feat(runtime): PERRY_ALLOC_CENSUS — attribute native-heap bytes to call sites - #9771
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughChangesThe PR adds an opt-in Rust heap allocation census with sampled call-site data, JSON reporting, and mimalloc statistics. It also adds Rust allocation census
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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The opt-in allocation census can produce misleading reports, fail to emit output when configured by itself, severely slow allocation-heavy processes for a valid configuration value, and fail to build on affected targets. These defects should be resolved before merging the feature. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Runtime
participant CensusAlloc
participant AllocationCensus
participant GcCensus
Runtime->>CensusAlloc: Route allocations through wrapper
CensusAlloc->>AllocationCensus: Record totals and sampled call sites
GcCensus->>AllocationCensus: Dump JSON census
GcCensus->>Runtime: Print mimalloc statistics
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/alloc_census.rs`:
- Around line 145-146: Validate the interval value before storing it in
SAMPLE_INTERVAL or converting it for CREDIT, rejecting values greater than
i64::MAX. Update the interval-setting logic around SAMPLE_INTERVAL and CREDIT so
oversized inputs cannot become negative and trigger sampling on every
allocation; preserve normal behavior for values within the valid range.
- Around line 316-321: Update main_image_load_address to compile the
_dyld_get_image_header declaration and call only when target_vendor is "apple";
provide an explicit unsupported-value return for non-Apple targets so
alloc_census_dump remains linkable.
- Around line 101-102: Update filter_slot to compute the hash and mask using
u64, including the shift and constants, then cast the final slot to usize.
Preserve the existing slot calculation while ensuring it compiles on 32-bit
targets.
- Around line 305-310: Update CensusAlloc::realloc to cache enabled(), call
self.0.realloc before changing census state, and perform record_free for the old
allocation and record_alloc for the new allocation only when the returned
pointer p is non-null. Preserve the !ptr.is_null() guard so a null input remains
treated as an allocation operation, and leave census state unchanged when
realloc fails.
- Line 146: Initialize the thread-local CREDIT from the configured
SAMPLE_INTERVAL on each thread before its first allocation decrement, rather
than relying on the hard-coded default; update the allocation-counting path
around CREDIT.try_with and preserve the existing interval-range validation
separately.
- Around line 231-234: The FILTER increment in sample must be atomic to avoid
lost updates from concurrent calls. Replace the separate load/check/store around
FILTER[slot] with a saturating compare-and-swap loop or fetch_update that
increments up to u8::MAX, preserving the existing saturation behavior.
In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/census.rs`:
- Around line 655-656: Update the SIGUSR2 census flow around alloc_census_init,
census_on_gc_init, census_arm, and take_census so either PERRY_ALLOC_CENSUS or
PERRY_GC_CENSUS enables the trigger. When only PERRY_ALLOC_CENSUS is set, still
call alloc_census_dump and mimalloc_stats_print, while skipping only the
GC-census output instead of returning early.
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| let h = (ptr >> 4).wrapping_mul(0x9E37_79B9_7F4A_7C15); | ||
| (h >> (64 - FILTER_BITS)) & (FILTER_LEN - 1) |
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Use a fixed-width hash in filter_slot.
On 32-bit targets, lib.rs wraps std::alloc::System with CensusAlloc when alloc-census is enabled. The usize-typed hash uses a 64-bit multiplier and a shift count that exceeds the word width, so the feature cannot compile. Compute the hash as u64, mask it as u64, and cast the final slot to usize.
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/alloc_census.rs` around lines 101 - 102, Update
filter_slot to compute the hash and mask using u64, including the shift and
constants, then cast the final slot to usize. Preserve the existing slot
calculation while ensuring it compiles on 32-bit targets.
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| SAMPLE_INTERVAL.store(n, Ordering::Relaxed); | ||
| let _ = CREDIT.try_with(|c| c.set(n as i64)); |
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Reject intervals larger than i64::MAX.
n accepts all u64 values, but CREDIT stores n as i64. Values above i64::MAX become negative. Each allocation then triggers sample, which calls backtrace and locks SITES, causing severe allocation-path overhead.
