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Diffstat (limited to 'tools/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S')
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S | 34 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/tools/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S b/tools/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S index a91ac666f758..d055b82d22cc 100644 --- a/tools/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S +++ b/tools/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S @@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ .section .noinstr.text, "ax" /* - * We build a jump to memcpy_orig by default which gets NOPped out on - * the majority of x86 CPUs which set REP_GOOD. In addition, CPUs which - * have the enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB feature (ERMS), change those NOPs - * to a jmp to memcpy_erms which does the REP; MOVSB mem copy. - */ - -/* * memcpy - Copy a memory block. * * Input: @@ -26,17 +19,21 @@ * * Output: * rax original destination + * + * The FSRM alternative should be done inline (avoiding the call and + * the disgusting return handling), but that would require some help + * from the compiler for better calling conventions. + * + * The 'rep movsb' itself is small enough to replace the call, but the + * two register moves blow up the code. And one of them is "needed" + * only for the return value that is the same as the source input, + * which the compiler could/should do much better anyway. */ SYM_TYPED_FUNC_START(__memcpy) - ALTERNATIVE_2 "jmp memcpy_orig", "", X86_FEATURE_REP_GOOD, \ - "jmp memcpy_erms", X86_FEATURE_ERMS + ALTERNATIVE "jmp memcpy_orig", "", X86_FEATURE_FSRM movq %rdi, %rax movq %rdx, %rcx - shrq $3, %rcx - andl $7, %edx - rep movsq - movl %edx, %ecx rep movsb RET SYM_FUNC_END(__memcpy) @@ -45,17 +42,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__memcpy) SYM_FUNC_ALIAS(memcpy, __memcpy) EXPORT_SYMBOL(memcpy) -/* - * memcpy_erms() - enhanced fast string memcpy. This is faster and - * simpler than memcpy. Use memcpy_erms when possible. - */ -SYM_FUNC_START_LOCAL(memcpy_erms) - movq %rdi, %rax - movq %rdx, %rcx - rep movsb - RET -SYM_FUNC_END(memcpy_erms) - SYM_FUNC_START_LOCAL(memcpy_orig) movq %rdi, %rax |