feat: add Windows platform support

Add Windows port of the Mesh allocator with the following features:

- Platform abstraction layer (src/platform/) for cross-platform memory operations
- VirtualAlloc2/MapViewOfFile3 for page-granular meshing on Windows 10 1803+
- MSVC compiler compatibility (intrinsics, attributes, types)
- Windows threading (TLS via TlsAlloc, background mesh thread)
- Vectored Exception Handler for mesh write barriers
- CMake build support for Windows (mesh.dll, mesh_static.lib)
- Windows-specific memory stats (GetProcessMemoryInfo)
- Malloc-free debug printf using vendored printf library

New files:
- src/platform/vmem_windows.cc - Modern Windows memory APIs
- src/platform/exception_handler_windows.cc - VEH for meshing
- src/runtime_windows.cc - Windows-specific runtime
- src/memory_stats_windows.cc - RSS measurement
- src/testing/fragmenter_windows.cc - Windows test
- src/debug_printf.h, printf.c, putchar.c - Malloc-free debug output

Build: cmake -B build-win && cmake --build build-win --config Release

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: emeryberger

CLAUDE.md

@@ -330,8 +330,100 @@ Randomized allocation only. Useful for:
 ### Platform Support
 - **Linux**: Full support (primary platform)
 - **macOS**: Full support
+- **Windows**: Experimental support (allocation only, no meshing yet)
 - **64-bit only**: Current implementation requires 64-bit address space
 
+### Windows Port Notes
+
+The Windows port required significant platform abstraction work. Key learnings:
+
+#### MSVC Compiler Compatibility (src/common.h)
+- `__PRETTY_FUNCTION__` → `__FUNCSIG__`
+- `ssize_t` not available; use `SSIZE_T` from `<BaseTsd.h>`
+- GCC builtins need reimplementation using MSVC intrinsics:
+  - `__builtin_popcountl` → `__popcnt64` (from `<intrin.h>`)
+  - `__builtin_ctzl` → `_BitScanForward64`
+  - `__builtin_clzl` → `_BitScanReverse64`
+  - `__builtin_ffsl` → Custom implementation using `_BitScanForward64`
+  - `__builtin_prefetch` → No-op (performance hint only)
+  - `__builtin_unreachable` → `__assume(0)`
+- **Attribute placement**: MSVC's `__declspec(align(x))` and `__declspec(restrict)` must come BEFORE the type, but GCC/Clang's `__attribute__` can come after. Made these empty macros since code uses GCC-style placement.
+- `__restrict__` → `__restrict`
+- `pid_t` not available; typedef to `int`
+
+#### Threading (src/thread_local_heap.h)
+- pthread API not available on Windows; implemented compatibility layer:
+  - `pthread_t` → `DWORD` (thread ID)
+  - `pthread_key_t` → `DWORD` (TLS index)
+  - `pthread_key_create` → `TlsAlloc`
+  - `pthread_getspecific` → `TlsGetValue`
+  - `pthread_setspecific` → `TlsSetValue`
+  - `pthread_self` → `GetCurrentThreadId`
+
+#### Memory Management
+- `mmap`/`munmap` → `VirtualAlloc`/`VirtualFree` (src/platform/vmem_windows.cc)
+- `madvise(MADV_DONTNEED)` → `DiscardVirtualMemory` or `VirtualAlloc(MEM_RESET)`
+- `mprotect` → `VirtualProtect`
+- No `fork()` on Windows; fork-related code wrapped in `#if !defined(_WIN32)`
+
+#### Locking (src/internal.h)
+- `PosixLockType` not available; created `WindowsLockedHeap` wrapper using `std::mutex`
+
+#### Exception Handling (src/platform/exception_handler_windows.cc)
+- Unix signal handlers (`SIGSEGV`, `SIGBUS`) → Windows Vectored Exception Handler (VEH)
+- Installed via `AddVectoredExceptionHandler` in DllMain
+
+#### Build System
+- **Use CMake for Windows builds** (not Bazel)
+- CMake used for cross-platform builds
+- Windows libraries needed: `kernel32`, `psapi`, `advapi32`
+- Disable CMake auto-export for DLL; use explicit `__declspec(dllexport)` via `MESH_EXPORT` macro
+- Build commands:
+  ```bash
+  # Configure (from repo root)
+  cmake -B build-win -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+
+  # Build
+  cmake --build build-win --config Release
+
+  # Test executable location
+  build-win/bin/Release/fragmenter_test.exe
+  ```
+
+#### Windows Meshing Implementation (Win10 1803+)
+
+Full meshing is now supported on Windows 10 version 1803 and later using modern memory APIs:
+
+**Key APIs Used**:
+- `VirtualAlloc2` with `MEM_RESERVE_PLACEHOLDER` - Reserves address space as placeholder
+- `MapViewOfFile3` with `MEM_REPLACE_PLACEHOLDER` - Maps file section into placeholder with page-granular offsets
+- `UnmapViewOfFile2` with `MEM_PRESERVE_PLACEHOLDER` - Unmaps while preserving placeholder
+
+**How Meshing Works on Windows**:
+1. Arena created with `CreateFileMappingW(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, ...)` (pagefile-backed)
+2. Address space reserved as placeholder via `VirtualAlloc2`
+3. Initial mapping via `MapViewOfFile3` into placeholder
+4. During mesh: `mapSharedFixed()` remaps virtual address to different physical offset
+5. Two virtual addresses now share same physical memory
+
+**Fallback for Older Windows**:
+- `hasPageGranularMapping()` returns false on pre-1803 Windows
+- Meshing disabled, allocation-only mode used
+- Legacy `MapViewOfFileEx` requires 64KB-aligned offsets (incompatible with 4KB page meshing)
+
+#### Current Limitations on Windows
+- **No fork handling**: Windows doesn't have `fork()`
+- **No background mesh thread**: Mesh triggering via `epoll_wait`/`recv` interception not applicable
+- **Requires Win10 1803+**: Older Windows versions fall back to allocation-only mode
+
+#### Key Windows-Specific Files
+- `src/runtime_windows.cc` - SizeMap data, measurePssKiB implementation
+- `src/memory_stats_windows.cc` - GetProcessMemoryInfo wrapper
+- `src/platform/vmem_windows.cc` - Modern API support (VirtualAlloc2, MapViewOfFile3), memory operations
+- `src/platform/exception_handler_windows.cc` - Vectored Exception Handler for meshing faults
+- `src/platform/platform.h` - Platform detection macros and FileHandle abstraction
+- `src/platform/vmem.h` - Cross-platform memory API declarations
+
 ### Integration
 - **Drop-in replacement**: No code changes required
 - **Standard API**: Full malloc/free/realloc/memalign support

