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From: Jason Baron <jbaron@redhat.com>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
	a.p.zijlstra@chello.nl, mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com,
	davem@davemloft.net, ddaney.cavm@gmail.com,
	akpm@linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/10] jump label: introduce very_[un]likely + cleanups + docs
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:42:39 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120224024238.GB3777@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120223223348.GA25513@elte.hu>

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 11:33:48PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> Before:
> 
> ffffffff810441f0 <sys_getppid>:
> ffffffff810441f0:       8b 05 8a 52 d8 00       mov    0xd8528a(%rip),%eax        # ffffffff81dc9480 <key>
> ffffffff810441f6:       55                      push   %rbp
> ffffffff810441f7:       48 89 e5                mov    %rsp,%rbp
> ffffffff810441fa:       85 c0                   test   %eax,%eax
> ffffffff810441fc:       75 27                   jne    ffffffff81044225 <sys_getppid+0x35>
> ffffffff810441fe:       65 48 8b 04 25 c0 b6    mov    %gs:0xb6c0,%rax
> ffffffff81044205:       00 00
> ffffffff81044207:       48 8b 80 80 02 00 00    mov    0x280(%rax),%rax
> ffffffff8104420e:       48 8b 80 b0 02 00 00    mov    0x2b0(%rax),%rax
> ffffffff81044215:       48 8b b8 e8 02 00 00    mov    0x2e8(%rax),%rdi
> ffffffff8104421c:       e8 2f da 00 00          callq  ffffffff81051c50 <pid_vnr>
> ffffffff81044221:       5d                      pop    %rbp
> ffffffff81044222:       48 98                   cltq
> ffffffff81044224:       c3                      retq
> ffffffff81044225:       48 c7 c7 13 53 98 81    mov    $0xffffffff81985313,%rdi
> ffffffff8104422c:       31 c0                   xor    %eax,%eax
> ffffffff8104422e:       e8 60 0f 6d 00          callq  ffffffff81715193 <printk>
> ffffffff81044233:       eb c9                   jmp    ffffffff810441fe <sys_getppid+0xe>
> ffffffff81044235:       66 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00    data32 nopw %cs:0x0(%rax,%rax,1)
> ffffffff8104423c:       00 00 00 00
> 
> After:
> 
> ffffffff81044290 <sys_getppid>:
> ffffffff81044290:       55                      push   %rbp
> ffffffff81044291:       48 89 e5                mov    %rsp,%rbp
> ffffffff81044294:       e9 00 00 00 00          jmpq   ffffffff81044299 <sys_getppid+0x9>
> ffffffff81044299:       65 48 8b 04 25 c0 b6    mov    %gs:0xb6c0,%rax
> ffffffff810442a0:       00 00
> ffffffff810442a2:       48 8b 80 80 02 00 00    mov    0x280(%rax),%rax
> ffffffff810442a9:       48 8b 80 b0 02 00 00    mov    0x2b0(%rax),%rax
> ffffffff810442b0:       48 8b b8 e8 02 00 00    mov    0x2e8(%rax),%rdi
> ffffffff810442b7:       e8 f4 d9 00 00          callq  ffffffff81051cb0 <pid_vnr>
> ffffffff810442bc:       5d                      pop    %rbp
> ffffffff810442bd:       48 98                   cltq
> ffffffff810442bf:       c3                      retq
> ffffffff810442c0:       48 c7 c7 e3 54 98 81    mov    $0xffffffff819854e3,%rdi
> ffffffff810442c7:       31 c0                   xor    %eax,%eax
> ffffffff810442c9:       e8 71 13 6d 00          callq  ffffffff8171563f <printk>
> ffffffff810442ce:       eb c9                   jmp    ffffffff81044299 <sys_getppid+0x9>
> 
> The prior slowpath test:
> 
> ffffffff810441fa:       85 c0                   test   %eax,%eax
> ffffffff810441fc:       75 27                   jne    ffffffff81044225 <sys_getppid+0x35>
> 
> became even faster and turned into a single NOP, making the 
> fastpath even faster.
> 

and the: mov    0xd8528a(%rip),%eax        # ffffffff81dc9480 <key>

is no longer present.

