diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/allocator/base.py b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/allocator/base.py
index c9826e068..7001324dd 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/allocator/base.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/allocator/base.py
@@ -192,6 +192,23 @@ class BaseTokenToKVPoolAllocator(abc.ABC):
         Starts sit on page boundaries, ends may fall mid-page, and the page
         ranges of consecutive segments do not overlap -- so in page units the
         segments are aligned and disjoint, and every page is released once."""
+        for free_index, start_pos in self._page_disjoint(segments):
+            self.free_segment(free_index, start_pos=start_pos)
+
+    def free_full_segment(self, free_index: torch.Tensor, *, start_pos: int):
+        """free_full() for a kv-row segment; same start-alignment contract as
+        free_segment(). Default: plain free_full()."""
+        assert start_pos % self.page_size == 0, (
+            f"segment start {start_pos} is not page-aligned"
+        )
+        self.free_full(free_index)
+
+    def free_full_segments(self, segments):
+        """free_segments() for the full side alone; see free_full()."""
+        for free_index, start_pos in self._page_disjoint(segments):
+            self.free_full_segment(free_index, start_pos=start_pos)
+
+    def _page_disjoint(self, segments):
         ps = self.page_size
         prev_end = None
         for free_index, start_pos in segments:
@@ -202,4 +219,4 @@ class BaseTokenToKVPoolAllocator(abc.ABC):
                 f"segment at {start_pos} shares a page with the one ending at {prev_end}"
             )
             prev_end = start_pos + n
-            self.free_segment(free_index, start_pos=start_pos)
+            yield free_index, start_pos
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/allocator/swa.py b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/allocator/swa.py
index bc4bd4262..8e27f9f56 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/allocator/swa.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/allocator/swa.py
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ class SWATokenToKVPoolAllocator(BaseTokenToKVPoolAllocator):
         self.release_pages = None
         self.free_group = None
         self.swa_free_group = []
-        self.full_free_group = []
 
         self._kvcache = kvcache
         self.clear()
@@ -402,18 +401,34 @@ class SWATokenToKVPoolAllocator(BaseTokenToKVPoolAllocator):
             self.full_to_swa_index_mapping[free_index] == 0,
             msg="caller wants free",
         )
-        if self.free_group is None:
-            self.full_attn_allocator.free(free_index)
-        else:
-            self.full_free_group.append(self._copy_for_free_group(free_index))
+        self.full_attn_allocator.free(free_index)
         assert (
             self.full_attn_allocator.available_size() <= self.full_attn_allocator.size
         )
 
+    def free_segment(self, free_index: torch.Tensor, *, start_pos: int):
+        if free_index.numel() == 0:
+            return
+        # SWA first, as in free(): it reads the mapping that a later cache
+        # action in this group may re-point.
+        self.free_swa(free_index)
+        self.full_attn_allocator.free_segment(free_index, start_pos=start_pos)
+
+    def free_full_segment(self, free_index: torch.Tensor, *, start_pos: int):
+        if free_index.numel() == 0:
+            return
+        expect(
+            _SWA_PEER_RELEASED,
+            self.full_to_swa_index_mapping[free_index] == 0,
+            msg="caller wants free_segment",
+        )
+        self.full_attn_allocator.free_segment(free_index, start_pos=start_pos)
+
     def free_group_begin(self):
         super().free_group_begin()
         self.swa_free_group = []
-        self.full_free_group = []
+        # No full-side pile here: the full allocator's own group defers those.
+        self.full_attn_allocator.free_group_begin()
 
