Jan Beulich
2007-Mar-26 14:50 UTC
[Xen-devel] [PATCH] improve x86 page table handling performance
Where possible,
- use hypercalls instead of writing to read-only pages
- fold TLB flushes into page table update hypercalls
- on PAE, use single-access updates instead of two-access ones
The single change to pte_clear() yields a 25-30% boost for kernel builds
on a 4x2x2 CPUs, 8Gb box; the other changes together yield improvements
of 2-5%.
Also, adjust backward compatibility handling in a few more places.
Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>
Index: head-2007-03-19/include/asm-i386/mach-xen/asm/pgtable.h
==================================================================---
head-2007-03-19.orig/include/asm-i386/mach-xen/asm/pgtable.h 2007-03-22
17:05:19.000000000 +0100
+++ head-2007-03-19/include/asm-i386/mach-xen/asm/pgtable.h 2007-03-22
17:14:21.000000000 +0100
@@ -210,9 +210,13 @@ extern unsigned long pg0[];
/* To avoid harmful races, pmd_none(x) should check only the lower when PAE */
#define pmd_none(x) (!(unsigned long)pmd_val(x))
+#ifdef CONFIG_XEN_COMPAT_030002
/* pmd_present doesn''t just test the _PAGE_PRESENT bit since wr.p.t.
can temporarily clear it. */
#define pmd_present(x) (pmd_val(x))
+#else
+#define pmd_present(x) (pmd_val(x) & _PAGE_PRESENT)
+#endif
#define pmd_bad(x) ((pmd_val(x) & (~PAGE_MASK & ~_PAGE_USER &
~_PAGE_PRESENT)) != (_KERNPG_TABLE &
~_PAGE_PRESENT))
@@ -252,36 +256,47 @@ static inline pte_t pte_mkhuge(pte_t pte
# include <asm/pgtable-2level.h>
#endif
-static inline int ptep_test_and_clear_dirty(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
-{
- if (!pte_dirty(*ptep))
- return 0;
- return test_and_clear_bit(_PAGE_BIT_DIRTY, &ptep->pte_low);
-}
+#define ptep_test_and_clear_dirty(vma, addr, ptep) \
+({ \
+ pte_t __pte = *(ptep); \
+ int __ret = pte_dirty(__pte); \
+ if (__ret) { \
+ __pte = pte_mkclean(__pte); \
+ if ((vma)->vm_mm != current->mm || \
+ HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(addr, __pte, 0)) \
+ (ptep)->pte_low = __pte.pte_low; \
+ } \
+ __ret; \
+})
-static inline int ptep_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
-{
- if (!pte_young(*ptep))
- return 0;
- return test_and_clear_bit(_PAGE_BIT_ACCESSED, &ptep->pte_low);
-}
+#define ptep_test_and_clear_young(vma, addr, ptep) \
+({ \
+ pte_t __pte = *(ptep); \
+ int __ret = pte_young(__pte); \
+ if (__ret) \
+ __pte = pte_mkold(__pte); \
+ if ((vma)->vm_mm != current->mm || \
+ HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(addr, __pte, 0)) \
+ (ptep)->pte_low = __pte.pte_low; \
+ __ret; \
+})
-static inline pte_t ptep_get_and_clear_full(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long
addr, pte_t *ptep, int full)
-{
- pte_t pte;
- if (full) {
- pte = *ptep;
- pte_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
- } else {
- pte = ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
- }
- return pte;
-}
+#define ptep_get_and_clear_full(mm, addr, ptep, full) \
+ ((full) ? ({ \
+ pte_t __res = *(ptep); \
+ if (test_bit(PG_pinned, &virt_to_page((mm)->pgd)->flags)) \
+ xen_l1_entry_update(ptep, __pte(0)); \
+ else \
+ *(ptep) = __pte(0); \
+ __res; \
+ }) : \
+ ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, ptep))
static inline void ptep_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
pte_t *ptep)
{
- if (pte_write(*ptep))
- clear_bit(_PAGE_BIT_RW, &ptep->pte_low);
+ pte_t pte = *ptep;
+ if (pte_write(pte))
+ set_pte_at(mm, addr, ptep, pte_wrprotect(pte));
}
/*
@@ -418,6 +433,20 @@ extern void noexec_setup(const char *str
#define pte_unmap_nested(pte) do { } while (0)
#endif
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_ESTABLISH
+#define ptep_establish(vma, address, ptep, pteval) \
+ do { \
+ if ( likely((vma)->vm_mm == current->mm) ) { \
+ BUG_ON(HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(address, \
+ pteval, \
+ (unsigned long)(vma)->vm_mm->cpu_vm_mask.bits| \
+ UVMF_INVLPG|UVMF_MULTI)); \
+ } else { \
+ xen_l1_entry_update(ptep, pteval); \
+ flush_tlb_page(vma, address); \
+ } \
+ } while (0)
+
/*
* The i386 doesn''t have any external MMU info: the kernel page
* tables contain all the necessary information.
