linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/5] x86-32: make sure clts is batched during context switch

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Date:	Thu,  7 May 2009 13:32:51 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Xen-devel <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/5] x86-32: make sure clts is batched during context switch

From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>

If we're preloading the fpu state during context switch, make sure the clts
happens while we're batching the cpu context update, then do the actual
__math_state_restore once the updates are flushed.

This allows more efficient context switches when running paravirtualized,
as all the hypercalls can be folded together into one.

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c |   27 ++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
index 5463858..022671c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_32.c
@@ -353,14 +353,21 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
 				 *next = &next_p->thread;
 	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	struct tss_struct *tss = &per_cpu(init_tss, cpu);
+	bool preload_fpu;
 
 	/* never put a printk in __switch_to... printk() calls wake_up*() indirectly */
 
-	__unlazy_fpu(prev_p);
+	/*
+	 * If the task has used fpu the last 5 timeslices, just do a full
+	 * restore of the math state immediately to avoid the trap; the
+	 * chances of needing FPU soon are obviously high now
+	 */
+	preload_fpu = tsk_used_math(next_p) && next_p->fpu_counter > 5;
 
+	__unlazy_fpu(prev_p);
 
 	/* we're going to use this soon, after a few expensive things */
-	if (next_p->fpu_counter > 5)
+	if (preload_fpu)
 		prefetch(next->xstate);
 
 	/*
@@ -401,6 +408,11 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
 		     task_thread_info(next_p)->flags & _TIF_WORK_CTXSW_NEXT))
 		__switch_to_xtra(prev_p, next_p, tss);
 
+	/* If we're going to preload the fpu context, make sure clts
+	   is run while we're batching the cpu state updates. */
+	if (preload_fpu)
+		clts();
+
 	/*
 	 * Leave lazy mode, flushing any hypercalls made here.
 	 * This must be done before restoring TLS segments so
@@ -410,15 +422,8 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
 	 */
 	arch_end_context_switch(next_p);
 
-	/* If the task has used fpu the last 5 timeslices, just do a full
-	 * restore of the math state immediately to avoid the trap; the
-	 * chances of needing FPU soon are obviously high now
-	 *
-	 * tsk_used_math() checks prevent calling math_state_restore(),
-	 * which can sleep in the case of !tsk_used_math()
-	 */
-	if (tsk_used_math(next_p) && next_p->fpu_counter > 5)
-		math_state_restore();
+	if (preload_fpu)
+		__math_state_restore();
 
 	/*
 	 * Restore %gs if needed (which is common)
-- 
1.6.0.6

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