docs: update README and CHANGELOG for v1.0.0-pre.6

Replace per-module stk_pending_add() calls in the load holes loop and
append_modules loop with a single shared load_batch[load_count] buffer,
flushed via stk_pending_add_batch() once after both loops complete.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.0.0-pre.6] - 2026-03-07
+
+### Changed
+- `stk_poll()`: replaced per-module `stk_pending_add()` calls inside the load holes and `append_modules` loops with batch collection followed by a single `stk_pending_add_batch()` call after both loops complete.
+
 ## [1.0.0-pre.5] - 2026-03-07
 
 ### Changed
@@ -173,7 +178,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Dependency management and versioning not yet implemented
 - API is unstable and subject to change in future releases
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.5...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.6...HEAD
+[1.0.0-pre.6]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.5...v1.0.0-pre.6
 [1.0.0-pre.5]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.4...v1.0.0-pre.5
 [1.0.0-pre.4]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.3...v1.0.0-pre.4
 [1.0.0-pre.3]: https://github.com/anth64/stk/compare/v1.0.0-pre.2...v1.0.0-pre.3

README.md

@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ stk_init();
 
 ## Project Status
 
-**Current Version:** 1.0.0-pre.5
+**Current Version:** 1.0.0-pre.6
 
 ### What Works
 - Cross-platform module loading and hot-reloading

src/stk.c

@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ size_t stk_poll(void)
 	size_t dep_batch_count = 0;
 	char (*cascade_batch)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = NULL;
 	size_t cascade_batch_count = 0;
+	char (*load_batch)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS] = NULL;
+	size_t load_batch_count = 0;
 
 	if (module_count > 0) {
 		module_ids = malloc(module_count * sizeof(*module_ids));
@@ -526,6 +528,9 @@ begin_operations:
 		stk_sort_load_order(loaded_mod_indices, load_count, file_list,
 				    stk_tmp_dir);
 
+	load_batch = malloc(load_count * sizeof(*load_batch));
+	load_batch_count = 0;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < holes_to_fill; ++i) {
 		target_index = unloaded_mod_indices[i];
 		file_index = loaded_mod_indices[i];
@@ -536,7 +541,9 @@ begin_operations:
 		load_result = stk_module_load(tmp_path, target_index);
 		if (load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_NOT_FOUND_ERROR ||
 		    load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_VERSION_MISMATCH_ERROR) {
-			stk_pending_add(tmp_path);
+			if (load_batch)
+				memcpy(load_batch[load_batch_count++], tmp_path,
+				       STK_PATH_MAX_OS);
 		} else if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
 			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to load module %s: %s",
 				file_list[file_index],
@@ -549,7 +556,7 @@ begin_operations:
 	if (load_count > unload_count)
 		goto append_modules;
 
-	goto validate_deps;
+	goto finish_loads;
 
 append_modules:
 	for (; i < load_count; ++i) {
@@ -562,7 +569,9 @@ append_modules:
 							    successful_appends);
 		if (load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_NOT_FOUND_ERROR ||
 		    load_result == STK_MOD_DEP_VERSION_MISMATCH_ERROR) {
-			stk_pending_add(tmp_path);
+			if (load_batch)
+				memcpy(load_batch[load_batch_count++], tmp_path,
+				       STK_PATH_MAX_OS);
 		} else if (load_result != STK_MOD_INIT_SUCCESS) {
 			stk_log(STK_LOG_ERROR, "Failed to load module %s: %s",
 				file_list[file_index],
@@ -577,6 +586,15 @@ append_modules:
 	if (successful_appends < (load_count - holes_to_fill))
 		stk_module_realloc_memory(module_count);
 
+finish_loads:
+	if (load_batch_count > 0)
+		stk_pending_add_batch(
+		    (const char (*)[STK_PATH_MAX_OS])load_batch,
+		    load_batch_count);
+
+	free(load_batch);
+	load_batch = NULL;
+
 	goto validate_deps;
 
 validate_deps: