linux-kernel - [PATCH] iov_iter: optimize page_copy

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Date:   Sat,  8 Dec 2018 05:37:35 -0800
From:   Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
To:     linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Subject: [PATCH] iov_iter: optimize page_copy_sane()

Avoid cache line miss dereferencing struct page if we can.

page_copy_sane() mostly deals with order-0 pages.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
---
 lib/iov_iter.c | 14 ++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/iov_iter.c b/lib/iov_iter.c
index 54c248526b55fc498c996f2a5ea651262fcc7f61..2a1e282c3d38e2d03b075f54b7f9313e48b90289 100644
--- a/lib/iov_iter.c
+++ b/lib/iov_iter.c
@@ -854,8 +854,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(_copy_from_iter_full_nocache);
 
 static inline bool page_copy_sane(struct page *page, size_t offset, size_t n)
 {
-	struct page *head = compound_head(page);
-	size_t v = n + offset + page_address(page) - page_address(head);
+	struct page *head;
+	size_t v = n + offset;
+
+	/*
+	 * Fast path if this is an order-0 page,
+	 * or if the copied area fits the first page of a compound one.
+	 */
+	if (likely(n <= v && v <= PAGE_SIZE))
+		return true;
+
+	head = compound_head(page);
+	v += (page - head) << PAGE_SHIFT;
 
 	if (likely(n <= v && v <= (PAGE_SIZE << compound_order(head))))
 		return true;
-- 
2.20.0.rc2.403.gdbc3b29805-goog