linux-kernel - [PATCH 04/29] x86/perfcounters: rework pmc_amd_save_disable_all() and pmc_amd_restore

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Message-ID: <1241002046-8832-5-git-send-email-robert.richter@amd.com>
Date:	Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:47:01 +0200
From:	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
CC:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
Subject: [PATCH 04/29] x86/perfcounters: rework pmc_amd_save_disable_all() and pmc_amd_restore_all()

MSR reads and writes are expensive. This patch adds checks to avoid
its usage where possible.

Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@....com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c |   24 ++++++++++++++----------
 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
index d6d6529..75a0903 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
@@ -334,11 +334,13 @@ static u64 pmc_amd_save_disable_all(void)
 	for (idx = 0; idx < nr_counters_generic; idx++) {
 		u64 val;
 
+		if (!test_bit(idx, cpuc->active_mask))
+			continue;
 		rdmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
-		if (val & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE) {
-			val &= ~ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE;
-			wrmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
-		}
+		if (!(val & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE))
+			continue;
+		val &= ~ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE;
+		wrmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
 	}
 
 	return enabled;
@@ -372,13 +374,15 @@ static void pmc_amd_restore_all(u64 ctrl)
 		return;
 
 	for (idx = 0; idx < nr_counters_generic; idx++) {
-		if (test_bit(idx, cpuc->active_mask)) {
-			u64 val;
+		u64 val;
 
-			rdmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
-			val |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE;
-			wrmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
-		}
+		if (!test_bit(idx, cpuc->active_mask))
+			continue;
+		rdmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
+		if (val & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE)
+			continue;
+		val |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE;
+		wrmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
 	}
 }
 
-- 
1.6.1.3


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