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-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h14
-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S22
2 files changed, 31 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
index 3a40a992e59..f3a1fdd9cf0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cputable.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ extern const char *powerpc_base_platform;
#define CPU_FTR_CP_USE_DCBTZ LONG_ASM_CONST(0x0040000000000000)
#define CPU_FTR_UNALIGNED_LD_STD LONG_ASM_CONST(0x0080000000000000)
#define CPU_FTR_ASYM_SMT LONG_ASM_CONST(0x0100000000000000)
+#define CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS LONG_ASM_CONST(0x0200000000000000)
#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
@@ -392,28 +393,31 @@ extern const char *powerpc_base_platform;
CPU_FTR_MMCRA | CPU_FTR_CTRL)
#define CPU_FTRS_POWER4 (CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_LWSYNC | \
CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2 | CPU_FTR_CTRL | \
- CPU_FTR_MMCRA | CPU_FTR_CP_USE_DCBTZ)
+ CPU_FTR_MMCRA | CPU_FTR_CP_USE_DCBTZ | \
+ CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
#define CPU_FTRS_PPC970 (CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_LWSYNC | \
CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2 | CPU_FTR_CTRL | \
CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC_COMP | CPU_FTR_CAN_NAP | CPU_FTR_MMCRA | \
- CPU_FTR_CP_USE_DCBTZ)
+ CPU_FTR_CP_USE_DCBTZ | CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
#define CPU_FTRS_POWER5 (CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_LWSYNC | \
CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2 | CPU_FTR_CTRL | \
CPU_FTR_MMCRA | CPU_FTR_SMT | \
CPU_FTR_COHERENT_ICACHE | CPU_FTR_LOCKLESS_TLBIE | \
- CPU_FTR_PURR)
+ CPU_FTR_PURR | CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
#define CPU_FTRS_POWER6 (CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_LWSYNC | \
CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2 | CPU_FTR_CTRL | \
CPU_FTR_MMCRA | CPU_FTR_SMT | \
CPU_FTR_COHERENT_ICACHE | CPU_FTR_LOCKLESS_TLBIE | \
CPU_FTR_PURR | CPU_FTR_SPURR | CPU_FTR_REAL_LE | \
- CPU_FTR_DSCR | CPU_FTR_UNALIGNED_LD_STD)
+ CPU_FTR_DSCR | CPU_FTR_UNALIGNED_LD_STD | \
+ CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
#define CPU_FTRS_POWER7 (CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_LWSYNC | \
CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2 | CPU_FTR_CTRL | \
CPU_FTR_MMCRA | CPU_FTR_SMT | \
CPU_FTR_COHERENT_ICACHE | CPU_FTR_LOCKLESS_TLBIE | \
CPU_FTR_PURR | CPU_FTR_SPURR | CPU_FTR_REAL_LE | \
- CPU_FTR_DSCR | CPU_FTR_SAO | CPU_FTR_ASYM_SMT)
+ CPU_FTR_DSCR | CPU_FTR_SAO | CPU_FTR_ASYM_SMT | \
+ CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
#define CPU_FTRS_CELL (CPU_FTR_USE_TB | CPU_FTR_LWSYNC | \
CPU_FTR_PPCAS_ARCH_V2 | CPU_FTR_CTRL | \
CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC_COMP | CPU_FTR_MMCRA | CPU_FTR_SMT | \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
index 42e9d908914..4d5fa12ca6e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -202,7 +202,9 @@ syscall_exit:
bge- syscall_error
syscall_error_cont:
ld r7,_NIP(r1)
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
stdcx. r0,0,r1 /* to clear the reservation */
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
andi. r6,r8,MSR_PR
ld r4,_LINK(r1)
/*
@@ -419,6 +421,17 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_ALTIVEC)
sync
#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
+ /*
+ * If we optimise away the clear of the reservation in system
+ * calls because we know the CPU tracks the address of the
+ * reservation, then we need to clear it here to cover the
+ * case that the kernel context switch path has no larx
+ * instructions.
+ */
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
+ ldarx r6,0,r1
+END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
+
addi r6,r4,-THREAD /* Convert THREAD to 'current' */
std r6,PACACURRENT(r13) /* Set new 'current' */
@@ -576,7 +589,16 @@ ALT_FW_FTR_SECTION_END_IFCLR(FW_FEATURE_ISERIES)
andi. r0,r3,MSR_RI
beq- unrecov_restore
+ /*
+ * Clear the reservation. If we know the CPU tracks the address of
+ * the reservation then we can potentially save some cycles and use
+ * a larx. On POWER6 and POWER7 this is significantly faster.
+ */
+BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
stdcx. r0,0,r1 /* to clear the reservation */
+FTR_SECTION_ELSE
+ ldarx r4,0,r1
+ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_STCX_CHECKS_ADDRESS)
/*
* Clear RI before restoring r13. If we are returning to