Optimize uses of memset with small constant offsets. This will generate smaller code, and avoid the slow rep/string instructions. Code copied from i386 with a little cleanup.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- a/include/asm-x86_64/string.h 2007-08-17 15:14:32.000000000 -0700 +++ b/include/asm-x86_64/string.h 2007-08-17 15:36:30.000000000 -0700 @@ -42,9 +42,51 @@ extern void *__memcpy(void *to, const vo __ret = __builtin_memcpy((dst),(src),__len); \ __ret; }) #endif - #define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSET -void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t n); +void *__memset(void *s, int c, size_t n); + +/* Optimize for cases of trivial memset's + * Compiler should optimize away all but the case used. + */ +static __always_inline void * +__constant_c_and_count_memset(void *s, int c, size_t count) +{ + unsigned long pattern = 0x01010101UL * (unsigned char) c; + + switch (count) { + case 0: + return s; + case 1: + *(unsigned char *)s = pattern; + return s; + case 2: + *(unsigned short *)s = pattern; + return s; + case 3: + *(unsigned short *)s = pattern; + *(2+(unsigned char *)s) = pattern; + return s; + case 4: + *(unsigned long *)s = pattern; + return s; + case 6: + *(unsigned long *)s = pattern; + *(2+(unsigned short *)s) = pattern; + return s; + case 8: + *(unsigned long *)s = pattern; + *(1+(unsigned long *)s) = pattern; + return s; + default: + return __memset(s, c, count); + } +} +#define memset(s, c, count) \ + (__builtin_constant_p(c) \ + ? __constant_c_and_count_memset((s),(c),(count)) \ + : __memset((s),(c),(count))) + + #define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMMOVE void * memmove(void * dest,const void *src,size_t count); --- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/x8664_ksyms.c 2007-08-17 15:14:32.000000000 -0700 +++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/x8664_ksyms.c 2007-08-17 15:44:58.000000000 -0700 @@ -48,10 +48,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__read_lock_failed); #undef memmove extern void * memset(void *,int,__kernel_size_t); +extern void * __memset(void *,int,__kernel_size_t); extern void * memcpy(void *,const void *,__kernel_size_t); extern void * __memcpy(void *,const void *,__kernel_size_t); EXPORT_SYMBOL(memset); +EXPORT_SYMBOL(__memset); EXPORT_SYMBOL(memcpy); EXPORT_SYMBOL(__memcpy); - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/