linux-kernel - Re: [v5 09/15] sparc64: optimized struct page zeroing

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Message-ID: <20170804053701.GA30068@ravnborg.org>
Date:   Fri, 4 Aug 2017 07:37:01 +0200
From:   Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:     Pavel Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...cle.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        x86@...nel.org, kasan-dev@...glegroups.com, borntraeger@...ibm.com,
        heiko.carstens@...ibm.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        willy@...radead.org, mhocko@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [v5 09/15] sparc64: optimized struct page zeroing

Hi Pavel.

On Thu, Aug 03, 2017 at 05:23:47PM -0400, Pavel Tatashin wrote:
> Add an optimized mm_zero_struct_page(), so struct page's are zeroed without
> calling memset(). We do eight regular stores, thus avoid cost of membar.

The commit message does no longer reflect the implementation,
and should be updated.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Pavel Tatashin <pasha.tatashin@...cle.com>
> Reviewed-by: Steven Sistare <steven.sistare@...cle.com>
> Reviewed-by: Daniel Jordan <daniel.m.jordan@...cle.com>
> Reviewed-by: Bob Picco <bob.picco@...cle.com>
> ---
>  arch/sparc/include/asm/pgtable_64.h | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/pgtable_64.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/pgtable_64.h
> index 6fbd931f0570..be47537e84c5 100644
> --- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/pgtable_64.h
> +++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/pgtable_64.h
> @@ -230,6 +230,38 @@ extern unsigned long _PAGE_ALL_SZ_BITS;
>  extern struct page *mem_map_zero;
>  #define ZERO_PAGE(vaddr)	(mem_map_zero)
>  
> +/* This macro must be updated when the size of struct page grows above 80
> + * or reduces below 64.
> + * The idea that compiler optimizes out switch() statement, and only
> + * leaves clrx instructions or memset() call.
> + */
> +#define	mm_zero_struct_page(pp) do {					\
> +	unsigned long *_pp = (void *)(pp);				\
> +									\
> +	/* Check that struct page is 8-byte aligned */			\
> +	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct page) & 7);				\
Would also be good to catch if sizeof > 80 so we do not silently
migrate to the suboptimal version (silent at build time).
Can you at build time catch if size is no any of: 64, 72, 80
and simplify the below a little?

	Sam