     def free_group_end(self):
         super().free_group_end()
@@ -421,10 +436,7 @@ class SWATokenToKVPoolAllocator(BaseTokenToKVPoolAllocator):
             swa_free_group = self.swa_free_group
             self.swa_free_group = []
             self._release_swa(torch.cat(swa_free_group))
-        if self.full_free_group:
-            full_free_group = self.full_free_group
-            self.full_free_group = []
-            self.full_attn_allocator.free(torch.cat(full_free_group))
+        self.full_attn_allocator.free_group_end()
         assert (
             self.full_attn_allocator.available_size() <= self.full_attn_allocator.size
         )
@@ -468,7 +480,6 @@ class SWATokenToKVPoolAllocator(BaseTokenToKVPoolAllocator):
         self.full_to_swa_index_mapping[:-1].fill_(0)
         self.free_group = None
         self.swa_free_group = []
-        self.full_free_group = []
 
     def get_cpu_copy(self, indices, mamba_indices=None):
         return self._kvcache.get_cpu_copy(indices, mamba_indices=mamba_indices)
@@ -594,8 +605,16 @@ class PureSWATokenToKVPoolAllocator(SWATokenToKVPoolAllocator):
         # release once the SWA side is gone.
         return
 
-    # Not inherited: the SWA parent's hooks drive swa_free_group and
-    # full_free_group, which this pure-SWA variant does not have.
+    def free_segment(self, free_index: torch.Tensor, *, start_pos: int):
+        # Single pool: the parent's split into an SWA and a full half would
+        # release the same slots twice.
+        self.free(free_index)
+
+    def free_full_segment(self, free_index: torch.Tensor, *, start_pos: int):
+        return
+
+    # Not inherited: the SWA parent's hooks drive swa_free_group and the full
+    # allocator's group, which this pure-SWA variant does not have.
     def free_group_begin(self):
         BaseTokenToKVPoolAllocator.free_group_begin(self)
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/common.py b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/common.py
index 43cd1b15f..0d45290d6 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/common.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/common.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def free_kv_row_segments(
 ) -> None:
     """Free ascending disjoint ``(kv_indices, start_pos)`` segments of one
     request's kv row, split at the SWA eviction floor."""
-    swa_dead: list[torch.Tensor] = []
+    swa_dead: list[tuple[torch.Tensor, int]] = []
     swa_alive: list[tuple[torch.Tensor, int]] = []
     for kv_indices, start_pos in segments:
         num_indices = kv_indices.numel()
@@ -137,23 +137,19 @@ def free_kv_row_segments(
         # the deliberately unmapped prefix of a PD decode SWA-tail prealloc.
         num_dead = min(max(swa_evicted_seqlen - start_pos, 0), num_indices)
         if num_dead > 0:
-            swa_dead.append(kv_indices[:num_dead])
+            swa_dead.append((kv_indices[:num_dead], start_pos))
         if num_dead < num_indices:
             swa_alive.append((kv_indices[num_dead:], start_pos + num_dead))
 
     if swa_dead and swa_alive:
-        # A mid-page floor would send a page shared by the dead and alive
-        # sides back twice.
+        # The two sides are separate calls, so neither one's page-disjointness
+        # check sees a floor that splits a page between them.
         assert swa_evicted_seqlen % allocator.page_size == 0, (
             f"SWA eviction floor {swa_evicted_seqlen} splits a page "
             f"(page_size {allocator.page_size})"
         )
-    if len(swa_dead) == 1:
-        allocator.free_full(swa_dead[0])
-    elif swa_dead:
-        # Two dead pieces can share a boundary page, and only free_full's own
-        # page dedup covers that -- free_segments trims the alive side alone.
-        allocator.free_full(torch.cat(swa_dead))
+    if swa_dead:
+        allocator.free_full_segments(swa_dead)
     if swa_alive:
         allocator.free_segments(swa_alive)
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/multi_ended_allocator.py b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/multi_ended_allocator.py
index c6964dcab..5d6439366 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/multi_ended_allocator.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/multi_ended_allocator.py
@@ -3227,6 +3227,7 @@ class UnifiedSWATokenToKVPoolAllocator(SWATokenToKVPoolAllocator):
 
         self.free_group = None
         self.free_page_reps_group: Optional[List[torch.Tensor]] = None
+        self.full_free_group: List[torch.Tensor] = []
         # Empty (not None) for the leak checker.
         self.free_pages = torch.empty(0, dtype=torch.int64, device=device)
         self.release_pages = torch.empty(0, dtype=torch.int64, device=device)
@@ -3661,6 +3662,17 @@ class UnifiedSWATokenToKVPoolAllocator(SWATokenToKVPoolAllocator):
         self.full_attn_allocator.free(free_index.detach().to(torch.int64))
         self.full_attn_allocator.clear_inverse_history()
 
+    def free_full_segment(self, free_index: torch.Tensor, *, start_pos: int) -> None:
+        if free_index is None or free_index.numel() == 0:
+            return
+        if self.page_size == 1:
+            # token == page: free_full already frees by exact ids, no dedup.
+            self.free_full(free_index)
+            return
+        # The swa v2p is the mapping, so a tombstoned swa page drops out of the
+        # two-sided segment path by itself; full-only is the same call.
+        self.free_segment(free_index, start_pos=start_pos)
+
     def set_full_to_swa_mapping(
         self, full_indices: torch.Tensor, swa_indices: torch.Tensor
     ) -> None:
@@ -3676,13 +3688,20 @@ class UnifiedSWATokenToKVPoolAllocator(SWATokenToKVPoolAllocator):
 
     # -- free-group --
 
+    # Not the SWA parent's hooks: those open the parent's paged full allocator
+    # as a free group, and this composite's sub-pools defer on their own.
     def free_group_begin(self) -> None:
-        super().free_group_begin()
+        BaseTokenToKVPoolAllocator.free_group_begin(self)
         self.free_page_reps_group = []
+        self.full_free_group = []
 
     def free_group_end(self) -> None:
         pending, self.free_page_reps_group = self.free_page_reps_group, None
-        super().free_group_end()
+        full_free_group, self.full_free_group = self.full_free_group, []
+        BaseTokenToKVPoolAllocator.free_group_end(self)
+        if full_free_group:
+            self.full_attn_allocator.free(torch.cat(full_free_group))
+            self.full_attn_allocator.clear_inverse_history()
         if pending:
             self._release_page_reps(pending)
 
@@ -3746,6 +3765,7 @@ class UnifiedSWATokenToKVPoolAllocator(SWATokenToKVPoolAllocator):
         self.swa_attn_allocator.clear()
         self.free_group = None
         self.free_page_reps_group = None
+        self.full_free_group = []
 
     # -- Lazy compaction hooks --
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_cache/components/full_component.py b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_cache/components/full_component.py
index e76108615..e46a4cb05 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_cache/components/full_component.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_cache/components/full_component.py
@@ -503,10 +503,11 @@ class FullComponent(TreeComponent):
         if isinstance(action, FreeComponentDeviceSlot):
             alloc = self.cache.token_to_kv_pool_allocator
             for indices in action.indices:
+                # tree values are page-aligned copies of a kv row: page-exact segments
                 if self.cache.is_swa_enabled:
-                    alloc.full_attn_allocator.free(indices)
+                    alloc.full_attn_allocator.free_segment(indices, start_pos=0)
                 else:
-                    alloc.free(indices)
+                    alloc.free_segment(indices, start_pos=0)
             return
         raise AssertionError(
             f"FullComponent: unhandled ComponentAction {type(action).__name__}"
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_cache/components/swa_component.py b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_cache/components/swa_component.py
index fd03d1b35..597e90cc0 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_cache/components/swa_component.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_cache/components/swa_component.py
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ class SWAComponent(TreeComponent):
             swa_value = self._translate_full_to_swa(action.incoming_full)
             alloc.set_full_to_swa_mapping(action.kept_full, swa_value)
             alloc.clear_full_to_swa_mapping(action.incoming_full)
-            alloc.free_full(action.incoming_full)
+            alloc.free_full_segment(action.incoming_full, start_pos=0)
             self.tree_core.set_component_device_value(
                 action.node_id, self.component_type, swa_value
             )
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_radix_cache.py b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_radix_cache.py
index 9f10f0f31..38b236af7 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_radix_cache.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/mem_cache/unified_radix_cache.py
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ class UnifiedRadixCache(BasePrefixCache):
                 self.token_to_kv_pool_allocator.free_segment(indices, start_pos=0)
         elif isinstance(action, FreeDeviceKVFullOnly):
             for indices in action.indices:
-                self.token_to_kv_pool_allocator.free_full(indices)
+                self.token_to_kv_pool_allocator.free_full_segment(indices, start_pos=0)
         elif isinstance(action, BackupKV):
             if self.linker is not None:
                 self.linker.offload_nodes(action.node_ids)
diff --git a/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_swa_locked_full_recover_unified.py b/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_swa_locked_full_recover_unified.py
index 1d07d1b99..9484cada8 100644
--- a/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_swa_locked_full_recover_unified.py
+++ b/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_swa_locked_full_recover_unified.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class _StaticAllocRecorder:
         self.clear_calls.append(full)
         self.full_to_swa_index_mapping[full.to(torch.int64)] = 0
 
