[RFC PATCH 3/3] getcpu_cache: wire up x86 32/64 system call

From: Mathieu Desnoyers
Date: Tue Jan 05 2016 - 02:02:52 EST


Wire up the getcpu_cache system call on x86 32/64. Call the
getcpu_cache_handle_notify_resume() function on return to
userspace if TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME thread flag is set.

This provides an ABI improving the speed of a getcpu operation
on x86 by removing the need to perform a function call, "lsl"
instruction, or system call on the fast path.

Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Russell King <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
CC: Will Deacon <will.deacon@xxxxxxx>
CC: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Paul Turner <pjt@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Andrew Hunter <ahh@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Dave Watson <davejwatson@xxxxxx>
CC: Chris Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxx>
CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Ben Maurer <bmaurer@xxxxxx>
CC: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: linux-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
arch/x86/entry/common.c | 1 +
arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl | 1 +
arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl | 1 +
3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/common.c b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
index a89fdbc..f7e6e12 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ static void exit_to_usermode_loop(struct pt_regs *regs, u32 cached_flags)
if (cached_flags & _TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME) {
clear_thread_flag(TIF_NOTIFY_RESUME);
tracehook_notify_resume(regs);
+ getcpu_cache_handle_notify_resume(current);
}

if (cached_flags & _TIF_USER_RETURN_NOTIFY)
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
index f17705e..b3ea491 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_32.tbl
@@ -383,3 +383,4 @@
374 i386 userfaultfd sys_userfaultfd
375 i386 membarrier sys_membarrier
376 i386 mlock2 sys_mlock2
+377 i386 getcpu_cache sys_getcpu_cache
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
index 314a90b..442aaa0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/syscalls/syscall_64.tbl
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@
323 common userfaultfd sys_userfaultfd
324 common membarrier sys_membarrier
325 common mlock2 sys_mlock2
+326 common getcpu_cache sys_getcpu_cache

#
# x32-specific system call numbers start at 512 to avoid cache impact
--
2.1.4

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