Re: [PATCH v6 04/10] crc32-add-pointer-to-tab.diff

[Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se>]

Bob Pearson <rpearson@systemfabricworks.com> wrote on 2011/09/01 00:30:06:

> From: Bob Pearson <rpearson@systemfabricworks.com>
> To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: fzago@systemfabricworks.com, rpearson@systemfabricworks.com, Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se>, George Spelvin <linux@horizon.com>, akpm@linux-foundation.org
> Date: 2011/09/01 00:30
> Subject: [PATCH v6 04/10] crc32-add-pointer-to-tab.diff
>
> Replace 2D array references by pointer references in loops.
> This change has no effect on X86 code but improves PPC
> performance.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bob Pearson <rpearson@systemfabricworks.com>

Yes, this makes a significant difference on ppc32, your self test
went from
  crc32: self tests passed, processed 225944 bytes in 2257673 nsec
to
  crc32: self tests passed, processed 225944 bytes in 1949869 nsec
About 15% faster.

Technically this is my patch so I am adding my SOB:

Signed-off-by: Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@transmode.se>

>
> ---
>  lib/crc32.c |   21 +++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> Index: for-next/lib/crc32.c
> ===================================================================
> --- for-next.orig/lib/crc32.c
> +++ for-next/lib/crc32.c
> @@ -53,20 +53,21 @@ static inline u32
>  crc32_body(u32 crc, unsigned char const *buf, size_t len, const u32 (*tab)[256])
>  {
>  # ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN
> -#  define DO_CRC(x) crc = tab[0][(crc ^ (x)) & 255] ^ (crc >> 8)
> -#  define DO_CRC4 crc = tab[3][(crc) & 255] ^ \
> -      tab[2][(crc >> 8) & 255] ^ \
> -      tab[1][(crc >> 16) & 255] ^ \
> -      tab[0][(crc >> 24) & 255]
> +#  define DO_CRC(x) (crc = t0[(crc ^ (x)) & 255] ^ (crc >> 8))
> +#  define DO_CRC4 crc = t3[(crc) & 255] ^ \
> +         t2[(crc >> 8) & 255] ^ \
> +         t1[(crc >> 16) & 255] ^ \
> +         t0[(crc >> 24) & 255]
>  # else
> -#  define DO_CRC(x) crc = tab[0][((crc >> 24) ^ (x)) & 255] ^ (crc << 8)
> -#  define DO_CRC4 crc = tab[0][(crc) & 255] ^ \
> -      tab[1][(crc >> 8) & 255] ^ \
> -      tab[2][(crc >> 16) & 255] ^ \
> -      tab[3][(crc >> 24) & 255]
> +#  define DO_CRC(x) (crc = t0[((crc >> 24) ^ (x)) & 255] ^ (crc << 8))
> +#  define DO_CRC4 crc = t0[(crc) & 255] ^ \
> +         t1[(crc >> 8) & 255] ^ \
> +         t2[(crc >> 16) & 255] ^ \
> +         t3[(crc >> 24) & 255]
>  # endif
>     const u32 *b;
>     size_t    rem_len;
> +   const u32 *t0 = tab[0], *t1 = tab[1], *t2 = tab[2], *t3 = tab[3];
>
>     /* Align it */
>     if (unlikely((long)buf & 3 && len)) {
>
>