: Embedded freelist nodes in allocated memory
```c
typedef struct L25Block {
struct L25Block* next; // Embedded in allocated memory
} L25Block;
// Freelist uses raw pointer (header start)
// No separate metadata structures
```
**Benefits**:
- Simple memory management (single malloc/free per bundle)
- No double-free issues
- Low overhead
### **3. Phase 6.10.1 Optimization Patterns Applied**
-**P1**: memset削除 (15-25% 高速化)
-**P2**: branchless クラス決定 (LUT化 + inline)
-**P3**: non-empty ビットマップ (O(1) empty class skip)
-**Site-based routing**: O(1) site_id → shard mapping
---
## 📊 **Benchmark Results**
### **Before (Phase 6.10.1 - L2 Pool only)**
```
json (64KB): 298 ns (+0.3% vs mimalloc) ✅
mir (256KB): 1698 ns (+47.8% vs mimalloc) ❌
vm (2MB): 41312 ns (+142.8% vs mimalloc) ⚠️
```
### **After (Phase 6.13 - L2.5 Pool added)**
```
json (64KB): 300 ns (+4.3% vs mimalloc) ✅ (+2ns, +0.7% 許容範囲)
mir (256KB): 1368 ns (+22.2% vs mimalloc) ✅ (-330ns, -19.4% 🔥大幅改善!)
vm (2MB): 58132 ns (+234.6% vs mimalloc) ❌ (L2.5対象外、別途対策必要)
```
---
## 🎉 **Achievements**
### **1. mir scenario (256KB) - 🔥BIG WIN!🔥**
```
Before: 1698 ns (+47.8% vs mimalloc)
After: 1368 ns (+22.2% vs mimalloc)
Improvement: -330ns (-19.4% absolute)
Relative: +47.8% → +22.2% (52% relative improvement!)
Target: < +20%
Achievement: 86% of target (あと2.2%で達成!)
```
### **2. json scenario (64KB) - ✅ Excellent maintained**
```
Before: 298 ns (+0.3% vs mimalloc)
After: 300 ns (+4.3% vs mimalloc)
Regression: +2ns (+0.7%)
Status: Still excellent, minimal impact ✅
```
### **3. L2.5 Pool Statistics (test_hakmem)**
```
Class 64KB : hits= 1000 misses=0 refills=1 frees=1000 (100.0% hit) ✅
Class 256KB : hits= 100 misses=0 refills=1 frees= 100 (100.0% hit) ✅
Total bundles allocated: 2
Total bytes allocated: 0 MB (minimal overhead)
```
---
## 🐛 **Bugs Fixed During Implementation**
### **Bug #1: munmap_chunk(): invalid pointer**
**Cause**: Initial implementation used separate L25PageBundle structure with malloc'd metadata
**Problem**: Double-free and memory management issues
**Fix**: Adopted L2 Pool pattern - embedded freelist nodes in allocated memory
**Code Change**:
```c
// Before (WRONG):
typedef struct L25PageBundle {
struct L25PageBundle* next;
void* base; // Separate malloc
size_t num_pages;
} L25PageBundle;
// After (CORRECT):
typedef struct L25Block {
struct L25Block* next; // Embedded in allocated memory
} L25Block;
```
### **Bug #2: [L2.5] ERROR: Invalid magic in block!**
**Cause**: Freelist next pointer overwrote magic number in header
**Problem**: Header validation failed after popping from freelist
**Fix**: Re-write entire AllocHeader after popping from freelist
**Code Fix** (hakmem_l25_pool.c:233-242):
```c
// Pop block from freelist
g_l25_pool.freelist[class_idx][shard_idx] = block->next;
// L2 Pool pattern: header was written by refill_freelist, but magic may be
// overwritten by freelist next pointer. Re-write header here.
void* raw = (void*)block;
AllocHeader* hdr = (AllocHeader*)raw;
hdr->magic = HAKMEM_MAGIC;
hdr->method = ALLOC_METHOD_L25_POOL;
hdr->size = g_class_sizes[class_idx];
hdr->alloc_site = site_id;
hdr->class_bytes = 0;
```
---
## 📁 **Files Modified/Created**
### **Created**
- `hakmem_l25_pool.h` (88 lines) - L2.5 Pool API
- `hakmem_l25_pool.c` (330 lines) - L2.5 Pool implementation
### **Modified**
- `hakmem.c` - Integration (init/shutdown/alloc/free paths)
- `hakmem_internal.h` - Added ALLOC_METHOD_L25_POOL
- `hakmem_site_rules.h` - Added ROUTE_L25_POOL
- `Makefile` - Added hakmem_l25_pool.o to build
---
## 🎯 **Next Steps Recommendation**
### **P0 (最優先)**: Phase 6.11 - BigCache最適化
**理由**: vm scenario (+234.6%) が最大のボトルネック
- 2MB allocations 最適化
- BigCache site-class table の改善
- Dynamic Thresholds 導入
### **P1 (次点)**: Phase 6.13.1 - L2.5 Pool Fine-tuning
**理由**: mir scenario は +22.2% → あと2.2%で目標 <+20% 到達
- Site Rules の L2.5 routing 強化
- Refill strategy 最適化
- Shard balancing 改善
### **P2 (後回し)**: Phase 6.12.1 - Tiny Pool P0最適化
**理由**: json scenario は既に +4.3% で優秀
- P0 最適化Option B: Slab先頭16Bメタデータ埋め込み
- TLS (Thread-Local Storage) 導入
---
## 💡 **Technical Insights**
### **1. L2 Pool Pattern の威力**
- シンプル = 強い(複雑なメタデータ不要)
- 単一 malloc/free で完結double-free リスクなし)
- フリーリストの再利用が自然header overwrites は仕様)
### **2. Branchless LUT の効果**
```c
static const int8_t SIZE_TO_CLASS[] = {
-1, 0, 1, -1, 2, -1, -1, -1, 3, ...
};
// O(1) lookup, zero branches
int class_idx = SIZE_TO_CLASS[size / 64KB];
```
### **3. Non-Empty Bitmap の重要性**
```c
// O(1) empty check
if (!(g_l25_pool.nonempty_mask[class_idx] & (1ULL << shard_idx))) {
return NULL; // No need to check freelist
}
```
---
## 📈 **Performance Summary**
| Scenario | Before (L2 only) | After (L2.5 added) | Improvement |
|----------|------------------|-------------------|-------------|
| json (64KB) | 298ns (+0.3%) | 300ns (+4.3%) | +2ns (+0.7%) ✅ 許容範囲 |
| **mir (256KB)** | **1698ns (+47.8%)** | **1368ns (+22.2%)** | **-330ns (-19.4%) 🔥** |
| vm (2MB) | 41312ns (+142.8%) | 58132ns (+234.6%) | +16820ns ❌ 要対策 |
**Overall**: ✅ **Phase 6.13 is a SUCCESS!**
- 256KB allocations は 52% relative improvement
- 64KB allocations は excellent performance 維持
- 2MB allocations は Phase 6.11 で対策
---
## 🚀 **Conclusion**
**Phase 6.13 (L2.5 LargePool)****大成功!**
-**実装完了**: 330行の綺麗綺麗コード、L2 Pool パターン採用
-**バグ修正**: 2件の重大バグを根治
-**パフォーマンス**: mir scenario で 52% relative improvement
-**テスト**: 100% hit rate、セグフォなし
**次の一手**: Phase 6.11 (BigCache最適化) で vm scenario を攻略!
---
**Implementation by**: Claude + ChatGPT Pro (gpt-5) collaborative development
**Implementation style**: inline、箱化、綺麗綺麗 ✨