On 1/15/16, Denis Kirjanov <k...@linux-powerpc.org> wrote:
> On 1/15/16, Cyril Bur <cyril...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> This patch adds the ability to be able to save the FPU registers to the
>> thread struct without giving up (disabling the facility) next time the
>> process returns to userspace.
>>
>> This patch optimises the thread copy path (as a result of a fork() or
>> clone()) so that the parent thread can return to userspace with hot
>> registers avoiding a possibly pointless reload of FPU register state.
>
> Ok, but if the patch optimizes the copy path then show the performance
> numbers.
>
> Thanks!
Oh, I've missed your cover letter.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Cyril Bur <cyril...@gmail.com>
>> ---
>> arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h | 2 +-
>> arch/powerpc/kernel/fpu.S | 21 ++++------------
>> arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c | 46
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>> 3 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h
>> b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h
>> index 5b268b6..c4d50e9 100644
>> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h
>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/switch_to.h
>> @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ extern void giveup_all(struct task_struct *);
>> extern void enable_kernel_fp(void);
>> extern void flush_fp_to_thread(struct task_struct *);
>> extern void giveup_fpu(struct task_struct *);
>> -extern void __giveup_fpu(struct task_struct *);
>> +extern void save_fpu(struct task_struct *);
>> static inline void disable_kernel_fp(void)
>> {
>> msr_check_and_clear(MSR_FP);
>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/fpu.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/fpu.S
>> index b063524..15da2b5 100644
>> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/fpu.S
>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/fpu.S
>> @@ -143,33 +143,20 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_VSX)
>> blr
>>
>> /*
>> - * __giveup_fpu(tsk)
>> - * Disable FP for the task given as the argument,
>> - * and save the floating-point registers in its thread_struct.
>> + * save_fpu(tsk)
>> + * Save the floating-point registers in its thread_struct.
>> * Enables the FPU for use in the kernel on return.
>> */
>> -_GLOBAL(__giveup_fpu)
>> +_GLOBAL(save_fpu)
>> addi r3,r3,THREAD /* want THREAD of task */
>> PPC_LL r6,THREAD_FPSAVEAREA(r3)
>> PPC_LL r5,PT_REGS(r3)
>> PPC_LCMPI 0,r6,0
>> bne 2f
>> addi r6,r3,THREAD_FPSTATE
>> -2: PPC_LCMPI 0,r5,0
>> - SAVE_32FPVSRS(0, R4, R6)
>> +2: SAVE_32FPVSRS(0, R4, R6)
>> mffs fr0
>> stfd fr0,FPSTATE_FPSCR(r6)
>> - beq 1f
>> - PPC_LL r4,_MSR-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r5)
>> - li r3,MSR_FP|MSR_FE0|MSR_FE1
>> -#ifdef CONFIG_VSX
>> -BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
>> - oris r3,r3,MSR_VSX@h
>> -END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_VSX)
>> -#endif
>> - andc r4,r4,r3 /* disable FP for previous task */
>> - PPC_STL r4,_MSR-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r5)
>> -1:
>> blr
>>
>> /*
>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
>> b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
>> index ec53468..8a96e4f 100644
>> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
>> @@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ void __msr_check_and_clear(unsigned long bits)
>> EXPORT_SYMBOL(__msr_check_and_clear);
>>
>> #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FPU
>> +void __giveup_fpu(struct task_struct *tsk)
>> +{
>> + save_fpu(tsk);
>> + tsk->thread.regs->msr &= ~MSR_FP;
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_VSX
>> + if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_VSX))
>> + tsk->thread.regs->msr &= ~MSR_VSX;
>> +#endif
>> +}
>> +
>> void giveup_fpu(struct task_struct *tsk)
>> {
>> check_if_tm_restore_required(tsk);
>> @@ -421,12 +431,46 @@ void restore_math(struct pt_regs *regs)
>> regs->msr = msr;
>> }
>>
>> +void save_all(struct task_struct *tsk)
>> +{
>> + unsigned long usermsr;
>> +
>> + if (!tsk->thread.regs)
>> + return;
>> +
>> + usermsr = tsk->thread.regs->msr;
>> +
>> + if ((usermsr & msr_all_available) == 0)
>> + return;
>> +
>> + msr_check_and_set(msr_all_available);
>> +
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_FPU
>> + if (usermsr & MSR_FP)
>> + save_fpu(tsk);
>> +#endif
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_ALTIVEC
>> + if (usermsr & MSR_VEC)
>> + __giveup_altivec(tsk);
>> +#endif
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_VSX
>> + if (usermsr & MSR_VSX)
>> + __giveup_vsx(tsk);
>> +#endif
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_SPE
>> + if (usermsr & MSR_SPE)
>> + __giveup_spe(tsk);
>> +#endif
>> +
>> + msr_check_and_clear(msr_all_available);
>> +}
>> +
>> void flush_all_to_thread(struct task_struct *tsk)
>> {
>> if (tsk->thread.regs) {
>> preempt_disable();
>> BUG_ON(tsk != current);
>> - giveup_all(tsk);
>> + save_all(tsk);
>>
>> #ifdef CONFIG_SPE
>> if (tsk->thread.regs->msr & MSR_SPE)
>> --
>> 2.7.0
>>
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