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copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault() uses copy_from_kernel_nofault() to copy one or two 32bits words. This means calling an out-of-line function which itself calls back copy_from_kernel_nofault_allowed() then performs a generic copy with loops. Rewrite copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault() to do everything at a single place and use __get_kernel_nofault() directly to perform single accesses without loops. Allthough the generic function uses pagefault_disable(), it is not required on powerpc because do_page_fault() bails earlier when a kernel mode fault happens on a kernel address. As the function has now become very small, inline it. With this change, on an 8xx the time spent in the loop in ftrace_replace_code() is reduced by 23% at function tracer activation and 27% at nop tracer activation. The overall time to activate function tracer (measured with shell command 'time') is 570ms before the patch and 470ms after the patch. Even vmlinux size is reduced (by 152 instruction). Before the patch: 00000018 <copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault>: 18: 94 21 ff e0 stwu r1,-32(r1) 1c: 7c 08 02 a6 mflr r0 20: 38 a0 00 04 li r5,4 24: 93 e1 00 1c stw r31,28(r1) 28: 7c 7f 1b 78 mr r31,r3 2c: 38 61 00 08 addi r3,r1,8 30: 90 01 00 24 stw r0,36(r1) 34: 48 00 00 01 bl 34 <copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault+0x1c> 34: R_PPC_REL24 copy_from_kernel_nofault 38: 2c 03 00 00 cmpwi r3,0 3c: 40 82 00 0c bne 48 <copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault+0x30> 40: 81 21 00 08 lwz r9,8(r1) 44: 91 3f 00 00 stw r9,0(r31) 48: 80 01 00 24 lwz r0,36(r1) 4c: 83 e1 00 1c lwz r31,28(r1) 50: 38 21 00 20 addi r1,r1,32 54: 7c 08 03 a6 mtlr r0 58: 4e 80 00 20 blr After the patch (before inlining): 00000018 <copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault>: 18: 3d 20 b0 00 lis r9,-20480 1c: 7c 04 48 40 cmplw r4,r9 20: 7c 69 1b 78 mr r9,r3 24: 41 80 00 14 blt 38 <copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault+0x20> 28: 81 44 00 00 lwz r10,0(r4) 2c: 38 60 00 00 li r3,0 30: 91 49 00 00 stw r10,0(r9) 34: 4e 80 00 20 blr 38: 38 60 ff de li r3,-34 3c: 4e 80 00 20 blr 40: 38 60 ff f2 li r3,-14 44: 4e 80 00 20 blr Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu> [mpe: Add clang workaround, with version check as suggested by Nathan] Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/0d5b12183d5176dd702d29ad94c39c384e51c78f.1638208156.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu |
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Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
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There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.