Re: [PATCH V3] powerpc: Implement {cmp}xchg for u8 and u16

From: Boqun Feng
Date: Thu Apr 21 2016 - 11:49:51 EST


On Thu, Apr 21, 2016 at 11:35:07PM +0800, Pan Xinhui wrote:
> On 2016å04æ20æ 22:24, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 09:24:00PM +0800, Pan Xinhui wrote:
> >
> >> +#define __XCHG_GEN(cmp, type, sfx, skip, v) \
> >> +static __always_inline unsigned long \
> >> +__cmpxchg_u32##sfx(v unsigned int *p, unsigned long old, \
> >> + unsigned long new); \
> >> +static __always_inline u32 \
> >> +__##cmp##xchg_##type##sfx(v void *ptr, u32 old, u32 new) \
> >> +{ \
> >> + int size = sizeof (type); \
> >> + int off = (unsigned long)ptr % sizeof(u32); \
> >> + volatile u32 *p = ptr - off; \
> >> + int bitoff = BITOFF_CAL(size, off); \
> >> + u32 bitmask = ((0x1 << size * BITS_PER_BYTE) - 1) << bitoff; \
> >> + u32 oldv, newv, tmp; \
> >> + u32 ret; \
> >> + oldv = READ_ONCE(*p); \
> >> + do { \
> >> + ret = (oldv & bitmask) >> bitoff; \
> >> + if (skip && ret != old) \
> >> + break; \
> >> + newv = (oldv & ~bitmask) | (new << bitoff); \
> >> + tmp = oldv; \
> >> + oldv = __cmpxchg_u32##sfx((v u32*)p, oldv, newv); \
> >> + } while (tmp != oldv); \
> >> + return ret; \
> >> +}
> >
> > So for an LL/SC based arch using cmpxchg() like that is sub-optimal.
> >
> > Why did you choose to write it entirely in C?
> >
> yes, you are right. more load/store will be done in C code.
> However such xchg_u8/u16 is just used by qspinlock now. and I did not see any performance regression.
> So just wrote in C, for simple. :)
>
> Of course I have done xchg tests.
> we run code just like xchg((u8*)&v, j++); in several threads.
> and the result is,
> [ 768.374264] use time[1550072]ns in xchg_u8_asm

How was xchg_u8_asm() implemented, using lbarx or using a 32bit ll/sc
loop with shifting and masking in it?

Regards,
Boqun

> [ 768.377102] use time[2826802]ns in xchg_u8_c
>
> I think this is because there is one more load in C.
> If possible, we can move such code in asm-generic/.
>
> thanks
> xinhui
>

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