Proposed fix
- if n >= 4096 {
+ if (4096..=i64::MAX as u64).contains(&n) {
SAMPLE_INTERVAL.store(n, Ordering::Relaxed);
let _ = CREDIT.try_with(|c| c.set(n as i64));
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| SAMPLE_INTERVAL.store(n, Ordering::Relaxed); | |
| let _ = CREDIT.try_with(|c| c.set(n as i64)); | |
| if (4096..=i64::MAX as u64).contains(&n) { | |
| SAMPLE_INTERVAL.store(n, Ordering::Relaxed); | |
| let _ = CREDIT.try_with(|c| c.set(n as i64)); | |
| } |
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/alloc_census.rs` around lines 145 - 146, Validate
the interval value before storing it in SAMPLE_INTERVAL or converting it for
CREDIT, rejecting values greater than i64::MAX. Update the interval-setting
logic around SAMPLE_INTERVAL and CREDIT so oversized inputs cannot become
negative and trigger sampling on every allocation; preserve normal behavior for
values within the valid range.
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| } | ||
| if n >= 4096 { | ||
| SAMPLE_INTERVAL.store(n, Ordering::Relaxed); | ||
| let _ = CREDIT.try_with(|c| c.set(n as i64)); |
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Initialize CREDIT from SAMPLE_INTERVAL on every thread before its first allocation is counted.
init_from_env() updates the thread-local CREDIT only on the thread that first resolves the environment. Later threads start with the hard-coded 1 << 20 credit, so their first sample can occur after 1 MiB instead of the configured PERRY_ALLOC_CENSUS_INTERVAL. Add per-thread initialization before the first credit decrement. Keep this separate from interval-range validation.
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/alloc_census.rs` at line 146, Initialize the
thread-local CREDIT from the configured SAMPLE_INTERVAL on each thread before
its first allocation decrement, rather than relying on the hard-coded default;
update the allocation-counting path around CREDIT.try_with and preserve the
existing interval-range validation separately.
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| let cur = FILTER[slot].load(Ordering::Relaxed); | ||
| if cur < u8::MAX { | ||
| FILTER[slot].store(cur + 1, Ordering::Relaxed); | ||
| } |
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Use an atomic saturating read-modify-write for FILTER[slot].
Concurrent sample calls can hash to the same slot and lose an increment. After one sampled pointer is freed, record_free for another pointer can see zero and skip unsample, leaving stale data in Sites::live and its live_bytes in the dump. Use a saturating CAS loop or fetch_update for the increment.
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/alloc_census.rs` around lines 231 - 234, The FILTER
increment in sample must be atomic to avoid lost updates from concurrent calls.
Replace the separate load/check/store around FILTER[slot] with a saturating
compare-and-swap loop or fetch_update that increments up to u8::MAX, preserving
the existing saturation behavior.
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| if enabled() && !ptr.is_null() { | ||
| record_free(ptr, layout.size()); | ||
| } | ||
| let p = unsafe { self.0.realloc(ptr, layout, new_size) }; | ||
| if enabled() && !p.is_null() { | ||
| record_alloc(p, new_size); |
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The behavior of GlobalReAlloc (a Windows API function) differs from the Rust GlobalAlloc trait's realloc method. For the Windows API GlobalReAlloc function, if the function fails, it returns NULL, and the original memory block remains valid and unchanged. You do not need to free the original memory block if the call fails, as it remains allocated at its original location. In contrast, if you are referring to the Rust std::alloc::GlobalAlloc trait's realloc method, the documentation specifies that if the method returns a null pointer, the ownership of the original memory block has not been transferred, and the contents of that block remain unaltered [1]. In this case, the original allocation remains valid, and it is the caller's responsibility to manage it. Please ensure you are distinguishing between the Windows API GlobalReAlloc and the Rust trait, as they are separate technologies. Always consult the specific documentation for the environment in which you are working.
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Update census state only after a successful realloc.
