linux-kernel - [PATCH 02/13] x86: add yield FPU context utility function

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Date:   Mon, 19 Dec 2022 16:02:12 -0600
From:   Robert Elliott <elliott@....com>
To:     herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, davem@...emloft.net, Jason@...c4.com,
        ardb@...nel.org, ap420073@...il.com, David.Laight@...LAB.COM,
        ebiggers@...nel.org, tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com, peter@...jl.ca,
        tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com
Cc:     linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Robert Elliott <elliott@....com>
Subject: [PATCH 02/13] x86: add yield FPU context utility function

Add a function that may be called to avoid hogging the CPU
between kernel_fpu_begin() and kernel_fpu_end() calls.

Signed-off-by: Robert Elliott <elliott@....com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/simd.h | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/simd.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/simd.h
index bd9c672a2792..2c887dec95a2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/simd.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/simd.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #define _ASM_X86_SIMD_H
 
 #include <asm/fpu/api.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
 
 /*
  * may_use_simd - whether it is allowable at this time to issue SIMD
@@ -13,4 +14,22 @@ static __must_check inline bool may_use_simd(void)
 	return irq_fpu_usable();
 }
 
+/**
+ * kernel_fpu_relax - pause FPU preemption if scheduler wants
+ *
+ * Call this periodically during long loops between kernel_fpu_begin()
+ * and kernel_fpu_end() calls to avoid hogging the CPU if the
+ * scheduler wants to use the CPU for another thread
+ *
+ * Return: none
+ */
+static inline void kernel_fpu_yield(void)
+{
+	if (need_resched()) {
+		kernel_fpu_end();
+		cond_resched();
+		kernel_fpu_begin();
+	}
+}
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_SIMD_H */
-- 
2.38.1