@@ -430,27 +459,12 @@ extern void noexec_setup(const char *str
*/
#define update_mmu_cache(vma,address,pte) do { } while (0)
#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_SET_ACCESS_FLAGS
-#define ptep_set_access_flags(__vma, __address, __ptep, __entry, __dirty) \
- do { \
- if (__dirty) { \
- if ( likely((__vma)->vm_mm == current->mm) ) { \
- BUG_ON(HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(__address, \
- __entry, \
- (unsigned long)(__vma)->vm_mm->cpu_vm_mask.bits| \
- UVMF_INVLPG|UVMF_MULTI)); \
- } else { \
- xen_l1_entry_update(__ptep, __entry); \
- flush_tlb_page(__vma, __address); \
- } \
- } \
+#define ptep_set_access_flags(vma, address, ptep, entry, dirty) \
+ do { \
+ if (dirty) \
+ ptep_establish(vma, address, ptep, entry); \
} while (0)
-#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_ESTABLISH
-#define ptep_establish(__vma, __address, __ptep, __entry) \
-do { \
- ptep_set_access_flags(__vma, __address, __ptep, __entry, 1); \
-} while (0)
-
#include <xen/features.h>
void make_lowmem_page_readonly(void *va, unsigned int feature);
void make_lowmem_page_writable(void *va, unsigned int feature);
@@ -508,6 +522,7 @@ direct_remap_pfn_range(vma,from,pfn,size
#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_TEST_AND_CLEAR_DIRTY
#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_GET_AND_CLEAR
#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_GET_AND_CLEAR_FULL
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_CLEAR_FLUSH
#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_SET_WRPROTECT
#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTE_SAME
#include <asm-generic/pgtable.h>
Index: head-2007-03-19/include/asm-i386/mach-xen/asm/pgtable-2level.h
==================================================================---
head-2007-03-19.orig/include/asm-i386/mach-xen/asm/pgtable-2level.h 2007-03-22
17:02:21.000000000 +0100
+++ head-2007-03-19/include/asm-i386/mach-xen/asm/pgtable-2level.h 2007-03-21
11:53:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -36,8 +36,37 @@
#define pte_clear(mm,addr,xp) do { set_pte_at(mm, addr, xp, __pte(0)); } while
(0)
#define pmd_clear(xp) do { set_pmd(xp, __pmd(0)); } while (0)
-#define ptep_get_and_clear(mm,addr,xp) __pte_ma(xchg(&(xp)->pte_low, 0))
+#define pte_none(x) (!(x).pte_low)
+
+static inline pte_t ptep_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long
addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+ pte_t pte = *ptep;
+ if (!pte_none(pte)) {
+ if (mm != &init_mm)
+ pte = __pte_ma(xchg(&ptep->pte_low, 0));
+ else
+ HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(addr, __pte(0), 0);
+ }
+ return pte;
+}
+
+#define ptep_clear_flush(vma, addr, ptep) \
+({ \
+ pte_t *__ptep = (ptep); \
+ pte_t __res = *__ptep; \
+ if (!pte_none(__res) && \
+ ((vma)->vm_mm != current->mm || \
+ HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(addr, __pte(0), \
+ (unsigned long)(vma)->vm_mm->cpu_vm_mask.bits| \
+ UVMF_INVLPG|UVMF_MULTI))) { \
+ __ptep->pte_low = 0; \
+ flush_tlb_page(vma, addr); \
+ } \
+ __res; \
+})
+
#define pte_same(a, b) ((a).pte_low == (b).pte_low)
+
#define __pte_mfn(_pte) ((_pte).pte_low >> PAGE_SHIFT)
