Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] x86/process: Optimize __switch_to_xtra()

[Kyle Huey]

On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 12:11 AM, Kyle Huey <me@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> GCC generates lousy code in __switch_to_xtra.  This patch series is an
> updated version of tglx's patches from last year
> (https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/12/15/432) that address review comments.
>
> Since v1:
> Part 1 - x86/process: Optimize TIF checks in __switch_to_xtra()
> - READ_ONCE annotations added as requested by Andy Lutomirski
>
> Part 2 - x86/process: Correct and optimize TIF_BLOCKSTEP switch
> - DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF is now modified when either the previous or
>   next or both tasks use it, because the MSR is "highly magical".
>
> Part 3 - x86/process: Optimize TIF_NOTSC switch
> - Unchanged
>
> I didn't introduce a cpufeature for blockstep because that would
> add additional overhead compared to the existing code, where it's
> generally known at compile time that blockstep is supported. Perhaps
> we should just BUG_ON(!arch_has_block_step()) here if we really
> care to check anything.
>
> arch/x86/include/asm/msr-index.h |  1 +
> arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h  | 10 ++++++++++
> arch/x86/kernel/process.c        | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------------------
> 3 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
>

Has anyone had a change to look at these?

- Kyle