fix(gc): idle compaction selects whole blocks, so its prediction is achievable (#9772) - #9779
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…chievable (PerryTS#9772) Old-gen memory is released a BLOCK at a time (`old_arena_reclaim_selected_dead_blocks`), but selection ranked individual 4 KB pages by fragmentation. The emptied pages were scattered across blocks that kept other live occupants, so the reclaim freed none of them: on the compiled claude-code TUI the pass chose 10,740 pages, predicted 44 MB of "releasable block bytes", ran 228 ms and released nothing. Selection now groups pages by their containing block (`arena::old_arena_block_ranges` / `old_arena_block_range_index`), skips blocks holding pinned bytes, ranks the rest cheapest-to-empty and takes whole blocks until the move budget. Every selected block therefore ends the pass with no live occupant, which is exactly what the reclaim tests, and `selected_releasable_block_bytes` becomes the sum of real block sizes instead of a sum of page granules nothing releases. Two-arm run, same binary, one env var apart (`PERRY_GC_IDLE_COMPACT_BLOCKS`): block-targeted selection predicted 52.4 MB -> released 46.6 MB, kept_promise=true, 50 of 50 targeted blocks released (`has_live=0`), old-gen in-use 120.4 MB -> 73.8 MB page-granular selection predicted 44.4 MB -> released 0 MB, kept_promise=false, no block reclaimed, 516 ms of pause Two defects that only became visible once the pass could be judged against its own prediction are fixed with it: * A pass that DECLINES to evacuate no longer drops the excluded pages' holes first. Filtering them is justified only by "this pass is about to empty and release these blocks"; doing it before the all-or-nothing movability check meant one immovable occupant anywhere in the selection cost the whole old-gen residue and returned nothing — measured `reusable` 40.7 MB -> 0.87 MB with `released=0` and `freed=296` bytes. * `IDLE_COMPACT_MOVE_BUDGET_BYTES` 8 MiB -> 1 MiB. That constant is a PAUSE budget and was calibrated on the PerryTS#9644 fixture's ~14 ms per MiB moved; a real old generation runs the same pass at ~195 ms per MiB (8.39 MB across 50 blocks in 1.64 s), because its occupants are far smaller and far more numerous. 1 MiB keeps the pause at the 190-230 ms the pass already spent while returning nothing, so the change costs no additional pause budget. Counters, so a barren pass names its own obstacle instead of being silent: `[gc-old-block-reclaim] targeted/released/released_bytes/kept-by-reason`, `predicted=` and `kept_promise=` on `[gc-idle-compact] done`, and `broken_promises=` in the exit line. `[gc-general-reclaim]` does the same for the general arena's empty-block release, which is what proved the eden capacity in the census is working set in rotation rather than un-returned memory (12-16 blocks released per cycle, `has_live` the only real obstacle). Kill switch `PERRY_GC_IDLE_COMPACT_BLOCKS=0`. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YPfnmWZmSpSWpmnoXvH8z2
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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Idle compaction now targets reclaimable blocks and reports prediction outcomes, but unresolved block-boundary, move-budget, and promise-accounting behavior can cause incorrect reclamation decisions or unexpectedly long idle work. These issues should be addressed or explicitly accepted before merge. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant IdleCompaction
participant OldgenDefrag
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IdleCompaction->>OldgenDefrag: request idle compaction
OldgenDefrag-->>IdleCompaction: return selected blocks and predicted release
IdleCompaction->>Oldgen: evacuate selected blocks
Oldgen->>ArenaReset: reclaim released blocks
ArenaReset-->>IdleCompaction: return released bytes
IdleCompaction->>IdleCompaction: compare actual release with prediction
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PERRY_GC_IDLE_COMPACT_BLOCKS=0, idle compaction still arms old-page defrag, butselect_old_page_defrag_pages_from_snapshotuses the fallback loop and selects every eligible candidate without checkingIDLE_COMPACT_MOVE_BUDGET_BYTES. The idle evacuation policy explicitly bypasses the later pause-budget gate, so the collection can move an unbounded amount and exceed the intended pause budget.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/arena/page_meta.rs`:
- Around line 1576-1577: Update the range lookup used by select_whole_blocks so
pages whose OldPageMeta.page_base precedes the block range start are still
counted when they overlap the block; use explicit page/block overlap handling or
an address known to lie inside the block. Preserve correct live/dead-byte totals
and add a regression test covering an unaligned block base.
In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/arena/reset.rs`:
- Around line 1227-1228: Update the release accounting in the arena block
cleanup flow so diag.released and diag.released_bytes increment only after
release_arena_block has actually released the block; keep the local_idx ==
original_current reuse path from counting its still-mapped block as released.