#define pte_mfn(_pte) ((_pte).pte_low & _PAGE_PRESENT ? \
__pte_mfn(_pte) : pfn_to_mfn(__pte_mfn(_pte)))
@@ -46,7 +75,6 @@
#define pte_page(_pte) pfn_to_page(pte_pfn(_pte))
-#define pte_none(x) (!(x).pte_low)
#define pfn_pte(pfn, prot) __pte(((pfn) << PAGE_SHIFT) |
pgprot_val(prot))
#define pfn_pmd(pfn, prot) __pmd(((pfn) << PAGE_SHIFT) |
pgprot_val(prot))
Index: head-2007-03-19/include/asm-i386/mach-xen/asm/pgtable-3level.h
==================================================================---
head-2007-03-19.orig/include/asm-i386/mach-xen/asm/pgtable-3level.h 2007-03-22
17:02:21.000000000 +0100
+++ head-2007-03-19/include/asm-i386/mach-xen/asm/pgtable-3level.h 2007-03-21
11:53:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ static inline void pud_clear (pud_t * pu
#define pmd_offset(pud, address) ((pmd_t *) pud_page(*(pud)) + \
pmd_index(address))
+static inline int pte_none(pte_t pte)
+{
+ return !(pte.pte_low | pte.pte_high);
+}
+
/*
* For PTEs and PDEs, we must clear the P-bit first when clearing a page table
* entry, so clear the bottom half first and enforce ordering with a compiler
@@ -106,24 +111,50 @@ static inline void pud_clear (pud_t * pu
*/
static inline void pte_clear(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr, pte_t
*ptep)
{
- ptep->pte_low = 0;
- smp_wmb();
- ptep->pte_high = 0;
+ if ((mm != current->mm && mm != &init_mm)
+ || HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(addr, __pte(0), 0)) {
+ ptep->pte_low = 0;
+ smp_wmb();
+ ptep->pte_high = 0;
+ }
}
#define pmd_clear(xp) do { set_pmd(xp, __pmd(0)); } while (0)
static inline pte_t ptep_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long
addr, pte_t *ptep)
{
- pte_t res;
-
- /* xchg acts as a barrier before the setting of the high bits */
- res.pte_low = xchg(&ptep->pte_low, 0);
- res.pte_high = ptep->pte_high;
- ptep->pte_high = 0;
-
- return res;
-}
+ pte_t pte = *ptep;
+ if (!pte_none(pte)) {
+ if (mm != &init_mm) {
+ uint64_t val = pte_val_ma(pte);
+ if (__cmpxchg64(ptep, val, 0) != val) {
+ /* xchg acts as a barrier before the setting of the high bits */
+ pte.pte_low = xchg(&ptep->pte_low, 0);
+ pte.pte_high = ptep->pte_high;
+ ptep->pte_high = 0;
+ }
+ } else
+ HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(addr, __pte(0), 0);
+ }
+ return pte;
+}
+
+#define ptep_clear_flush(vma, addr, ptep) \
+({ \
+ pte_t *__ptep = (ptep); \
+ pte_t __res = *__ptep; \
+ if (!pte_none(__res) && \
+ ((vma)->vm_mm != current->mm || \
+ HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(addr, __pte(0), \
+ (unsigned long)(vma)->vm_mm->cpu_vm_mask.bits| \
+ UVMF_INVLPG|UVMF_MULTI))) { \
+ __ptep->pte_low = 0; \
+ smp_wmb(); \
+ __ptep->pte_high = 0; \
+ flush_tlb_page(vma, addr); \
+ } \
+ __res; \
+})
static inline int pte_same(pte_t a, pte_t b)
{
@@ -132,11 +163,6 @@ static inline int pte_same(pte_t a, pte_
#define pte_page(x) pfn_to_page(pte_pfn(x))
-static inline int pte_none(pte_t pte)
-{
- return !pte.pte_low && !pte.pte_high;
-}
-
#define __pte_mfn(_pte) (((_pte).pte_low >> PAGE_SHIFT) | \
((_pte).pte_high << (32-PAGE_SHIFT)))
#define pte_mfn(_pte) ((_pte).pte_low & _PAGE_PRESENT ? \