Thanks,

-Jason

  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-02-24  2:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 84+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-02-21 20:02 [PATCH 00/10] jump label: introduce very_[un]likely + cleanups + docs Jason Baron
2012-02-21 20:02 ` [PATCH 01/10] jump label: Add a WARN() if jump label key count goes negative Jason Baron
2012-02-29 10:13   ` [tip:perf/core] " tip-bot for Jason Baron
2012-02-21 20:02 ` [PATCH 02/10] jump label: fix compiler warning Jason Baron
2012-02-29 10:14   ` [tip:perf/core] jump label: Fix " tip-bot for Jason Baron
2012-02-21 20:03 ` [PATCH 03/10] jump label: introduce very_unlikely() Jason Baron
2012-02-21 20:03 ` [PATCH 04/10] jump label: introduce very_likely() Jason Baron
2012-02-21 20:03 ` [PATCH 05/10] perf: update to use 'very_unlikely()' Jason Baron
2012-02-21 20:03 ` [PATCH 06/10] tracepoints: update to use very_unlikely() Jason Baron
2012-02-21 20:03 ` [PATCH 07/10] sched: update to use very_[un]likely() Jason Baron
2012-02-21 20:03 ` [PATCH 08/10] kvm: update to use very_unlikely() Jason Baron
2012-02-21 20:03 ` [PATCH 09/10] net: " Jason Baron
2012-02-21 20:03 ` [PATCH 10/10] jump label: Add docs better explaining the whole jump label mechanism Jason Baron
2012-02-29 10:15   ` [tip:perf/core] static keys: Add docs better explaining the whole 'struct static_key' mechanism tip-bot for Jason Baron
2012-02-21 20:09 ` [PATCH 00/10] jump label: introduce very_[un]likely + cleanups + docs H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-21 20:20   ` Jason Baron
2012-02-21 20:39     ` Steven Rostedt
2012-02-21 21:10       ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-21 21:16         ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2012-02-21 21:11       ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2012-02-22  7:32       ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-22  7:53         ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-22  8:01           ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-22  8:18             ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-22  8:58               ` [PATCH] static keys: Introduce 'struct static_key', very_[un]likely(), static_key_slow_[inc|dec]() Ingo Molnar
2012-02-29 10:16                 ` [tip:perf/core] static keys: Introduce 'struct static_key', static_key_true()/false() and static_key_slow_[inc|dec]() tip-bot for Ingo Molnar
2012-02-22  9:03               ` [PATCH] jump labels: Explain the .config option better Ingo Molnar
2012-02-22 15:08               ` [PATCH 00/10] jump label: introduce very_[un]likely + cleanups + docs H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-22 15:51                 ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-22 21:33               ` Paul Mackerras
2012-02-23 10:02                 ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-23 16:21                   ` Jason Baron
2012-02-23 17:10                     ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-24  9:11                     ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-23 17:18                   ` Linus Torvalds
2012-02-23 22:33                     ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-23 22:39                       ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-23 22:44                         ` Steven Rostedt
2012-02-23 23:18                         ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2012-02-24  2:25                           ` Jason Baron
2012-02-24  9:08                             ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-24 15:35                               ` Jason Baron
2012-02-27  7:40                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-24 15:51                               ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2012-02-24 16:06                               ` Steven Rostedt
2012-02-24  7:52                         ` static keys: Introduce 'struct static_key', static_key_true()/false() and static_key_slow_[inc|dec]() Ingo Molnar
2012-02-24  7:59                           ` [PATCH] " Ingo Molnar
2012-02-24  7:54                         ` [PATCH] static keys: Add docs better explaining the whole 'struct static_key' mechanism Ingo Molnar
2012-02-23 22:45                       ` [PATCH 00/10] jump label: introduce very_[un]likely + cleanups + docs Linus Torvalds
2012-02-24  8:04                         ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-24  2:42                       ` Jason Baron [this message]
2012-02-21 20:21   ` Steven Rostedt
2012-02-21 21:11     ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-22  6:50   ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-22  7:03     ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-22  7:25       ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-22  7:35         ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-22  7:48           ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-22  7:55             ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-22  8:06               ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-22 13:22                 ` Steven Rostedt
2012-02-22 13:34                   ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-22 13:54                     ` Steven Rostedt
2012-02-22 14:20                       ` Mathieu Desnoyers
2012-02-22 14:36                         ` Steven Rostedt
2012-02-22 14:56                       ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-22 15:11                         ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-22 15:11                         ` Peter Zijlstra
2012-02-22 15:47                           ` Ingo Molnar
2012-02-22 15:12                         ` Steven Rostedt
2012-02-22 15:15                           ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-22 15:19                           ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-22 15:42                           ` Jason Baron
2012-02-22 15:54                             ` Steven Rostedt
2012-02-22 15:56                               ` Jason Baron
2012-02-22 16:08                                 ` Steven Rostedt
2012-02-22 15:19                         ` Jason Baron
2012-02-22 15:40                           ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-22 15:13                       ` Peter Zijlstra
2012-02-22 15:32                         ` Peter Zijlstra
2012-02-22 17:14                           ` Richard Henderson
2012-02-22 18:28                             ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-02-22 18:58                             ` Jason Baron
2012-02-22 19:10                               ` H. Peter Anvin

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