GlobalAlloc::realloc can return null while the original allocation remains valid. CensusAlloc::realloc currently records record_free before calling self.0.realloc, so a failed resize removes the allocation from census state. A later dealloc records the same allocation again, which double-decrements live counters and loses sampled attribution.
Cache enabled(), call self.0.realloc first, and update census state only when p is non-null. Keep the !ptr.is_null() guard because a null pointer is an allocation operation.
Proposed fix
- if enabled() && !ptr.is_null() {
- record_free(ptr, layout.size());
- }
+ let tracking = enabled();
let p = unsafe { self.0.realloc(ptr, layout, new_size) };
- if enabled() && !p.is_null() {
+ if tracking && !p.is_null() {
+ if !ptr.is_null() {
+ record_free(ptr, layout.size());
+ }
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| if enabled() && !ptr.is_null() { | |
| record_free(ptr, layout.size()); | |
| } | |
| let p = unsafe { self.0.realloc(ptr, layout, new_size) }; | |
| if enabled() && !p.is_null() { | |
| record_alloc(p, new_size); | |
| let tracking = enabled(); | |
| let p = unsafe { self.0.realloc(ptr, layout, new_size) }; | |
| if tracking && !p.is_null() { | |
| if !ptr.is_null() { | |
| record_free(ptr, layout.size()); | |
| } | |
| record_alloc(p, new_size); | |
| } |
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/alloc_census.rs` around lines 305 - 310, Update
CensusAlloc::realloc to cache enabled(), call self.0.realloc before changing
census state, and perform record_free for the old allocation and record_alloc
for the new allocation only when the returned pointer p is non-null. Preserve
the !ptr.is_null() guard so a null input remains treated as an allocation
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| fn main_image_load_address() -> usize { | ||
| unsafe extern "C" { | ||
| fn _dyld_get_image_header(index: u32) -> *const core::ffi::c_void; | ||
| } | ||
| // SAFETY: image 0 is the main executable; the call takes no pointer. | ||
| (unsafe { _dyld_get_image_header(0) }) as usize |
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Gate main_image_load_address by Apple target. When alloc-census is enabled on a non-Apple target, alloc_census_dump calls the unguarded _dyld_get_image_header declaration. The linker can then fail because this symbol is Apple-only. Use #[cfg(target_vendor = "apple")] for the call and return an explicit unsupported value on other targets.
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call only when target_vendor is "apple"; provide an explicit unsupported-value
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| crate::alloc_census::alloc_census_dump(label); | ||
| crate::alloc_census::mimalloc_stats_print(); |
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Treat either census variable as enabling the SIGUSR2 path.
alloc_census_init only enables allocation tracking. census_on_gc_init and census_arm still require PERRY_GC_CENSUS, and take_census returns before alloc_census_dump when that variable is absent. With only PERRY_ALLOC_CENSUS, no per-signal JSON is written. Enable the existing trigger for either variable and skip only the GC-census output when PERRY_GC_CENSUS is unset.
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/census.rs` around lines 655 - 656, Update the
SIGUSR2 census flow around alloc_census_init, census_on_gc_init, census_arm, and
take_census so either PERRY_ALLOC_CENSUS or PERRY_GC_CENSUS enables the trigger.
When only PERRY_ALLOC_CENSUS is set, still call alloc_census_dump and
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The GC census (`gc/census.rs`) accounts for the arena and the side tables.
On the compiled claude-code TUI those two explain ~115 MB of a 300 MB idle
footprint and ~430 MB of a 2 GB peak, and nothing in the runtime could say
where the rest came from — every dirty page in that process is mimalloc's,
and mimalloc only knows totals.
