Re: [GIT PULL] scheduler fixes

From: Eric Dumazet
Date: Thu Oct 01 2009 - 01:31:18 EST


Linus Torvalds a écrit :
>
> On Wed, 30 Sep 2009, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Oh, and we probably should try to avoid the 'alternates()' code when we
> can statically determine that cmpxchg8b is fine. We already have that
> CONFIG_x86_CMPXCHG64 (enabled by PAE support), and we could easily also
> enable it for some of the CPU cases.
>

Agreed.

Please find following patch to conditionaly compile cmpxchg8b_emu.o and
EXPORT_SYMBOL(cmpxchg8b_emu).

This patch doesnt depend on yours.

Thanks

[PATCH] x86: Dont generate cmpxchg8b_emu if CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG64=y

cmpxchg8b_emu helper wont be used if CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG64=y

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/i386_ksyms_32.c | 2 ++
arch/x86/lib/Makefile | 6 ++++--
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/i386_ksyms_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/i386_ksyms_32.c
index 1736c5a..9c3bd4a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/i386_ksyms_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/i386_ksyms_32.c
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mcount);
* the export, but dont use it from C code, it is used
* by assembly code and is not using C calling convention!
*/
+#ifndef CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG64
extern void cmpxchg8b_emu(void);
EXPORT_SYMBOL(cmpxchg8b_emu);
+#endif

/* Networking helper routines. */
EXPORT_SYMBOL(csum_partial_copy_generic);
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/Makefile b/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
index 3e549b8..c309b82 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/Makefile
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_32),y)
obj-y += atomic64_32.o
lib-y += checksum_32.o
lib-y += strstr_32.o
- lib-y += semaphore_32.o string_32.o cmpxchg8b_emu.o
-
+ lib-y += semaphore_32.o string_32.o
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG64),n)
+ lib-y += cmpxchg8b_emu.o
+endif
lib-$(CONFIG_X86_USE_3DNOW) += mmx_32.o
else
obj-y += io_64.o iomap_copy_64.o
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