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| author | Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com> | 2012-05-25 05:19:45 +0400 |
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| committer | H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com> | 2012-06-30 02:33:34 +0400 |
| commit | 954e482bde20b0e208fd4d34ef26e10afd194600 (patch) | |
| tree | a98702fdde1d47b31851cee7b81849dec8b91f09 /CREDITS | |
| parent | 2f74759056797054122cdc70844137f70bb3f626 (diff) | |
| download | linux-954e482bde20b0e208fd4d34ef26e10afd194600.tar.xz | |
x86/copy_user_generic: Optimize copy_user_generic with CPU erms feature
According to Intel 64 and IA-32 SDM and Optimization Reference Manual, beginning
with Ivybridge, REG string operation using MOVSB and STOSB can provide both
flexible and high-performance REG string operations in cases like memory copy.
Enhancement availability is indicated by CPUID.7.0.EBX[9] (Enhanced REP MOVSB/
STOSB).
If CPU erms feature is detected, patch copy_user_generic with enhanced fast
string version of copy_user_generic.
A few new macros are defined to reduce duplicate code in ALTERNATIVE and
ALTERNATIVE_2.
Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@intel.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1337908785-14015-1-git-send-email-fenghua.yu@intel.com
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>
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