`PERRY_ALLOC_CENSUS=<path>` wraps the `#[global_allocator]` and reports:
* exact totals and a power-of-two size-class histogram (allocated bytes and
calls, freed bytes, live bytes, peak live bytes) — every allocation counts;
* sampled call sites, one per `PERRY_ALLOC_CENSUS_INTERVAL` bytes allocated
(default 1 MiB). A sample records raw return addresses via `backtrace(3)`
— no symbolication, no allocation — plus the sampled pointer, so a later
`dealloc` of that pointer subtracts it again. What remains at dump time is
LIVE native memory attributed to a call site, not merely churn. Frames are
symbolised offline with `atos -o <binary> -l <load_address>`, which the
dump reports.
The switch is read with `getenv(3)` rather than `std::env::var`, so the very
first allocation of the process can decide: `std::env::var` allocates, and an
allocator that allocates to answer "am I recording?" recurses. Startup is
where the most interesting retention is, so waiting for `gc_init` would leave
the largest tables unattributed. A thread-local re-entrancy guard keeps the
sampler's own allocations out of the numbers, and a 1 MiB saturating-counter
presence filter keeps the un-sampled `dealloc` path at one relaxed byte load.
Behind the off-by-default `alloc-census` cargo feature, so a shipped build has
no wrapper at all: `gc_malloc` runs ~1M times/sec and even the disabled
state's relaxed load has no business on that path. The dump rides the existing
`SIGUSR2` heap census and is accompanied by `mi_stats_print`, which says how
much of the committed set is free-but-unpurged.
First result, one 400-character reply on the compiled TUI: 22.5 GB allocated
in 31.7 M calls, peak live 1.70 GB. The largest owners are the GC's own
side-table scanners rebuilding hash maps inside every copying minor
(`descriptor_state::scan_descriptor_roots_mut` 222 MB,
`shapes::scan_shape_table_rekey_mut` 75 MB,
`gc::verify::restore_surviving_dirty_coverage` 29 MB) and regex program
construction (~127 MB) — none of which the heap census could see.
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…ach cycle The alloc census on this branch shows the logs paying back part of what the scanners saved: whole-process allocated volume moves only -1.0 %, while allocation COUNT rises +29.2 % (30.9 M -> 39.9 M calls per 400-char reply), concentrated in one size class (8.33 M -> 15.53 M). The logs replaced a small number of large rehashes with a large number of small allocations. Part of that is structural in the logs themselves: `take_sorted` used `std::mem::take`, which leaves a Vec of ZERO capacity behind, so every note made during the walk — and every note until the next collection — re-grew the log from empty, and each walk allocated a fresh `kept` Vec that was then dropped. On the compiled claude-code TUI those are 20k-entry Vecs rebuilt per table per collection, which is the same allocate-from-scratch shape the logs were added to remove from the scanners, reintroduced one level down. `YoungLog` now keeps a `spare` buffer: `take_sorted` swaps it in rather than leaving nothing behind, `take_spare` hands it to a walk for its `kept` list, and `extend`/`stash_spare` round both back, keeping whichever has the larger capacity. The five minor-scoped walks take their `kept` buffer from the log instead of `Vec::new()`. No behaviour change: the log's contents, ordering and dedup are what they were — only the allocations behind them are reused. Whole suite under `--profile gcaudit` (debug assertions, so rule 2 is live): 3153 passed, 0 failed. Magnitude is not yet measured on this branch: attributing the remaining count needs `PERRY_ALLOC_CENSUS` (PerryTS#9771) built against it, which is the next step. The mechanism is not in doubt — a zero-capacity Vec regrown to 20k entries per table per collection — but how much of the +7.2 M this recovers is not claimed here.
