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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86: add local_tlb_flush_kernel_range()
From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad@darnok.org>
To: Seth Jennings <sjenning@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Seth Jennings
<sjenning@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> This patch adds support for a local_tlb_flush_kernel_range()
> function for the x86 arch. ?This function allows for CPU-local
> TLB flushing, potentially using invlpg for single entry flushing,
> using an arch independent function name.

What x86 hardware did you use to figure the optimal number?

>
> Signed-off-by: Seth Jennings <sjenning@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
> ?arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h | ? 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
> ?1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
> index 36a1a2a..92a280b 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/tlbflush.h
> @@ -168,4 +168,25 @@ static inline void flush_tlb_kernel_range(unsigned long start,
> ? ? ? ?flush_tlb_all();
> ?}
>
> +#define __HAVE_LOCAL_FLUSH_TLB_KERNEL_RANGE
> +/*
> + * INVLPG_BREAK_EVEN_PAGES is the number of pages after which single tlb
> + * flushing becomes more costly than just doing a complete tlb flush.
> + * While this break even point varies among x86 hardware, tests have shown
> + * that 8 is a good generic value.
> +*/
> +#define INVLPG_BREAK_EVEN_PAGES 8
> +static inline void local_flush_tlb_kernel_range(unsigned long start,
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? unsigned long end)
> +{
> + ? ? ? if (cpu_has_invlpg &&
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (end - start)/PAGE_SIZE <= INVLPG_BREAK_EVEN_PAGES) {
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? while (start < end) {
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? __flush_tlb_single(start);
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? start += PAGE_SIZE;
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? }
> + ? ? ? } else
> + ? ? ? ? ? ? ? local_flush_tlb();
> +}
> +
> ?#endif /* _ASM_X86_TLBFLUSH_H */
> --
> 1.7.9.5
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