The arch_spin_value_unlocked() of ticket-lock would cause the compiler to
generate inefficient asm code in riscv architecture because of
unnecessary memory access to the contended value.
Before the patch:
void lockref_get(struct lockref *lockref)
{
78: fd010113 add sp,sp,-48
7c: 02813023 sd s0,32(sp)
80: 02113423 sd ra,40(sp)
84: 03010413 add s0,sp,48
0000000000000088 <.LBB296>:
CMPXCHG_LOOP(
88: 00053783 ld a5,0(a0)
After the patch:
void lockref_get(struct lockref *lockref)
{
CMPXCHG_LOOP(
78: 00053783 ld a5,0(a0)
After the patch, the lockref_get() could get in a fast path instead of the
function's prologue. This is because ticket lock complex logic would
limit compiler optimization for the spinlock fast path, and qspinlock
won't.
The caller of arch_spin_value_unlocked() could benefit from this
change. Currently, the only caller is lockref.
Signed-off-by: Guo Ren <guoren@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Guo Ren <guoren@linux.alibaba.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Waiman Long <longman@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230908154339.3250567-1-guoren@kernel.org
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