linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4] x86/fpu/xstate: Keep init_fpstate.xsave.header.xfeatures as zero for init optimization

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Date:	Fri, 20 May 2016 10:47:07 -0700
From:	Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@...el.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc:	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	Sai Praneeth Prakhya <sai.praneeth.prakhya@...el.com>,
	"Ravi V. Shankar" <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>,
	Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
	Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] x86/fpu/xstate: Keep init_fpstate.xsave.header.xfeatures as zero for init optimization

From: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>

Keep init_fpstate.xsave.header.xfeatures as zero for init optimization.
This is important for init optimization that is implemented in processor.
If a bit corresponding to an xstate in xstate_bv is 0, it means the
xstate is in init status and will not be read from memory to the processor
during XRSTOR/XRSTORS instruction. This largely impacts context switch
performance.

Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@...el.com>
Reviewed-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
index 46abfaf..dbfef1b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
@@ -329,13 +329,11 @@ static void __init setup_init_fpu_buf(void)
 	setup_xstate_features();
 	print_xstate_features();
 
-	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVES)) {
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVES))
 		init_fpstate.xsave.header.xcomp_bv = (u64)1 << 63 | xfeatures_mask;
-		init_fpstate.xsave.header.xfeatures = xfeatures_mask;
-	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Init all the features state with header_bv being 0x0
+	 * Init all the features state with header.xfeatures being 0x0
 	 */
 	copy_kernel_to_xregs_booting(&init_fpstate.xsave);
 
-- 
1.9.1