Index: head-2007-03-19/include/asm-x86_64/mach-xen/asm/pgtable.h
==================================================================---
head-2007-03-19.orig/include/asm-x86_64/mach-xen/asm/pgtable.h 2007-03-21
11:40:32.000000000 +0100
+++ head-2007-03-19/include/asm-x86_64/mach-xen/asm/pgtable.h 2007-03-21
11:53:53.000000000 +0100
@@ -93,11 +93,6 @@ extern unsigned long empty_zero_page[PAG
#define pgd_none(x) (!pgd_val(x))
#define pud_none(x) (!pud_val(x))
-#define set_pte_batched(pteptr, pteval) \
- queue_l1_entry_update(pteptr, (pteval))
-
-extern inline int pud_present(pud_t pud) { return !pud_none(pud); }
-
static inline void set_pte(pte_t *dst, pte_t val)
{
*dst = val;
@@ -123,41 +118,6 @@ static inline void pgd_clear (pgd_t * pg
#define pud_page(pud) \
((unsigned long) __va(pud_val(pud) & PHYSICAL_PAGE_MASK))
-/*
- * A note on implementation of this atomic ''get-and-clear''
operation.
- * This is actually very simple because Xen Linux can only run on a single
- * processor. Therefore, we cannot race other processors setting the
''accessed''
- * or ''dirty'' bits on a page-table entry.
- * Even if pages are shared between domains, that is not a problem because
- * each domain will have separate page tables, with their own versions of
- * accessed & dirty state.
- */
-#define ptep_get_and_clear(mm,addr,xp) __pte_ma(xchg(&(xp)->pte, 0))
-
-#if 0
-static inline pte_t ptep_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long
addr, pte_t *xp)
-{
- pte_t pte = *xp;
- if (pte.pte)
- set_pte(xp, __pte_ma(0));
- return pte;
-}
-#endif
-
-struct mm_struct;
-
-static inline pte_t ptep_get_and_clear_full(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long
addr, pte_t *ptep, int full)
-{
- pte_t pte;
- if (full) {
- pte = *ptep;
- *ptep = __pte(0);
- } else {
- pte = ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
- }
- return pte;
-}
-
#define pte_same(a, b) ((a).pte == (b).pte)
#define pte_pgprot(a) (__pgprot((a).pte & ~PHYSICAL_PAGE_MASK))
@@ -318,6 +278,46 @@ static inline pte_t pfn_pte(unsigned lon
return __pte(pte);
}
+static inline pte_t ptep_get_and_clear(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long
addr, pte_t *ptep)
+{
+ pte_t pte = *ptep;
+ if (!pte_none(pte)) {
+ if (mm != &init_mm)
+ pte = __pte_ma(xchg(&ptep->pte, 0));
+ else
+ HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(addr, __pte(0), 0);
+ }
+ return pte;
+}
+
+static inline pte_t ptep_get_and_clear_full(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long
addr, pte_t *ptep, int full)
+{
+ if (full) {
+ pte_t pte = *ptep;
+ if (mm->context.pinned)
+ xen_l1_entry_update(ptep, __pte(0));
+ else
+ *ptep = __pte(0);
+ return pte;
+ }
+ return ptep_get_and_clear(mm, addr, ptep);
+}
+
+#define ptep_clear_flush(vma, addr, ptep) \
+({ \
+ pte_t *__ptep = (ptep); \
+ pte_t __res = *__ptep; \
+ if (!pte_none(__res) && \
+ ((vma)->vm_mm != current->mm || \
+ HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(addr, __pte(0), \
+ (unsigned long)(vma)->vm_mm->cpu_vm_mask.bits| \
+ UVMF_INVLPG|UVMF_MULTI))) { \
+ __ptep->pte = 0; \
+ flush_tlb_page(vma, addr); \
+ } \
+ __res; \
+})
+
/*
* The following only work if pte_present() is true.
