diff --git a/FEXCore/include/FEXCore/Debug/InternalThreadState.h b/FEXCore/include/FEXCore/Debug/InternalThreadState.h
index 5eb185e54a..5c8bc424fb 100644
--- a/FEXCore/include/FEXCore/Debug/InternalThreadState.h
+++ b/FEXCore/include/FEXCore/Debug/InternalThreadState.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct InternalThreadState : public FEXCore::Allocator::FEXAllocOperators {
 
   std::shared_mutex ObjectCacheRefCounter {};
 
+  // This pointer is owned by the frontend.
   FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* ThreadStats {};
 
   ///< Data pointer for exclusive use by the frontend
diff --git a/FEXCore/include/FEXCore/Utils/Profiler.h b/FEXCore/include/FEXCore/Utils/Profiler.h
index 3653dafc45..f9653f6ac8 100644
--- a/FEXCore/include/FEXCore/Utils/Profiler.h
+++ b/FEXCore/include/FEXCore/Utils/Profiler.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ struct ThreadStats {
 
 #ifdef _M_ARM_64
 /**
- * @brief Get the raw cycle counter which is synchronizing.
+ * @brief Get the raw cycle counter with synchronizing isb.
  *
  * `CNTVCTSS_EL0` also does the same thing, but requires the FEAT_ECV feature.
  */
diff --git a/Source/Common/Profiler.cpp b/Source/Common/Profiler.cpp
index 70001a7621..c5650bd7be 100644
--- a/Source/Common/Profiler.cpp
+++ b/Source/Common/Profiler.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void StatAllocBase::SaveHeader(FEXCore::Profiler::AppType AppType) {
   Head->Size.store(CurrentSize, std::memory_order_relaxed);
   Head->Version = FEXCore::Profiler::STATS_VERSION;
 
-  constexpr std::array<char, std::char_traits<char>::length(GIT_DESCRIBE_STRING) + 1> GitString = {GIT_DESCRIBE_STRING};
+  std::string_view GitString = GIT_DESCRIBE_STRING;
   strncpy(Head->fex_version, GitString.data(), std::min(GitString.size(), sizeof(Head->fex_version)));
   Head->app_type = AppType;
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void StatAllocBase::SaveHeader(FEXCore::Profiler::AppType AppType) {
 bool StatAllocBase::AllocateMoreSlots() {
   const auto OriginalSlotCount = TotalSlotsFromSize();
 
-  uint64_t NewSize = AllocateMoreSlots(CurrentSize * 2);
+  uint64_t NewSize = FrontendAllocateSlots(CurrentSize * 2);
 
   if (NewSize == CurrentSize) {
     return false;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ bool StatAllocBase::AllocateMoreSlots() {
   return true;
 }
 
-FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* StatAllocBase::AllocateBaseSlot(uint32_t TID) {
+FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* StatAllocBase::AllocateSlot(uint32_t TID) {
   if (!RemainingSlots) {
     if (!AllocateMoreSlots()) {
       return nullptr;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* StatAllocBase::AllocateBaseSlot(uint32_t TID) {
   return AllocatedSlot;
 }
 
-void StatAllocBase::DeallocateBaseSlot(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* AllocatedSlot) {
+void StatAllocBase::DeallocateSlot(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* AllocatedSlot) {
   if (!AllocatedSlot) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/Source/Common/Profiler.h b/Source/Common/Profiler.h
index 023678ce8b..c4063934a8 100644
--- a/Source/Common/Profiler.h
+++ b/Source/Common/Profiler.h
@@ -20,17 +20,15 @@ static inline void memory_barrier() {
 #else
 static inline void memory_barrier() {
   // Intentionally empty.
+  // x86 is strongly memory ordered with regular loadstores. No need for barrier.
 }
 #endif
 
 namespace FEX::Profiler {
 class StatAllocBase {
-public:
-  virtual ~StatAllocBase() = default;
-
 protected:
-  FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* AllocateBaseSlot(uint32_t TID);
-  void DeallocateBaseSlot(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* AllocatedSlot);
+  FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* AllocateSlot(uint32_t TID);
+  void DeallocateSlot(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* AllocatedSlot);
 
