linux-kernel - [PATCH 13/24] x86/fpu: Only write PKRU if it is different from current

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Date:   Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:26:21 +0100
From:   Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Subject: [PATCH 13/24] x86/fpu: Only write PKRU if it is different from current

Dave Hansen says that the `wrpkru' is more expensive than `rdpkru'. It
has a higher cycle cost and it's also practically a (light) speculation
barrier.

As an optimisation read the current PKRU value and only write the new
one if it is different.

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h
index 27328606ff687..28ffdf0c1add4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h
@@ -121,6 +121,12 @@ static inline void __write_pkru_ins(u32 pkru)
 
 static inline void __write_pkru(u32 pkru)
 {
+	/*
+	 * WRPKRU is relatively expensive compared to RDPKRU.
+	 * Avoid WRPKRU when it would not change the value.
+	 */
+	if (pkru == __read_pkru_ins())
+		return;
 	__write_pkru_ins(pkru);
 }
 
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