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Date:   Mon, 25 Jun 2018 09:33:35 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...e.com>, mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de,
        hpa@...or.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86-64: use 32-bit XOR to zero registers

On 06/25/2018 03:25 AM, Jan Beulich wrote:
> Some Intel CPUs don't recognize 64-bit XORs as zeroing idioms - use
> 32-bit ones instead.

Hmph.  Is that considered a bug (errata)?

URL/references?

Are these changes really only zeroing the lower 32 bits of the register?
and that's all that the code cares about?

thanks.

> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/crypto/aegis128-aesni-asm.S     |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/crypto/aegis128l-aesni-asm.S    |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/crypto/aegis256-aesni-asm.S     |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_asm.S        |    8 ++++----
>  arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_avx-x86_64.S |    4 ++--
>  arch/x86/crypto/morus1280-avx2-asm.S     |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/crypto/morus1280-sse2-asm.S     |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/crypto/morus640-sse2-asm.S      |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/crypto/sha1_ssse3_asm.S         |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S                |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c      |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S                 |    2 +-
>  arch/x86/power/hibernate_asm_64.S        |    2 +-
>  13 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
> 
> --- 4.18-rc2/arch/x86/crypto/aegis128-aesni-asm.S
> +++ 4.18-rc2-x86_64-32bit-XOR/arch/x86/crypto/aegis128-aesni-asm.S
> @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
>   *   %r9
>   */
>  __load_partial:
> -	xor %r9, %r9
> +	xor %r9d, %r9d
>  	pxor MSG, MSG
>  
>  	mov LEN, %r8
> --- 4.18-rc2/arch/x86/crypto/aegis128l-aesni-asm.S
> +++ 4.18-rc2-x86_64-32bit-XOR/arch/x86/crypto/aegis128l-aesni-asm.S
> @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
>   *   %r9
>   */
>  __load_partial:
> -	xor %r9, %r9
> +	xor %r9d, %r9d
>  	pxor MSG0, MSG0
>  	pxor MSG1, MSG1
>  
> --- 4.18-rc2/arch/x86/crypto/aegis256-aesni-asm.S
> +++ 4.18-rc2-x86_64-32bit-XOR/arch/x86/crypto/aegis256-aesni-asm.S
> @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
>   *   %r9
>   */
>  __load_partial:
> -	xor %r9, %r9
> +	xor %r9d, %r9d
>  	pxor MSG, MSG
>  
>  	mov LEN, %r8
> --- 4.18-rc2/arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_asm.S
> +++ 4.18-rc2-x86_64-32bit-XOR/arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_asm.S
> @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ ALL_F:      .octa 0xffffffffffffffffffff
>  .macro GCM_INIT Iv SUBKEY AAD AADLEN
>  	mov \AADLEN, %r11
>  	mov %r11, AadLen(%arg2) # ctx_data.aad_length = aad_length
> -	xor %r11, %r11
> +	xor %r11d, %r11d
>  	mov %r11, InLen(%arg2) # ctx_data.in_length = 0
>  	mov %r11, PBlockLen(%arg2) # ctx_data.partial_block_length = 0
>  	mov %r11, PBlockEncKey(%arg2) # ctx_data.partial_block_enc_key = 0
> @@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ ALL_F:      .octa 0xffffffffffffffffffff
>  	movdqu HashKey(%arg2), %xmm13
>  	add %arg5, InLen(%arg2)
>  
> -	xor %r11, %r11 # initialise the data pointer offset as zero
> +	xor %r11d, %r11d # initialise the data pointer offset as zero
>  	PARTIAL_BLOCK %arg3 %arg4 %arg5 %r11 %xmm8 \operation
>  
>  	sub %r11, %arg5		# sub partial block data used
> @@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ _no_extra_mask_1_\@:
>  
>  	# GHASH computation for the last <16 Byte block
>  	GHASH_MUL \AAD_HASH, %xmm13, %xmm0, %xmm10, %xmm11, %xmm5, %xmm6
> -	xor	%rax,%rax
> +	xor	%eax, %eax
>  
>  	mov	%rax, PBlockLen(%arg2)
>  	jmp	_dec_done_\@
> @@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ _no_extra_mask_2_\@:
>  
>  	# GHASH computation for the last <16 Byte block
>  	GHASH_MUL \AAD_HASH, %xmm13, %xmm0, %xmm10, %xmm11, %xmm5, %xmm6
> -	xor	%rax,%rax
> +	xor	%eax, %eax
>  
>  	mov	%rax, PBlockLen(%arg2)