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13.0)
-
-project(Mesh CXX C)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+project(Mesh VERSION 1.0.0 LANGUAGES CXX C)
 
 SET(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "" CACHE STRING "Just making sure the default CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE configurations won't interfere" FORCE)
 set(CMAKE_C_STANDARD 11)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 #Set output folders
 set(CMAKE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build)

Makefile

@@ -18,18 +18,38 @@ else
 BAZEL_CONFIG =
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
+# Detect Windows (MSYS2/Git Bash/Cygwin report MINGW or MSYS or CYGWIN)
+ifneq (,$(findstring MINGW,$(UNAME_S)))
+IS_WINDOWS = 1
+endif
+ifneq (,$(findstring MSYS,$(UNAME_S)))
+IS_WINDOWS = 1
+endif
+ifneq (,$(findstring CYGWIN,$(UNAME_S)))
+IS_WINDOWS = 1
+endif
+
+ifdef IS_WINDOWS
+LIB_EXT        = dll
+STATIC_TARGET  = mesh_static_windows
+DYNAMIC_LIB    = mesh.dll
+LDCONFIG       =
+# On Windows, invoke bazel via Python since shebang doesn't work in MSYS
+BAZEL          = python ./bazel
+else ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
 LIB_EXT        = dylib
 STATIC_TARGET  = mesh_static_macos
+DYNAMIC_LIB    = libmesh.$(LIB_EXT)
 LDCONFIG       =
 PREFIX         = /usr/local
+BAZEL          = ./bazel
 else
 LIB_EXT        = so
 STATIC_TARGET  = mesh_static_linux
+DYNAMIC_LIB    = libmesh.$(LIB_EXT)
 LDCONFIG       = ldconfig
+BAZEL          = ./bazel
 endif
-
-DYNAMIC_LIB    = libmesh.$(LIB_EXT)
 STATIC_LIB     = lib$(STATIC_TARGET).a
 INSTALL_DYNAMIC = libmesh$(LIB_SUFFIX).$(LIB_EXT)
 INSTALL_STATIC  = libmesh$(LIB_SUFFIX).a
@@ -60,10 +80,10 @@ endif
 all: test build
 