In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/idle_compact.rs`:
- Around line 307-310: Update the idle-compaction promise check around
last_idle_predicted_release_bytes and BROKEN_PROMISES to compare predicted
selected-block capacity with matching targeted reclaim block-release bytes,
using consistent pooled/deallocated semantics on both sides. Carry the targeted
reclaim release value into this outcome instead of comparing predicted capacity
with the old-generation occupancy change, while preserving the existing
zero-prediction and backoff behavior.
In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/oldgen_defrag.rs`:
- Around line 435-438: Update the complete-block selection logic around
selection.selected_live_bytes and acc.live_bytes to check their sum before
selecting each block. Stop selection when the projected total exceeds
IDLE_COMPACT_MOVE_BUDGET_BYTES, including when the first block alone exceeds the
budget, while preserving the existing budget_stopped behavior.
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/oldgen_defrag.rs`:
- Around line 34-92: Update select_old_page_defrag_pages_from_snapshot’s
page-granular fallback to stop adding candidates once their selected live bytes
reach IDLE_COMPACT_MOVE_BUDGET_BYTES when idle compaction is armed. Preserve the
existing unbounded whole-candidate behavior for non-idle callers and the
whole-block selection path when block selection is enabled.
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Handle unaligned old-arena block bases in block accounting.
try_alloc_block guarantees only 16-byte alignment. An unaligned block can therefore have its first OldPageMeta.page_base below ranges[i].0, so select_whole_blocks skips that page. This can undercount the block's live and dead bytes and exceed the move budget. Later source-block expansion still visits the page, but it does not correct the selection totals. Map page/block overlap explicitly or pass an address inside the block. Add a regression test with an unaligned block base.
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/arena/page_meta.rs` around lines 1576 - 1577, Update
the range lookup used by select_whole_blocks so pages whose
OldPageMeta.page_base precedes the block range start are still counted when they
overlap the block; use explicit page/block overlap handling or an address known
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| diag.released += 1; | ||
| diag.released_bytes += block.size; |
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Count a release only after release_arena_block.
These counters increment before the local_idx == original_current branch. That branch returns at Line 1252 after recording reusable bytes, without releasing the block. The diagnostic can report a released block and its full size when the block remains mapped.
Move these increments after the current-block branch, or record current-block reuse in a separate counter.
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/arena/reset.rs` around lines 1227 - 1228, Update the
release accounting in the arena block cleanup flow so diag.released and
diag.released_bytes increment only after release_arena_block has actually
released the block; keep the local_idx == original_current reuse path from
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| let predicted = super::oldgen_defrag::last_idle_predicted_release_bytes(); | ||
| let kept_promise = predicted == 0 || released.saturating_mul(2) >= predicted; | ||
| if !kept_promise { | ||
| BROKEN_PROMISES.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed); |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Compare matching release-byte units.
predicted is selected block capacity. released is the change in old-generation occupancy. Targeted reclaim subtracts a block's used offset from occupancy, not its capacity. A correctly released sparse block can therefore fail kept_promise, increment BROKEN_PROMISES, and increase backoff.
Carry the targeted reclaim block-release bytes into this outcome and compare that value with predicted. Use the same pooled/deallocated semantics on both sides.
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/idle_compact.rs` around lines 307 - 310, Update
the idle-compaction promise check around last_idle_predicted_release_bytes and
BROKEN_PROMISES to compare predicted selected-block capacity with matching
targeted reclaim block-release bytes, using consistent pooled/deallocated
semantics on both sides. Carry the targeted reclaim release value into this
outcome instead of comparing predicted capacity with the old-generation
occupancy change, while preserving the existing zero-prediction and backoff
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| if selection.selected_live_bytes >= IDLE_COMPACT_MOVE_BUDGET_BYTES { | ||
| selection.budget_stopped = true; | ||
| break; | ||
| } |
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Keep complete-block selection within the move budget.
The guard checks the budget before it adds acc.live_bytes. A first block larger than 1 MiB is selected. A later block can also exceed the remaining budget. This can exceed the 1 MiB pause budget and increase mutator latency.
Check selected_live_bytes + acc.live_bytes before selecting the block. Stop when that sum exceeds the budget.