-    def free_full(self, indices):
+    def free_full_segment(self, indices, *, start_pos):
         self.freed_full.append(indices)
 
     def free(self, indices):
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ class TestStaticPoolPathUnchanged(unittest.TestCase):
             ),
             "incoming ids' mapping entries must be zeroed (static recipe)",
         )
-        # Through free_full, not the inner allocator: the latter skips the
-        # free-group defer.
+        # Through free_full_segment, not the inner allocator: the latter skips
+        # the free-group defer.
         self.assertEqual(len(static.freed_full), 1)
         self.assertEqual(static.freed_via_inner, [])
         ((node_id, ct, _),) = probe.tree_core.set_calls
diff --git a/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_swa_unittest.py b/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_swa_unittest.py
index 0df9e7f74..10cf0487b 100644
--- a/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_swa_unittest.py
+++ b/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_swa_unittest.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import unittest
 from array import array
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest import mock
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import torch
 
@@ -830,13 +831,13 @@ class TestSWA(unittest.TestCase):
         req2.prefix_indices = torch.tensor([21, 22, 23, 24, 25], device=tree.device)
 
         freed_lens = []
-        original_free = allocator.free
+        original_free_segment = allocator.free_segment
 
-        def wrapped_free(indices):
+        def wrapped_free_segment(indices, *, start_pos):
             freed_lens.append(int(indices.numel()))
-            return original_free(indices)
+            return original_free_segment(indices, start_pos=start_pos)
 
-        allocator.free = wrapped_free
+        allocator.free_segment = wrapped_free_segment
         tree.cache_finished_req(
             req2, is_insert=False, kv_len_to_handle=req2._kv_committed_len
         )
@@ -1070,21 +1071,45 @@ class TestFreeKvRow(CustomTestCase):
                 )
                 self.assertEqual(self._sizes(), (self.full_baseline, self.swa_baseline))
 
-    def test_adjacent_below_floor_pieces_release_their_shared_page_once(self):
+    def test_below_floor_pieces_go_back_through_the_full_side(self):
         _, allocator, _ = _build_swa_tree(is_eagle=False, page_size=4)
         indices = _swa_alloc(allocator, 8)
         allocator.free_swa(indices)
         after_alloc = allocator.full_available_size()
 