* Undefined behaviour if not..
@@ -346,31 +346,29 @@ static inline pte_t pte_mkyoung(pte_t pt
static inline pte_t pte_mkwrite(pte_t pte) { __pte_val(pte) |= _PAGE_RW; return
pte; }
static inline pte_t pte_mkhuge(pte_t pte) { __pte_val(pte) |= _PAGE_PSE; return
pte; }
-struct vm_area_struct;
-
-static inline int ptep_test_and_clear_dirty(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
-{
- pte_t pte = *ptep;
- int ret = pte_dirty(pte);
- if (ret)
- set_pte(ptep, pte_mkclean(pte));
- return ret;
-}
-
-static inline int ptep_test_and_clear_young(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep)
-{
- pte_t pte = *ptep;
- int ret = pte_young(pte);
- if (ret)
- set_pte(ptep, pte_mkold(pte));
- return ret;
-}
+#define ptep_test_and_clear_dirty(vma, addr, ptep) \
+({ \
+ pte_t __pte = *(ptep); \
+ int __ret = pte_dirty(__pte); \
+ if (__ret) \
+ set_pte_at((vma)->vm_mm, addr, ptep, pte_mkclean(__pte)); \
+ __ret; \
+})
+
+#define ptep_test_and_clear_young(vma, addr, ptep) \
+({ \
+ pte_t __pte = *(ptep); \
+ int __ret = pte_young(__pte); \
+ if (__ret) \
+ set_pte_at((vma)->vm_mm, addr, ptep, pte_mkold(__pte)); \
+ __ret; \
+})
static inline void ptep_set_wrprotect(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr,
pte_t *ptep)
{
pte_t pte = *ptep;
if (pte_write(pte))
- set_pte(ptep, pte_wrprotect(pte));
+ set_pte_at(mm, addr, ptep, pte_wrprotect(pte));
}
/*
@@ -403,6 +401,7 @@ static inline int pmd_large(pmd_t pte) {
/* to find an entry in a page-table-directory. */
#define pud_index(address) (((address) >> PUD_SHIFT) &
(PTRS_PER_PUD-1))
#define pud_offset(pgd, address) ((pud_t *) pgd_page(*(pgd)) +
pud_index(address))
+#define pud_present(pud) (pud_val(pud) & _PAGE_PRESENT)
/* PMD - Level 2 access */
#define pmd_page_kernel(pmd) ((unsigned long) __va(pmd_val(pmd) &
PTE_MASK))
@@ -412,9 +411,13 @@ static inline pud_t *pud_offset_k(pgd_t
#define pmd_offset(dir, address) ((pmd_t *) pud_page(*(dir)) + \
pmd_index(address))
#define pmd_none(x) (!pmd_val(x))
+#ifdef CONFIG_XEN_COMPAT_030002
/* pmd_present doesn''t just test the _PAGE_PRESENT bit since wr.p.t.
can temporarily clear it. */
#define pmd_present(x) (pmd_val(x))
+#else
+#define pmd_present(x) (pmd_val(x) & _PAGE_PRESENT)
+#endif
#define pmd_clear(xp) do { set_pmd(xp, __pmd(0)); } while (0)
#define pmd_bad(x) ((pmd_val(x) & ~(PTE_MASK | _PAGE_USER | _PAGE_PRESENT))
\
!= (_KERNPG_TABLE & ~(_PAGE_USER | _PAGE_PRESENT)))
@@ -468,25 +471,34 @@ static inline pte_t pte_modify(pte_t pte
#define update_mmu_cache(vma,address,pte) do { } while (0)
+/*
+ * Rules for using ptep_establish: the pte MUST be a user pte, and
+ * must be a present->present transition.