>  	jmp	_encode_done_\@
> --- 4.18-rc2/arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_avx-x86_64.S
> +++ 4.18-rc2-x86_64-32bit-XOR/arch/x86/crypto/aesni-intel_avx-x86_64.S
> @@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ _get_AAD_rest_final\@:
>  
>  _get_AAD_done\@:
>  	# initialize the data pointer offset as zero
> -	xor     %r11, %r11
> +	xor     %r11d, %r11d
>  
>  	# start AES for num_initial_blocks blocks
>  	mov     arg5, %rax                     # rax = *Y0
> @@ -1770,7 +1770,7 @@ _get_AAD_rest_final\@:
>  
>  _get_AAD_done\@:
>  	# initialize the data pointer offset as zero
> -	xor     %r11, %r11
> +	xor     %r11d, %r11d
>  
>  	# start AES for num_initial_blocks blocks
>  	mov     arg5, %rax                     # rax = *Y0
> --- 4.18-rc2/arch/x86/crypto/morus1280-avx2-asm.S
> +++ 4.18-rc2-x86_64-32bit-XOR/arch/x86/crypto/morus1280-avx2-asm.S
> @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ ENDPROC(__morus1280_update_zero)
>   *   %r9
>   */
>  __load_partial:
> -	xor %r9, %r9
> +	xor %r9d, %r9d
>  	vpxor MSG, MSG, MSG
>  
>  	mov %rcx, %r8
> --- 4.18-rc2/arch/x86/crypto/morus1280-sse2-asm.S
> +++ 4.18-rc2-x86_64-32bit-XOR/arch/x86/crypto/morus1280-sse2-asm.S
> @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ ENDPROC(__morus1280_update_zero)
>   *   %r9
>   */
>  __load_partial:
> -	xor %r9, %r9
> +	xor %r9d, %r9d
>  	pxor MSG_LO, MSG_LO
>  	pxor MSG_HI, MSG_HI
>  
> --- 4.18-rc2/arch/x86/crypto/morus640-sse2-asm.S
> +++ 4.18-rc2-x86_64-32bit-XOR/arch/x86/crypto/morus640-sse2-asm.S
> @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ ENDPROC(__morus640_update_zero)
>   *   %r9
>   */
>  __load_partial:
> -	xor %r9, %r9
> +	xor %r9d, %r9d
>  	pxor MSG, MSG
>  
>  	mov %rcx, %r8
> --- 4.18-rc2/arch/x86/crypto/sha1_ssse3_asm.S
> +++ 4.18-rc2-x86_64-32bit-XOR/arch/x86/crypto/sha1_ssse3_asm.S
> @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
>  	# cleanup workspace
>  	mov	$8, %ecx
>  	mov	%rsp, %rdi
> -	xor	%rax, %rax
> +	xor	%eax, %eax
>  	rep stosq
>  
>  	mov	%rbp, %rsp		# deallocate workspace
> --- 4.18-rc2/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
> +++ 4.18-rc2-x86_64-32bit-XOR/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
> @@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ ENTRY(secondary_startup_64)
>  	 *		address given in m16:64.
>  	 */
>  	pushq	$.Lafter_lret	# put return address on stack for unwinder
> -	xorq	%rbp, %rbp	# clear frame pointer
> +	xorl	%ebp, %ebp	# clear frame pointer
>  	movq	initial_code(%rip), %rax
>  	pushq	$__KERNEL_CS	# set correct cs
>  	pushq	%rax		# target address in negative space
> --- 4.18-rc2/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c
> +++ 4.18-rc2-x86_64-32bit-XOR/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt_patch_64.c
> @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ DEF_NATIVE(, mov64, "mov %rdi, %rax");
>  
>  #if defined(CONFIG_PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS)
>  DEF_NATIVE(pv_lock_ops, queued_spin_unlock, "movb $0, (%rdi)");
> -DEF_NATIVE(pv_lock_ops, vcpu_is_preempted, "xor %rax, %rax");
> +DEF_NATIVE(pv_lock_ops, vcpu_is_preempted, "xor %eax, %eax");
>  #endif
>  
>  unsigned paravirt_patch_ident_32(void *insnbuf, unsigned len)
> --- 4.18-rc2/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S
> +++ 4.18-rc2-x86_64-32bit-XOR/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S
> @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ ENTRY(__memcpy_mcsafe)
>  
>  	/* Copy successful. Return zero */
>  .L_done_memcpy_trap:
> -	xorq %rax, %rax
> +	xorl %eax, %eax
>  	ret
>  ENDPROC(__memcpy_mcsafe)
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__memcpy_mcsafe)
> --- 4.18-rc2/arch/x86/power/hibernate_asm_64.S
> +++ 4.18-rc2-x86_64-32bit-XOR/arch/x86/power/hibernate_asm_64.S
> @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ ENTRY(restore_registers)
>  	/* Saved in save_processor_state. */
>  	lgdt	saved_context_gdt_desc(%rax)
>  
> -	xorq	%rax, %rax
> +	xorl	%eax, %eax
>  
>  	/* tell the hibernation core that we've just restored the memory */
>  	movq	%rax, in_suspend(%rip)
> 
> 
> 


-- 
~Randy

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