-        # Rows [0, 6) and [6, 8) both sit below the floor and share page 1.
-        free_kv_row_segments(
-            allocator,
-            [(indices[:6], 0), (indices[6:], 6)],
-            swa_evicted_seqlen=8,
-        )
+        # Both rows [0, 4) and [4, 8) sit below the floor: full side only.
+        with patch.object(
+            allocator.full_attn_allocator,
+            "free",
+            side_effect=AssertionError("full side took the unique path"),
+        ):
+            free_kv_row_segments(
+                allocator,
+                [(indices[:4], 0), (indices[4:], 4)],
+                swa_evicted_seqlen=8,
+            )
 
         self.assertEqual(allocator.full_available_size(), after_alloc + 8)
 
+    def test_grouped_full_side_frees_defer_and_skip_the_unique_path(self):
+        _, allocator, _ = _build_swa_tree(is_eagle=False, page_size=4)
+        indices = _swa_alloc(allocator, 12)
+        allocator.free_swa(indices[:8])
+        after_alloc = allocator.full_available_size()
+
+        with patch.object(
+            allocator.full_attn_allocator,
+            "free",
+            side_effect=AssertionError("full side took the unique path"),
+        ):
+            allocator.free_group_begin()
+            # dead rows [0, 8) and the alive row [8, 12) from one request
+            free_kv_row_segments(allocator, [(indices, 0)], swa_evicted_seqlen=8)
+            self.assertEqual(allocator.full_available_size(), after_alloc)
+            allocator.free_group_end()
+
+        self.assertEqual(allocator.full_available_size(), after_alloc + 12)
+
     def test_free_kv_row_reads_the_record_row_and_its_floor(self):
         indices = _swa_alloc(self.allocator, 8)
         cache = _RowCache(self.allocator, indices)
diff --git a/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_unified_free_no_host_sync.py b/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_unified_free_no_host_sync.py
index 364fdde98..da61f4a83 100644
--- a/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_unified_free_no_host_sync.py
+++ b/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_unified_free_no_host_sync.py
@@ -406,6 +406,26 @@ class TestEveryUnifiedAllocatorOverridesFreeSegment(unittest.TestCase):
                 self.assertIn("free_page_reps_group", inspect.getsource(cls))
 
 
+class TestUnifiedSwaFullSideGroup(unittest.TestCase):
+    """`free_full` inside a free group must defer and land at `free_group_end`;
+    the composite carries that pile itself, not through the SWA parent's hooks."""
+
+    def test_full_only_frees_defer_until_group_end(self):
+        from test_unified_swa_shared_virtual_ids import _build
+
+        alloc = _build(64, 32, 2, 4)
+        idx = alloc.alloc(8)
+        alloc.free_swa(idx)
+        before = alloc.full_available_size()
+
+        alloc.free_group_begin()
+        alloc.free_full(idx[:4])
+        alloc.free_full_segment(idx[4:], start_pos=4)
+        self.assertEqual(alloc.full_available_size(), before)
+        alloc.free_group_end()
+        self.assertEqual(alloc.full_available_size(), before + 8)
+
+
 class TestFreeSwaWindowRatchetNoHostSync(unittest.TestCase):
     """The per-decode-step SWA window ratchet frees a CONTIGUOUS row slice
     with host-int, page-aligned bounds — the same shape `free_segment` was
@@ -471,6 +491,25 @@ class TestFreeSwaWindowRatchetNoHostSync(unittest.TestCase):
             alloc.free_swa(v[: 4 * self.PS], start_pos=0)
             alloc.free_swa(v[4 * self.PS :], start_pos=4 * self.PS)
 
