[PATCH 6/8] x86: switch the 64bit uncached page clear to SSE/AVX v2

From: Alex Thorlton
Date: Fri Aug 16 2013 - 10:35:08 EST


---
arch/x86/lib/clear_page_nocache_64.S | 91 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 77 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/clear_page_nocache_64.S b/arch/x86/lib/clear_page_nocache_64.S
index ee16d15..a6d938c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/clear_page_nocache_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/clear_page_nocache_64.S
@@ -1,29 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * Clear pages with cache bypass.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011, 2012 Intel Corporation
+ * Author: Andi Kleen
+ *
+ * This software may be redistributed and/or modified under the terms of
+ * the GNU General Public License ("GPL") version 2 only as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
#include <linux/linkage.h>
+#include <asm/alternative-asm.h>
+#include <asm/cpufeature.h>
#include <asm/dwarf2.h>

+#define SSE_UNROLL 128
+
/*
* Zero a page avoiding the caches
* rdi page
*/
ENTRY(clear_page_nocache)
CFI_STARTPROC
- xorl %eax,%eax
- movl $4096/64,%ecx
+ push %rdi
+ call kernel_fpu_begin
+ pop %rdi
+ sub $16,%rsp
+ CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET 16
+ movdqu %xmm0,(%rsp)
+ xorpd %xmm0,%xmm0
+ movl $4096/SSE_UNROLL,%ecx
.p2align 4
.Lloop:
decl %ecx
-#define PUT(x) movnti %rax,x*8(%rdi)
- movnti %rax,(%rdi)
- PUT(1)
- PUT(2)
- PUT(3)
- PUT(4)
- PUT(5)
- PUT(6)
- PUT(7)
- leaq 64(%rdi),%rdi
+ .set x,0
+ .rept SSE_UNROLL/16
+ movntdq %xmm0,x(%rdi)
+ .set x,x+16
+ .endr
+ leaq SSE_UNROLL(%rdi),%rdi
jnz .Lloop
- nop
- ret
+ movdqu (%rsp),%xmm0
+ addq $16,%rsp
+ CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET -16
+ jmp kernel_fpu_end
CFI_ENDPROC
ENDPROC(clear_page_nocache)
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_AS_AVX
+
+ .section .altinstr_replacement,"ax"
+1: .byte 0xeb /* jmp <disp8> */
+ .byte (clear_page_nocache_avx - clear_page_nocache) - (2f - 1b)
+ /* offset */
+2:
+ .previous
+ .section .altinstructions,"a"
+ altinstruction_entry clear_page_nocache,1b,X86_FEATURE_AVX,\
+ 16, 2b-1b
+ .previous
+
+#define AVX_UNROLL 256 /* TUNE ME */
+
+ENTRY(clear_page_nocache_avx)
+ CFI_STARTPROC
+ push %rdi
+ call kernel_fpu_begin
+ pop %rdi
+ sub $32,%rsp
+ CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET 32
+ vmovdqu %ymm0,(%rsp)
+ vxorpd %ymm0,%ymm0,%ymm0
+ movl $4096/AVX_UNROLL,%ecx
+ .p2align 4
+.Lloop_avx:
+ decl %ecx
+ .set x,0
+ .rept AVX_UNROLL/32
+ vmovntdq %ymm0,x(%rdi)
+ .set x,x+32
+ .endr
+ leaq AVX_UNROLL(%rdi),%rdi
+ jnz .Lloop_avx
+ vmovdqu (%rsp),%ymm0
+ addq $32,%rsp
+ CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET -32
+ jmp kernel_fpu_end
+ CFI_ENDPROC
+ENDPROC(clear_page_nocache_avx)
+
+#endif
--
1.7.12.4

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