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…ach cycle The alloc census on this branch shows the logs paying back part of what the scanners saved: whole-process allocated volume moves only -1.0 %, while allocation COUNT rises +29.2 % (30.9 M -> 39.9 M calls per 400-char reply), concentrated in one size class (8.33 M -> 15.53 M). The logs replaced a small number of large rehashes with a large number of small allocations. Part of that is structural in the logs themselves: `take_sorted` used `std::mem::take`, which leaves a Vec of ZERO capacity behind, so every note made during the walk — and every note until the next collection — re-grew the log from empty, and each walk allocated a fresh `kept` Vec that was then dropped. On the compiled claude-code TUI those are 20k-entry Vecs rebuilt per table per collection, which is the same allocate-from-scratch shape the logs were added to remove from the scanners, reintroduced one level down. `YoungLog` now keeps a `spare` buffer: `take_sorted` swaps it in rather than leaving nothing behind, `take_spare` hands it to a walk for its `kept` list, and `extend`/`stash_spare` round both back, keeping whichever has the larger capacity. The five minor-scoped walks take their `kept` buffer from the log instead of `Vec::new()`. No behaviour change: the log's contents, ordering and dedup are what they were — only the allocations behind them are reused. Whole suite under `--profile gcaudit` (debug assertions, so rule 2 is live): 3153 passed, 0 failed. Magnitude is not yet measured on this branch: attributing the remaining count needs `PERRY_ALLOC_CENSUS` (PerryTS#9771) built against it, which is the next step. The mechanism is not in doubt — a zero-capacity Vec regrown to 20k entries per table per collection — but how much of the +7.2 M this recovers is not claimed here.
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What
The GC census (
gc/census.rs) accounts for the arena and the side tables. Onthe compiled claude-code TUI those two together explain ~115 MB of a 300 MB
idle footprint and ~430 MB of a 2 GB peak — and nothing in the runtime could
say where the rest came from. Every dirty page in that process belongs to
mimalloc (
Memory Tag 240), and mimalloc only knows totals.PERRY_ALLOC_CENSUS=<path>wraps the#[global_allocator]and reports:calls, freed bytes, live bytes, peak live bytes — for every allocation;
PERRY_ALLOC_CENSUS_INTERVALbytes allocated(default 1 MiB). A sample records raw return addresses via
backtrace(3)(no symbolication, no allocation) plus the sampled pointer, so a later
deallocof that pointer subtracts it again. What remains at dump time islive native memory attributed to a call site, not merely churn. Frames
symbolise offline with
atos -o <binary> -l <load_address>; the dumpreports the load address.
The switch is read with
getenv(3), notstd::env::var:std::env::varallocates, and an allocator that allocates to answer "am I recording?"
recurses. Reading it the cheap way lets the first allocation of the process
decide, which matters because startup is where the largest tables are built.
A thread-local re-entrancy guard keeps the sampler's own allocations out of
the numbers, and a 1 MiB saturating-counter presence filter keeps the
unsampled
deallocpath at one relaxed byte load.The dump rides the existing
SIGUSR2heap census and is accompanied bymi_stats_print, which says how much of the committed set is free-but-unpurged.Cost
Behind the off-by-default
alloc-censuscargo feature. Without it the#[global_allocator]is exactly what it is onmain— the wrapper type isnot even compiled, so there is no relaxed load, no branch, nothing on the
gc_mallocpath.cargo check -p perry-runtime(default features) is clean;so is
cargo clippy -p perry-runtime --features alloc-censusfor this file.(The crate's
--all-targetsclippy has 13 pre-existing errors onmain, allapproximate value of PIin test code plus one regex-grammar test; none arein this change.)
First result — why this exists
One 400-character streamed reply on the compiled TUI, sampled 12 s after the
reply lands:
peak commit(its own stats)85 % of that volume is a single size class: 19,074 MB in 1.56 M allocations of
8–16 KB. The largest owners by sampled bytes:
descriptor_state::scan_descriptor_roots_mut→HashMap::insertshapes::scan_shape_table_rekey_mut→ShapeTableInner::facts_push_backbuild_and_install_programs/js_regexp_exec/source_and_flagsgc::verify::restore_surviving_dirty_coveragescan_remembered_dirty_slots_copying→HashMap::insertlayout_tables::prune_dead_per_object_layout_ownersFour of those six are the GC's own side-table scanners rebuilding their hash
maps inside every copying minor. None of it was visible to the heap census,
because none of it is in the arena.
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YPfnmWZmSpSWpmnoXvH8z2
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New Features
PERRY_OBJECT_CACHE_BUILD_IDto allow compatible builds to reuse existing object-cache entries.Documentation