+    def test_full_only_segment_free_never_syncs(self):
+        """The request-finish dead half (swa already tombstoned) frees the full
+        side by page reps: no unique from free_full's token dedup."""
+        alloc = self._swa_composite(lazy=True)
+        v = alloc.alloc(8 * self.PS)
+        alloc.free_swa(v, start_pos=0)
+        before = alloc.full_available_size()
+        with (
+            mock.patch.object(
+                torch, "unique", side_effect=AssertionError("unique = host sync")
+            ),
+            mock.patch.object(
+                torch.Tensor, "item", side_effect=AssertionError("item = host sync")
+            ),
+        ):
+            alloc.free_full_segment(v[: 4 * self.PS], start_pos=0)
+            alloc.free_full_segment(v[4 * self.PS :], start_pos=4 * self.PS)
+        self.assertEqual(alloc.full_available_size(), before + 8 * self.PS)
+
     def test_unaligned_start_pos_is_rejected(self):
         """A mid-page start must fail loudly, not release the head page whole."""
         alloc = self._swa_composite(lazy=True)
diff --git a/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_unified_radix_cache_unittest.py b/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_unified_radix_cache_unittest.py
index 5c55c7684..5bc947289 100644
--- a/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_unified_radix_cache_unittest.py
+++ b/test/registered/unit/mem_cache/test_unified_radix_cache_unittest.py
@@ -516,15 +516,18 @@ def build_fixture(
             full_attention_layer_ids=cfg.full_attention_layer_ids,
             device=device,
         )
-        allocator = SWATokenToKVPoolAllocator(
-            size=cfg.kv_size,
-            size_swa=cfg.kv_size,
-            page_size=cfg.page_size,
-            dtype=cfg.dtype,
-            device=device,
-            kvcache=kv_pool,
-            need_sort=False,
-        )
+        # Tree values reach the allocator as start_pos=0 segments, so only the
+        # debug cross-check against torch.unique catches a mis-aligned value.
+        with envs.SGLANG_DEBUG_MEMORY_POOL.override(True):
+            allocator = SWATokenToKVPoolAllocator(
+                size=cfg.kv_size,
+                size_swa=cfg.kv_size,
+                page_size=cfg.page_size,
+                dtype=cfg.dtype,
+                device=device,
+                kvcache=kv_pool,
+                need_sort=False,
+            )
     elif cfg.has_mamba:
         kv_pool = HybridLinearKVPool(
             size=cfg.kv_size,
@@ -4070,11 +4073,8 @@ class UnifiedRadixCacheSuite:
         # for an un-charged gate to accept.
         extend_need = 2 * ps + 1
         max_new = 8
-        self.assertIsNotNone(
-            cons_alloc.swa_attn_allocator.alloc(
-                cons_alloc.swa_available_size() - (window + extend_need - 1)
-            )
-        )
+        hold = cons_alloc.swa_available_size() - (window + extend_need - 1)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(cons_alloc.swa_attn_allocator.alloc(hold // ps * ps))
 
         # The adder's SWA gate for this request (_swa_budget_for_req).
         surfaced_swa_hit = cons.staged_prefetch_swa_tokens(req_id)
@@ -7559,8 +7559,8 @@ class TestUnifiedRadixCacheActionRouting(CustomTestCase):
         _component_with_cache(ComponentType.FULL, cache).apply_component_action(
             FreeComponentDeviceSlot([indices], component_type=ComponentType.FULL)
         )
-        cache.token_to_kv_pool_allocator.full_attn_allocator.free.assert_called_once_with(
-            indices
+        cache.token_to_kv_pool_allocator.full_attn_allocator.free_segment.assert_called_once_with(
+            indices, start_pos=0
         )
 
     def test_apply_component_action_device_kv_swa_uses_free_swa(self):
@@ -7681,7 +7681,7 @@ class TestUnifiedRadixCacheActionRouting(CustomTestCase):
         alloc.set_full_to_swa_mapping.assert_called_once_with(kept_full, swa_value)
         # the incoming full's stale mapping is cleared, then its slot freed (full-only)
         alloc.clear_full_to_swa_mapping.assert_called_once_with(incoming_full)
-        alloc.free_full.assert_called_once_with(incoming_full)
+        alloc.free_full_segment.assert_called_once_with(incoming_full, start_pos=0)
         # Never by indexing the tensor: the unified composite has no
         # `full_to_swa_index_mapping` to index into.
         alloc.full_to_swa_index_mapping.__setitem__.assert_not_called()