   uint32_t OffsetFromStat(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* Stat) const {
     return reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(Stat) - reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(Base);
@@ -38,6 +36,10 @@ class StatAllocBase {
   size_t TotalSlotsFromSize() const {
     return (CurrentSize - sizeof(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStatsHeader)) / sizeof(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats) - 1;
   }
+  size_t TotalSlotsFromSize(uint64_t Size) const {
+    return (Size - sizeof(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStatsHeader)) / sizeof(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats) - 1;
+  }
+
   size_t SlotIndexFromOffset(uint32_t Offset) {
     return (Offset - sizeof(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStatsHeader)) / sizeof(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats);
   }
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ class StatAllocBase {
   constexpr static size_t MAX_STATS_SIZE = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
 
 private:
-  virtual uint64_t AllocateMoreSlots(uint64_t NewSize) = 0;
+  virtual uint64_t FrontendAllocateSlots(uint64_t NewSize) = 0;
   bool AllocateMoreSlots();
 };
 
diff --git a/Source/Tools/LinuxEmulation/LinuxSyscalls/ThreadManager.cpp b/Source/Tools/LinuxEmulation/LinuxSyscalls/ThreadManager.cpp
index 3a1d156bc0..b3fc48af6f 100644
--- a/Source/Tools/LinuxEmulation/LinuxSyscalls/ThreadManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Tools/LinuxEmulation/LinuxSyscalls/ThreadManager.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,15 @@ void ThreadManager::StatAlloc::Initialize() {
     LogMan::Msg::EFmt("[StatAlloc] ftruncate failed");
     goto err;
   }
+  for (size_t i = 4096; i <= (128 * 1024 * 1024); i *= 2) {
+    LogMan::Msg::DFmt("{}: {} slots", i, TotalSlotsFromSize(i));
+  }
 
-  // 128MB ought to be enough for anyone.
+  // Reserve a region of MAX_STATS_SIZE so we can grow the allocation buffer.
+  // Number of thread slots when ThreadStatsHeader == 64bytes and ThreadStats == 40bytes:
+  // 1 page: 99 slots
+  // 1 MB: 26211 slots
+  // 128 MB: 3355440 slots
   Base = ::mmap(nullptr, MAX_STATS_SIZE, PROT_NONE, MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_NORESERVE, -1, 0);
   if (Base == MAP_FAILED) {
     LogMan::Msg::EFmt("[StatAlloc] mmap base failed");
@@ -61,9 +68,10 @@ void ThreadManager::StatAlloc::Initialize() {
   close(fd);
 }
 
-uint64_t ThreadManager::StatAlloc::AllocateMoreSlots(uint64_t NewSize) {
+uint64_t ThreadManager::StatAlloc::FrontendAllocateSlots(uint64_t NewSize) {
   if (CurrentSize == MAX_STATS_SIZE) {
-    // Nope.
+    // Allocator has reached maximum slots. We can't allocate anymore.
+    // New threads won't get stats.
     return CurrentSize;
   }
   NewSize = std::max(MAX_STATS_SIZE, NewSize);
@@ -86,14 +94,6 @@ uint64_t ThreadManager::StatAlloc::AllocateMoreSlots(uint64_t NewSize) {
       LogMan::Msg::EFmt("[StatAlloc] allocate more mmap shm failed");
       goto err;
     }
-
-    // TODO: Just a sanity check.
-    const char* SharedTest = (const char*)Base;
-    for (size_t i = CurrentSize; i < NewSize; ++i) {
-      if (SharedTest[i] != 0) {
-        LogMan::Msg::EFmt("truncate and map shared resulted in not zero'd memory!");
-      }
-    }
   }
 
 err:
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ uint64_t ThreadManager::StatAlloc::AllocateMoreSlots(uint64_t NewSize) {
 
 FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* ThreadManager::StatAlloc::AllocateSlot(uint32_t TID) {
   std::scoped_lock lk(StatMutex);
-  return AllocateBaseSlot(TID);
+  return StatAllocBase::AllocateSlot(TID);
 }
 
 void ThreadManager::StatAlloc::DeallocateSlot(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* AllocatedSlot) {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void ThreadManager::StatAlloc::DeallocateSlot(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* Al
   }
 
   std::scoped_lock lk(StatMutex);
-  DeallocateBaseSlot(AllocatedSlot);
+  StatAllocBase::DeallocateSlot(AllocatedSlot);
 }
 
 void ThreadManager::StatAlloc::CleanupForExit() {
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ void ThreadManager::StatAlloc::UnlockAfterFork(FEXCore::Core::InternalThreadStat
 
   StatMutex.StealAndDropActiveLocks();
 
-  // shm_memory tied to this process is now not owned by this process.
-  // Replace the shm region! Otherwise this process will keep reporting time in the original parent thread's stats region!
+  // shm_memory ownership is retained by the parent process, so the child must replace it with its own one.
+  // Otherwise this process will keep reporting in the original parent thread's stats region.
   munmap(Base, MAX_STATS_SIZE);
   Base = nullptr;
   CurrentSize = 0;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ void ThreadManager::UnlockAfterFork(FEXCore::Core::InternalThreadState* LiveThre
   // This function is called after fork
   // We need to cleanup some of the thread data that is dead
   for (auto& DeadThread : Threads) {
-    // This is not owned by the child after fork.
+    // The fork parent retains ownership of ThreadStats
     DeadThread->Thread->ThreadStats = nullptr;
 
     if (DeadThread->Thread == LiveThread) {
diff --git a/Source/Tools/LinuxEmulation/LinuxSyscalls/ThreadManager.h b/Source/Tools/LinuxEmulation/LinuxSyscalls/ThreadManager.h
index 949088853e..570d4b4ecf 100644
--- a/Source/Tools/LinuxEmulation/LinuxSyscalls/ThreadManager.h
+++ b/Source/Tools/LinuxEmulation/LinuxSyscalls/ThreadManager.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class ThreadManager final {
   private:
     void Initialize();
 
-    uint64_t AllocateMoreSlots(uint64_t NewSize) override;
+    uint64_t FrontendAllocateSlots(uint64_t NewSize) override;
     FEX_CONFIG_OPT(ProfileStats, PROFILESTATS);
     FEX_CONFIG_OPT(Is64BitMode, IS64BIT_MODE);
 
diff --git a/Source/Windows/Common/Profiler.cpp b/Source/Windows/Common/Profiler.cpp
index 2dedde586e..8e0f546389 100644
--- a/Source/Windows/Common/Profiler.cpp
+++ b/Source/Windows/Common/Profiler.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ __attribute__((naked)) uint64_t linux_getpid() {
                  : "r0", "r8");
 }
 
-uint64_t StatAlloc::AllocateMoreSlots(uint64_t NewSize) {
+uint64_t StatAlloc::FrontendAllocateSlots(uint64_t NewSize) {
   LogMan::Msg::DFmt("Ran out of slots. Can't allocate more");
   return CurrentSize;
 }
diff --git a/Source/Windows/Common/Profiler.h b/Source/Windows/Common/Profiler.h
index b12ad9631a..a3262cb648 100644
--- a/Source/Windows/Common/Profiler.h
+++ b/Source/Windows/Common/Profiler.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class StatAlloc final : public FEX::Profiler::StatAllocBase {
   virtual ~StatAlloc();
 
   FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* AllocateSlot(uint32_t TID) {
-    return AllocateBaseSlot(TID);
+    return StatAllocBase::AllocateSlot(TID);
   }
 
   void DeallocateSlot(FEXCore::Profiler::ThreadStats* AllocatedSlot) {
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ class StatAlloc final : public FEX::Profiler::StatAllocBase {
       return;
     }
 
-    DeallocateBaseSlot(AllocatedSlot);
+    StatAllocBase::DeallocateSlot(AllocatedSlot);
   }
 
 private:
-  uint64_t AllocateMoreSlots(uint64_t NewSize) override;
+  uint64_t FrontendAllocateSlots(uint64_t NewSize) override;
 };
 
 } // namespace FEX::Windows