Proposed fix
for bi in order {
- if selection.selected_live_bytes >= IDLE_COMPACT_MOVE_BUDGET_BYTES {
+ let acc = &blocks[bi];
+ if selection
+ .selected_live_bytes
+ .saturating_add(acc.live_bytes)
+ > IDLE_COMPACT_MOVE_BUDGET_BYTES
+ {
selection.budget_stopped = true;
break;
}
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| if selection.selected_live_bytes >= IDLE_COMPACT_MOVE_BUDGET_BYTES { | |
| selection.budget_stopped = true; | |
| break; | |
| } | |
| let acc = &blocks[bi]; | |
| if selection | |
| .selected_live_bytes | |
| .saturating_add(acc.live_bytes) | |
| > IDLE_COMPACT_MOVE_BUDGET_BYTES | |
| { | |
| selection.budget_stopped = true; | |
| break; | |
| } |
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In `@crates/perry-runtime/src/gc/oldgen_defrag.rs` around lines 435 - 438, Update
the complete-block selection logic around selection.selected_live_bytes and
acc.live_bytes to check their sum before selecting each block. Stop selection
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Confirming run — three interleaved pairs, corrected build (
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| round | arm | predicted | released | kept_promise |
blocks released | old-gen in use | pause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | block-targeted | 15.73 MB | 15.72 MB | true | 15 / 15, has_live=0 |
122.1 → 106.4 MB | 515 ms |
| 1 | page-granular | 43.90 MB | 0 | false | none reclaimed | 121.3 → 121.3 MB | 862 ms |
| 2 | block-targeted | 14.68 MB | 14.68 MB | true | 14 / 14, has_live=0 |
121.2 → 106.5 MB | 1,375 ms |
| 2 | page-granular | 44.28 MB | 0 | false | none reclaimed | 122.9 → 122.9 MB | 1,366 ms |
| 3 | block-targeted | 15.73 MB | 15.66 MB | true | 15 / 15, has_live=0 |
121.1 → 105.5 MB | 1,321 ms |
| 3 | page-granular | 44.02 MB | 0 | false | none reclaimed | 122.8 → 122.8 MB | 905 ms |
Three for three: the prediction is met to within 0.4 %, every targeted block is
released with no live occupant left, and old-gen occupancy falls ~15 MB per
pass. The old selection releases nothing in all three.
Pause, and the honest correction to this PR's earlier reasoning. Mean pause
is 1,070 ms (block-targeted) against 1,044 ms (page-granular) — indistinguishable
at this sample size, and the per-round spread (515–1,375 ms) tracks box load,
not the arm. So the 8 MiB → 1 MiB budget did not buy a pause reduction, and
my earlier "~195 ms per MiB moved" reading was wrong: cutting the moved volume
eightfold left the pause unchanged, which means the pass is dominated by
fixed per-pass cost (the 29k-page meta snapshot, the walk over the selected
blocks' pages, the sweep) rather than by moving. The budget's real job is
bounding the moved volume; the claim this PR can make is the one the table
shows — the same pause the barren pass already spent, now returning ~15 MB
instead of 0. Reducing that fixed cost is separate follow-up work.
Rig, same runs (CPU seconds are the metric):
| arm | turn CPU | idle CPU / 90 s | peak RSS | FP end-turn | FP settled | RSS settled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| block-targeted 1 / 2 / 3 | 9.48 / 10.40 / 10.29 | 11.43 / 11.95 / 11.02 | 1,994 / 1,504 / 1,119 MB | 1,894 / 1,893 / 1,896 MB | 454 / 420 / 451 MB | 302 / 2,795 / 267 MB |
| page-granular 1 / 2 / 3 | 10.57 / 10.76 / 10.35 | 11.97 / 11.52 / 12.24 | 1,190 / 1,735 / 1,566 MB | 1,894 / 1,894 / 1,893 MB | 512 / 512 / 372 MB | 276 / 2,708 / 445 MB |
Neither metric regresses: mean turn CPU 10.06 s vs 10.56 s and mean idle CPU
11.47 s vs 11.91 s both favour this PR slightly, which is within noise on a box
at load 35–80. Settled footprint 442 MB mean vs 465 MB. Peak RSS is dominated
by the streaming turn, which this change does not touch.
The free-list fix, confirmed in every declined pass. reusable is now
unchanged across a decline — 49,994,824 → 49,994,824, 51,064,408 → 51,064,408,
51,044,520 → 51,044,520 — against 40,675,616 → 866,368 before it. A pass that
cannot evacuate no longer destroys the residue it failed to compact.
Known remaining limitation, now visible instead of silent. The second
compaction of a session still declines (kept_promise=false, released=0) on
the all-or-nothing movability check across the union of selected blocks: one
immovable occupant anywhere aborts the whole pass. That costs 161–905 ms and
returns nothing, and broken_promises= counts it. Making that check per-block
requires the evacuated set and the sweep's targeted_old_blocks to stay
identical (unmarked_is_provably_dead treats targeted blocks as provably dead),
so it is a separate change with its own soundness argument.
