linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KVM: Eliminate extra function calls in kvm_get_dirty_log

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Date:	Wed, 18 Mar 2015 22:23:42 -0300
From:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:	Takuya Yoshikawa <yoshikawa_takuya_b1@....ntt.co.jp>,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: Eliminate extra function calls in
 kvm_get_dirty_log_protect()

On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 09:58:21AM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> 
> 
> On 17/03/2015 08:19, Takuya Yoshikawa wrote:
> > When all bits in mask are not set,
> > kvm_arch_mmu_enable_log_dirty_pt_masked() has nothing to do.  But since
> > it needs to be called from the generic code, it cannot be inlined, and
> > a few function calls, two when PML is enabled, are wasted.
> > 
> > Since it is common to see many pages remain clean, e.g. framebuffers can
> > stay calm for a long time, it is worth eliminating this overhead.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Takuya Yoshikawa <yoshikawa_takuya_b1@....ntt.co.jp>
> > ---
> >  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 8 +++++---
> >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> > index a109370..420d8cf 100644
> > --- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> > +++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> > @@ -1061,9 +1061,11 @@ int kvm_get_dirty_log_protect(struct kvm *kvm,
> >  		mask = xchg(&dirty_bitmap[i], 0);
> >  		dirty_bitmap_buffer[i] = mask;
> >  
> > -		offset = i * BITS_PER_LONG;
> > -		kvm_arch_mmu_enable_log_dirty_pt_masked(kvm, memslot, offset,
> > -								mask);
> > +		if (mask) {
> > +			offset = i * BITS_PER_LONG;
> > +			kvm_arch_mmu_enable_log_dirty_pt_masked(kvm, memslot,
> > +								offset, mask);
> > +		}
> >  	}
> >  
> >  	spin_unlock(&kvm->mmu_lock);
> > 
> 
> Good catch!
> 
> Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>

Applied, thanks.

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