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x86-64: move clts into batch cpu state updates when preloading fpu
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When a task is likely to be using the fpu, we preload its state during
the context switch, rather than waiting for it to run an fpu instruction.
Make sure the clts() happens while we're doing batched fpu state updates
to optimise paravirtualized context switches.

[ Impact: optimise paravirtual FPU context switch ]

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@citrix.com>
Cc: Alok Kataria <akataria@vmware.com>
Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
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Jeremy Fitzhardinge committed Jun 17, 2009
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27 changes: 18 additions & 9 deletions arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
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Expand Up @@ -386,9 +386,17 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
int cpu = smp_processor_id();
struct tss_struct *tss = &per_cpu(init_tss, cpu);
unsigned fsindex, gsindex;
bool preload_fpu;

/*
* 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;

/* we're going to use this soon, after a few expensive things */
if (next_p->fpu_counter > 5)
if (preload_fpu)
prefetch(next->xstate);

/*
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -422,6 +430,10 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
/* Must be after DS reload */
unlazy_fpu(prev_p);

/* Make sure cpu is ready for new context */
if (preload_fpu)
clts();

/*
* Leave lazy mode, flushing any hypercalls made here.
* This must be done before restoring TLS segments so
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -480,15 +492,12 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
task_thread_info(prev_p)->flags & _TIF_WORK_CTXSW_PREV))
__switch_to_xtra(prev_p, next_p, tss);

/* 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()
/*
* Preload the FPU context, now that we've determined that the
* task is likely to be using it.
*/
if (tsk_used_math(next_p) && next_p->fpu_counter > 5)
math_state_restore();
if (preload_fpu)
__math_state_restore();
return prev_p;
}

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