 build lib:
-	./bazel build $(BAZEL_CONFIG) -c opt //src:$(DYNAMIC_LIB) //src:$(STATIC_TARGET)
+	$(BAZEL) build $(BAZEL_CONFIG) -c opt //src:$(DYNAMIC_LIB) //src:$(STATIC_TARGET)
 
 test check:
-	./bazel test $(BAZEL_CONFIG) //src:unit-tests --test_output=all --action_env="GTEST_COLOR=1"
+	$(BAZEL) test $(BAZEL_CONFIG) //src:unit-tests --test_output=all --action_env="GTEST_COLOR=1"
 
 install:
 	install -c -m 0755 bazel-bin/src/$(DYNAMIC_LIB) $(PREFIX)/lib/$(INSTALL_DYNAMIC)
@@ -81,19 +101,19 @@ clang-coverage: $(UNIT_BIN) $(CONFIG)
 	rm -f default.profraw
 
 benchmark:
-	./bazel build $(BAZEL_CONFIG) -c opt //src:fragmenter //src:$(DYNAMIC_LIB)
+	$(BAZEL) build $(BAZEL_CONFIG) -c opt //src:fragmenter //src:$(DYNAMIC_LIB)
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
 	DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES=./bazel-bin/src/$(DYNAMIC_LIB) ./bazel-bin/src/fragmenter
 else
 	LD_PRELOAD=./bazel-bin/src/$(DYNAMIC_LIB) ./bazel-bin/src/fragmenter
 endif
-	./bazel build $(BAZEL_CONFIG) --config=disable-meshing --config=nolto -c opt //src:local-refill-benchmark
+	$(BAZEL) build $(BAZEL_CONFIG) --config=disable-meshing --config=nolto -c opt //src:local-refill-benchmark
 	./bazel-bin/src/local-refill-benchmark
 
 # Index computation benchmark - compares float reciprocal vs integer magic division
 # Run with: make index-benchmark
 index-benchmark:
-	./bazel build $(BAZEL_CONFIG) -c opt //src:index-compute-benchmark
+	$(BAZEL) build $(BAZEL_CONFIG) -c opt //src:index-compute-benchmark
 	./bazel-bin/src/index-compute-benchmark
 
 # Larson benchmark - multi-threaded allocation stress test
@@ -106,7 +126,7 @@ FLAMEGRAPH_DIR = third_party/FlameGraph
 larson: larson-nomesh
 
 larson-mesh:
-	./bazel build $(BAZEL_CONFIG) --config=nolto -c opt //src:larson-benchmark
+	$(BAZEL) build $(BAZEL_CONFIG) --config=nolto -c opt //src:larson-benchmark
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 	perf record -F $(PERF_FREQ) -g --call-graph fp -o perf-larson-mesh.data -- ./bazel-bin/src/larson-benchmark $(LARSON_ARGS)
 	perf script -i perf-larson-mesh.data | $(FLAMEGRAPH_DIR)/stackcollapse-perf.pl | $(FLAMEGRAPH_DIR)/flamegraph.pl --title "larson-mesh" > flamegraph-larson-mesh.svg
@@ -116,7 +136,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 larson-nomesh:
-	./bazel build $(BAZEL_CONFIG) --config=disable-meshing --config=nolto -c opt //src:larson-benchmark
+	$(BAZEL) build $(BAZEL_CONFIG) --config=disable-meshing --config=nolto -c opt //src:larson-benchmark
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 	perf record -F $(PERF_FREQ) -g --call-graph fp -o perf-larson-nomesh.data -- ./bazel-bin/src/larson-benchmark $(LARSON_ARGS)
 	perf script -i perf-larson-nomesh.data | $(FLAMEGRAPH_DIR)/stackcollapse-perf.pl | $(FLAMEGRAPH_DIR)/flamegraph.pl --title "larson-nomesh" > flamegraph-larson-nomesh.svg
@@ -130,12 +150,12 @@ format:
 
 clean:
 	find . -name '*~' -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
-	./bazel clean
-	./bazel shutdown
+	$(BAZEL) clean
+	$(BAZEL) shutdown
 
 
 distclean: clean
-	./bazel clean --expunge
+	$(BAZEL) clean --expunge
 
 # double $$ in egrep pattern is because we're embedding this shell command in a Makefile
 TAGS: