The this_cpu_* options can be used to optimize __percpu_counter_add a bit. Avoids some address arithmetic and saves 12 bytes. Before: 00000000000001d3 <__percpu_counter_add>: 1d3: 55 push %rbp 1d4: 48 89 e5 mov %rsp,%rbp 1d7: 41 55 push %r13 1d9: 41 54 push %r12 1db: 53 push %rbx 1dc: 48 89 fb mov %rdi,%rbx 1df: 48 83 ec 08 sub $0x8,%rsp 1e3: 4c 8b 67 30 mov 0x30(%rdi),%r12 1e7: 65 4c 03 24 25 00 00 add %gs:0x0,%r12 1ee: 00 00 1f0: 4d 63 2c 24 movslq (%r12),%r13 1f4: 48 63 c2 movslq %edx,%rax 1f7: 49 01 f5 add %rsi,%r13 1fa: 49 39 c5 cmp %rax,%r13 1fd: 7d 0a jge 209 <__percpu_counter_add+0x36> 1ff: f7 da neg %edx 201: 48 63 d2 movslq %edx,%rdx 204: 49 39 d5 cmp %rdx,%r13 207: 7f 1e jg 227 <__percpu_counter_add+0x54> 209: 48 89 df mov %rbx,%rdi 20c: e8 00 00 00 00 callq 211 <__percpu_counter_add+0x3e> 211: 4c 01 6b 18 add %r13,0x18(%rbx) 215: 48 89 df mov %rbx,%rdi 218: 41 c7 04 24 00 00 00 movl $0x0,(%r12) 21f: 00 220: e8 00 00 00 00 callq 225 <__percpu_counter_add+0x52> 225: eb 04 jmp 22b <__percpu_counter_add+0x58> 227: 45 89 2c 24 mov %r13d,(%r12) 22b: 5b pop %rbx 22c: 5b pop %rbx 22d: 41 5c pop %r12 22f: 41 5d pop %r13 231: c9 leaveq 232: c3 retq After: 00000000000001d3 <__percpu_counter_add>: 1d3: 55 push %rbp 1d4: 48 63 ca movslq %edx,%rcx 1d7: 48 89 e5 mov %rsp,%rbp 1da: 41 54 push %r12 1dc: 53 push %rbx 1dd: 48 89 fb mov %rdi,%rbx 1e0: 48 8b 47 30 mov 0x30(%rdi),%rax 1e4: 65 44 8b 20 mov %gs:(%rax),%r12d 1e8: 4d 63 e4 movslq %r12d,%r12 1eb: 49 01 f4 add %rsi,%r12 1ee: 49 39 cc cmp %rcx,%r12 1f1: 7d 0a jge 1fd <__percpu_counter_add+0x2a> 1f3: f7 da neg %edx 1f5: 48 63 d2 movslq %edx,%rdx 1f8: 49 39 d4 cmp %rdx,%r12 1fb: 7f 21 jg 21e <__percpu_counter_add+0x4b> 1fd: 48 89 df mov %rbx,%rdi 200: e8 00 00 00 00 callq 205 <__percpu_counter_add+0x32> 205: 4c 01 63 18 add %r12,0x18(%rbx) 209: 48 8b 43 30 mov 0x30(%rbx),%rax 20d: 48 89 df mov %rbx,%rdi 210: 65 c7 00 00 00 00 00 movl $0x0,%gs:(%rax) 217: e8 00 00 00 00 callq 21c <__percpu_counter_add+0x49> 21c: eb 04 jmp 222 <__percpu_counter_add+0x4f> 21e: 65 44 89 20 mov %r12d,%gs:(%rax) 222: 5b pop %rbx 223: 41 5c pop %r12 225: c9 leaveq 226: c3 retq Reviewed-by: Pekka Enberg Reviewed-by: Tejun Heo Reviewed-by: Mathieu Desnoyers Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter --- lib/percpu_counter.c | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6/lib/percpu_counter.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.orig/lib/percpu_counter.c 2010-11-03 12:25:37.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-2.6/lib/percpu_counter.c 2010-11-03 12:27:27.000000000 -0500 @@ -72,18 +72,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(percpu_counter_set); void __percpu_counter_add(struct percpu_counter *fbc, s64 amount, s32 batch) { s64 count; - s32 *pcount; preempt_disable(); - pcount = this_cpu_ptr(fbc->counters); - count = *pcount + amount; + count = __this_cpu_read(*fbc->counters) + amount; if (count >= batch || count <= -batch) { spin_lock(&fbc->lock); fbc->count += count; - *pcount = 0; + __this_cpu_write(*fbc->counters, 0); spin_unlock(&fbc->lock); } else { - *pcount = count; + __this_cpu_write(*fbc->counters, count); } preempt_enable(); } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/