linux_dsm_epyc7002/arch/arm64
Jisheng Zhang b5fda7ed5c arm64: cpuidle: make arm_cpuidle_suspend() a bit more efficient
Currently, we check two pointers: cpu_ops and cpu_suspend on every idle
state entry. These pointers check can be avoided:

If cpu_ops has not been registered, arm_cpuidle_init() will return
-EOPNOTSUPP, so arm_cpuidle_suspend() will never have chance to
run. In other word, the cpu_ops check can be avoid.

Similarly, the cpu_suspend check could be avoided in this hot path by
moving it into arm_cpuidle_init().

I measured the 4096 * time from arm_cpuidle_suspend entry point to the
cpu_psci_cpu_suspend entry point. HW platform is Marvell BG4CT STB
board.

1. only one shell, no other process, hot-unplug secondary cpus, execute
the following cmd

while true
do
	sleep 0.2
done

before the patch: 1581220ns

after the patch: 1579630ns

reduced by 0.1%

2. only one shell, no other process, hot-unplug secondary cpus, execute
the following cmd

while true
do
	md5sum /tmp/testfile
	sleep 0.2
done

NOTE: the testfile size should be larger than L1+L2 cache size

before the patch: 1961960ns
after the patch: 1912500ns

reduced by 2.5%

So the more complex the system load, the bigger the improvement.

Signed-off-by: Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@marvell.com>
Acked-by: Lorenzo Pieralisi <lorenzo.pieralisi@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@arm.com>
2016-04-13 14:49:23 +01:00
..
boot ARM: DT changes, part 2 2016-03-24 19:01:38 -07:00
configs arm64: defconfig: updates for 4.6 2016-03-29 16:56:00 +01:00
crypto Merge branch 'linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6 2016-03-17 11:22:54 -07:00
include arm64: cpufeature: append additional id_aa64mmfr2 fields to cpufeature 2016-04-13 14:49:23 +01:00
kernel arm64: cpuidle: make arm_cpuidle_suspend() a bit more efficient 2016-04-13 14:49:23 +01:00
kvm arm64: kvm: 4.6-rc1: Fix VTCR_EL2 VS setting 2016-03-30 22:09:15 +02:00
lib arm64 updates for 4.6: 2016-03-17 20:03:47 -07:00
mm 2nd set of arm64 updates for 4.6: 2016-03-24 19:13:59 -07:00
net arm64: bpf: add extra pass to handle faulty codegen 2016-01-17 19:15:26 -05:00
xen xen/arm: introduce HYPERVISOR_platform_op on arm and arm64 2015-12-21 14:40:56 +00:00
Kconfig arm64 updates for 4.6: 2016-03-17 20:03:47 -07:00
Kconfig.debug arm64: enable CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA by default 2016-03-03 18:14:17 +00:00
Kconfig.platforms Merge branch 'irq-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2016-03-24 10:29:44 -07:00
Makefile arm64 updates for 4.6: 2016-03-17 20:03:47 -07:00