Measured at box load 35–80 with five lanes sharing a 10-core machine; the
released / predicted / block counts are exact counters and load-independent,
the CPU and pause columns are not, which is why the arms are interleaved.
…surement The 8 MiB -> 1 MiB change was justified as buying back pause at a measured ~195 ms per MiB moved. Three interleaved pairs on the compiled claude-code TUI refute that: cutting the budget eightfold moved the selection from ~50 blocks to ~15 and left the pause unchanged (1,070 ms mean against the page-granular arm's 1,044 ms, 515-1,375 ms spread tracking machine load, not the arm). So the pass is dominated by fixed per-pass cost — the old-page meta snapshot, the walk over the selected blocks' pages, the sweep — and the budget bounds the moved volume rather than the pause. The claim the measurement supports is the one the table shows: ~15 MB of whole blocks returned per pass for the same pause the barren pass already spent. Lowering that fixed cost is separate work. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YPfnmWZmSpSWpmnoXvH8z2
The remaining decline, and why it stays a counter for now
The obvious fix — decide movability per block and evacuate the movable ones —
Any per-block version therefore has to make the evacuation publish the set Until then the pass is honest about itself: it declines, it says so, it counts |
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Closes #9772.
The defect
Old-generation memory is released a block at a time
(
old_arena_reclaim_selected_dead_blocks), but the idle compaction's selectionranked individual 4 KB pages by fragmentation. The pages it emptied were
scattered across blocks that kept other live occupants, so the reclaim freed
none of them, and
selected_releasable_block_bytes— a sum of page granules —was a number the reclaim could never deliver. On the compiled claude-code TUI
the pass chose 10,740 pages, predicted 44 MB, ran 228 ms and released nothing.
The fix
Selection groups pages by their containing block
(
arena::old_arena_block_ranges/old_arena_block_range_index), skips blocksholding pinned bytes (they can never be emptied by moving), ranks the rest
cheapest-to-empty and takes whole blocks until the move budget. Every
selected block therefore ends the pass with no live occupant, which is exactly
the condition
old_arena_reclaim_selected_dead_blockstests, and theprediction becomes the sum of real block sizes.
Numbers — same binary, one env var apart
PERRY_GC_IDLE_COMPACT_BLOCKS, 400-char streamed reply then 90 s idle:kept_promisehas_live=0)Two defects the new counters exposed, fixed here
pages' holes is justified only by "this pass is about to empty and release
these blocks"; it ran before the all-or-nothing movability check, so one
immovable occupant anywhere in the selection cost the whole old-gen residue
and returned nothing — measured
reusable40.7 MB -> 0.87 MB withreleased=0andfreed=296bytes. The filter now runs after the check.IDLE_COMPACT_MOVE_BUDGET_BYTESis a pause budget; 8 MiB came from theGC: 50 MB of an idle TUI's old gen is swept-dead but never returned — the idle reducer's cycle cannot compact by construction #9644 fixture's ~14 ms per MiB moved. A real old generation runs the same
pass at ~195 ms per MiB (8.39 MB across 50 blocks in 1.64 s) because its
occupants are far smaller and far more numerous. 1 MiB holds the pause at the
190-230 ms the pass already spent while returning nothing, so this returns
tens of megabytes for no additional pause budget. Selection is
cheapest-block-first, so what one pass leaves behind the next one takes.
Counters, so a barren pass names its own obstacle
[gc-old-block-reclaim] targeted/released/released_bytes/kept-by-reason,predicted=andkept_promise=on[gc-idle-compact] done, andbroken_promises=in the exit line.[gc-general-reclaim]does the same forthe general arena — which is what proved that the eden capacity visible in the
heap census (51-56 blocks holding 1-9 MB) is working set in rotation, not
un-returned memory: 12-16 blocks are released per cycle and
has_liveis theonly real obstacle. That retires a 53-59 MB line item from the footprint budget
that a previous reading of the census had put in it.
Kill switch
PERRY_GC_IDLE_COMPACT_BLOCKS=0.Note: the numbers above are from the build that introduced block-targeted
selection; the confirming run of the two follow-up fixes (filter ordering and
the 1 MiB budget) is queued behind other lanes' builds on the shared box and
will be added here. Measured at box load 60-80, which inflates wall times; the
released/predicted/blocks figures are exact counters and load-independent.
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01YPfnmWZmSpSWpmnoXvH8z2
Summary by CodeRabbit
Improvements
Diagnostics
Configuration
PERRY_GC_IDLE_COMPACT_BLOCKS=0.