sched, x86: Optimize the preempt_schedule() call

Remove the bloat of the C calling convention out of the
preempt_enable() sites by creating an ASM wrapper which allows us to
do an asm("call ___preempt_schedule") instead.

calling.h bits by Andi Kleen

Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/n/tip-tk7xdi1cvvxewixzke8t8le1@git.kernel.org
[ Fixed build error. ]
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
This commit is contained in:
Peter Zijlstra
2013-08-14 14:51:00 +02:00
committed by Ingo Molnar
parent c2daa3bed5
commit 1a338ac32c
8 changed files with 116 additions and 8 deletions

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@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ For 32-bit we have the following conventions - kernel is built with
#include <asm/dwarf2.h>
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
/*
* 64-bit system call stack frame layout defines and helpers,
* for assembly code:
@@ -192,3 +194,51 @@ For 32-bit we have the following conventions - kernel is built with
.macro icebp
.byte 0xf1
.endm
#else /* CONFIG_X86_64 */
/*
* For 32bit only simplified versions of SAVE_ALL/RESTORE_ALL. These
* are different from the entry_32.S versions in not changing the segment
* registers. So only suitable for in kernel use, not when transitioning
* from or to user space. The resulting stack frame is not a standard
* pt_regs frame. The main use case is calling C code from assembler
* when all the registers need to be preserved.
*/
.macro SAVE_ALL
pushl_cfi %eax
CFI_REL_OFFSET eax, 0
pushl_cfi %ebp
CFI_REL_OFFSET ebp, 0
pushl_cfi %edi
CFI_REL_OFFSET edi, 0
pushl_cfi %esi
CFI_REL_OFFSET esi, 0
pushl_cfi %edx
CFI_REL_OFFSET edx, 0
pushl_cfi %ecx
CFI_REL_OFFSET ecx, 0
pushl_cfi %ebx
CFI_REL_OFFSET ebx, 0
.endm
.macro RESTORE_ALL
popl_cfi %ebx
CFI_RESTORE ebx
popl_cfi %ecx
CFI_RESTORE ecx
popl_cfi %edx
CFI_RESTORE edx
popl_cfi %esi
CFI_RESTORE esi
popl_cfi %edi
CFI_RESTORE edi
popl_cfi %ebp
CFI_RESTORE ebp
popl_cfi %eax
CFI_RESTORE eax
.endm
#endif /* CONFIG_X86_64 */