[PATCH 3.10 19/48] ARC: Entry Handler tweaks: Optimize away redundant IRQ_DISABLE_SAVE

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Sun May 11 2014 - 15:47:10 EST


3.10-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Vineet Gupta <vgupta@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

commit fce16bc35ae4a45634f3dc348d8d297a25c277cf upstream.

In the exception return path, for both U/K cases, intr are already
disabled (for various existing reasons). So when we drop down to
@restore_regs, we need not redo that.

There was subtle issue - when intr were NOT being disabled for
ret-to-kernel-but-no-preemption case - now fixed by moving the
IRQ_DISABLE further up in @resume_kernel_mode.

So what do we gain:

* Shaves off a few insn in return path.

* Eliminates the need for IRQ_DISABLE_SAVE assembler macro for ARCv2
hence allows for entry code sharing.

Signed-off-by: Vineet Gupta <vgupta@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
arch/arc/include/asm/irqflags.h | 7 -------
arch/arc/kernel/entry.S | 10 +++++-----
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/irqflags.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/irqflags.h
@@ -137,13 +137,6 @@ static inline void arch_unmask_irq(unsig
flag \scratch
.endm

-.macro IRQ_DISABLE_SAVE scratch, save
- lr \scratch, [status32]
- mov \save, \scratch /* Make a copy */
- bic \scratch, \scratch, (STATUS_E1_MASK | STATUS_E2_MASK)
- flag \scratch
-.endm
-
.macro IRQ_ENABLE scratch
lr \scratch, [status32]
or \scratch, \scratch, (STATUS_E1_MASK | STATUS_E2_MASK)
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/entry.S
@@ -653,6 +653,9 @@ resume_kernel_mode:

#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT

+ ; This is a must for preempt_schedule_irq()
+ IRQ_DISABLE r9
+
; Can't preempt if preemption disabled
GET_CURR_THR_INFO_FROM_SP r10
ld r8, [r10, THREAD_INFO_PREEMPT_COUNT]
@@ -662,8 +665,6 @@ resume_kernel_mode:
ld r9, [r10, THREAD_INFO_FLAGS]
bbit0 r9, TIF_NEED_RESCHED, restore_regs

- IRQ_DISABLE r9
-
; Invoke PREEMPTION
bl preempt_schedule_irq

@@ -676,12 +677,11 @@ resume_kernel_mode:
;
; Restore the saved sys context (common exit-path for EXCPN/IRQ/Trap)
; IRQ shd definitely not happen between now and rtie
+; All 2 entry points to here already disable interrupts

restore_regs :

- ; Disable Interrupts while restoring reg-file back
- ; XXX can this be optimised out
- IRQ_DISABLE_SAVE r9, r10 ;@r10 has prisitine (pre-disable) copy
+ lr r10, [status32]

#ifdef CONFIG_ARC_CURR_IN_REG
; Restore User R25


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