diff --git a/Source/bmalloc/bmalloc/BSyscall.h b/Source/bmalloc/bmalloc/BSyscall.h
index e5ecfb643b42..9b26d518f940 100644
--- a/Source/bmalloc/bmalloc/BSyscall.h
+++ b/Source/bmalloc/bmalloc/BSyscall.h
@@ -26,7 +26,18 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
+/* Retry syscalls on EAGAIN with 1ms backoff to avoid busy-spinning.
+   madvise(MADV_DONTDUMP) can return EAGAIN under kernel mmap_write_lock
+   contention, causing 100% CPU usage with concurrent GC threads.
+   Cap retries at 100 (100ms total) as a safety net — madvise failures
+   here are advisory, not fatal. See also: virtual_alloc_with_retry()
+   in libpas/pas_page_malloc.c for the Windows equivalent. */
 #define SYSCALL(x) do { \
-    while ((x) == -1 && errno == EAGAIN) { } \
+    int _syscall_tries = 0; \
+    while ((x) == -1 && errno == EAGAIN) { \
+        if (++_syscall_tries > 100) break; \
+        usleep(1000); \
+    } \
 } while (0);
diff --git a/Source/bmalloc/bmalloc/VMAllocate.h b/Source/bmalloc/bmalloc/VMAllocate.h
index 06894519b5d1..07441912205f 100644
--- a/Source/bmalloc/bmalloc/VMAllocate.h
+++ b/Source/bmalloc/bmalloc/VMAllocate.h
@@ -302,9 +302,9 @@ inline void vmDeallocatePhysicalPages(void* p, size_t vmSize)
     SYSCALL(madvise(p, vmSize, MADV_FREE));
 #else
     SYSCALL(madvise(p, vmSize, MADV_DONTNEED));
-#if BOS(LINUX)
-    SYSCALL(madvise(p, vmSize, MADV_DONTDUMP));
-#endif
+/* MADV_DONTDUMP removed: it only reduces core dump size but requires
+   kernel mmap_write_lock, causing severe contention with concurrent
+   GC threads. MADV_DONTNEED (above) only needs mmap_read_lock. */
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -319,9 +319,7 @@ inline void vmAllocatePhysicalPages(void* p, size_t vmSize)
     // Instead the kernel will commit pages as they are touched.
 #else
     SYSCALL(madvise(p, vmSize, MADV_NORMAL));
-#if BOS(LINUX)
-    SYSCALL(madvise(p, vmSize, MADV_DODUMP));
-#endif
+/* MADV_DODUMP removed: symmetric with MADV_DONTDUMP removal above. */
 #endif
 }
 #else
diff --git a/Source/bmalloc/libpas/src/libpas/pas_page_malloc.c b/Source/bmalloc/libpas/src/libpas/pas_page_malloc.c
index 3f21987adef5..23fab5ff3de6 100644
--- a/Source/bmalloc/libpas/src/libpas/pas_page_malloc.c
+++ b/Source/bmalloc/libpas/src/libpas/pas_page_malloc.c
@@ -350,8 +350,9 @@ static void commit_impl(void* ptr, size_t size, bool do_mprotect, pas_mmap_capab
 #endif
     }
 
-#if PAS_OS(LINUX)
-    PAS_SYSCALL(madvise(ptr, size, MADV_DODUMP));
+/* MADV_DODUMP removed: symmetric with MADV_DONTDUMP removal in decommit_impl.
+   MADV_DONTDUMP only reduces core dump size but requires kernel mmap_write_lock,
+   causing severe contention with concurrent GC threads. */
 #elif PAS_OS(WINDOWS)
     /* Sometimes the returned memInfo.RegionSize < size, and VirtualAlloc can't span regions
        We loop to make sure we get the full requested range. */
@@ -415,7 +416,9 @@ static void decommit_impl(void* ptr, size_t size,
     PAS_SYSCALL(madvise(ptr, size, MADV_FREE));
 #elif PAS_OS(LINUX)
     PAS_SYSCALL(madvise(ptr, size, MADV_DONTNEED));
-    PAS_SYSCALL(madvise(ptr, size, MADV_DONTDUMP));
+    /* MADV_DONTDUMP removed: it only reduces core dump size but requires
+       kernel mmap_write_lock, causing severe contention with concurrent
+       GC threads. MADV_DONTNEED (above) only needs mmap_read_lock. */
 #elif PAS_OS(WINDOWS)
     // DiscardVirtualMemory returns memory to the OS faster, but fails sometimes on Windows 10
     // Fall back to VirtualAlloc in those cases
diff --git a/Source/bmalloc/libpas/src/libpas/pas_utils.h b/Source/bmalloc/libpas/src/libpas/pas_utils.h
index 7036db695b81..6f6eae0b6d75 100644
--- a/Source/bmalloc/libpas/src/libpas/pas_utils.h
+++ b/Source/bmalloc/libpas/src/libpas/pas_utils.h
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#if !PAS_OS(WINDOWS)
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
 #if PAS_OS(WINDOWS)
 #include <intrin.h>
 #endif
@@ -1263,8 +1267,17 @@ static inline bool pas_is_divisible_by(unsigned value, uint64_t magic_constant)
 enum cpp_initialization_t { cpp_initialization };
 #endif
 
+/* Retry syscalls on EAGAIN with 1ms backoff to avoid busy-spinning.
+   madvise(MADV_DONTDUMP) can return EAGAIN under kernel mmap_write_lock
+   contention, causing 100% CPU usage with concurrent GC threads.
+   Cap retries at 100 (100ms total) as a safety net — madvise failures
+   here are advisory, not fatal. */
 #define PAS_SYSCALL(x) do { \
-    while ((x) == -1 && errno == EAGAIN) { } \
+    int _pas_syscall_tries = 0; \
+    while ((x) == -1 && errno == EAGAIN) { \
+        if (++_pas_syscall_tries > 100) break; \
+        usleep(1000); \
+    } \
 } while (0)
 
 PAS_END_EXTERN_C;