+ */
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_ESTABLISH
+#define ptep_establish(vma, address, ptep, pteval) \
+ do { \
+ if ( likely((vma)->vm_mm == current->mm) ) { \
+ BUG_ON(HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(address, \
+ pteval, \
+ (unsigned long)(vma)->vm_mm->cpu_vm_mask.bits| \
+ UVMF_INVLPG|UVMF_MULTI)); \
+ } else { \
+ xen_l1_entry_update(ptep, pteval); \
+ flush_tlb_page(vma, address); \
+ } \
+ } while (0)
+
/* We only update the dirty/accessed state if we set
* the dirty bit by hand in the kernel, since the hardware
* will do the accessed bit for us, and we don''t want to
* race with other CPU''s that might be updating the dirty
* bit at the same time. */
#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_SET_ACCESS_FLAGS
-#define ptep_set_access_flags(__vma, __address, __ptep, __entry, __dirty) \
- do { \
- if (__dirty) { \
- if ( likely((__vma)->vm_mm == current->mm) ) { \
- BUG_ON(HYPERVISOR_update_va_mapping(__address, \
- __entry, \
- (unsigned long)(__vma)->vm_mm->cpu_vm_mask.bits| \
- UVMF_INVLPG|UVMF_MULTI)); \
- } else { \
- xen_l1_entry_update(__ptep, __entry); \
- flush_tlb_page(__vma, __address); \
- } \
- } \
+#define ptep_set_access_flags(vma, address, ptep, entry, dirty) \
+ do { \
+ if (dirty) \
+ ptep_establish(vma, address, ptep, entry); \
} while (0)
/* Encode and de-code a swap entry */
@@ -506,6 +518,8 @@ extern int kern_addr_valid(unsigned long
#define DOMID_LOCAL (0xFFFFU)
+struct vm_area_struct;
+
int direct_remap_pfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long address,
unsigned long mfn,
@@ -551,6 +565,7 @@ int touch_pte_range(struct mm_struct *mm
#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_TEST_AND_CLEAR_DIRTY
#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_GET_AND_CLEAR
#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_GET_AND_CLEAR_FULL
+#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_CLEAR_FLUSH
#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTEP_SET_WRPROTECT
#define __HAVE_ARCH_PTE_SAME
#include <asm-generic/pgtable.h>
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Jan Beulich
2007-Mar-27 06:22 UTC
Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] improve x86 page table handling performance
>>> "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@novell.com> 26.03.07 16:50 >>> >Where possible, >- use hypercalls instead of writing to read-only pages >- fold TLB flushes into page table update hypercalls >- on PAE, use single-access updates instead of two-access ones > >The single change to pte_clear() yields a 25-30% boost for kernel builds >on a 4x2x2 CPUs, 8Gb box; the other changes together yield improvements >of 2-5%.I shall clarify that this is for the PAE case only (i.e. resulting from the folding of two page faults into a single hypercall, which is being used in the kmap path). Jan _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel
Keir Fraser
2007-Mar-27 07:44 UTC
Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] improve x86 page table handling performance
On 27/3/07 07:22, "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@novell.com> wrote:>> The single change to pte_clear() yields a 25-30% boost for kernel builds >> on a 4x2x2 CPUs, 8Gb box; the other changes together yield improvements >> of 2-5%. > > I shall clarify that this is for the PAE case only (i.e. resulting from the > folding of two page faults into a single hypercall, which is being used in the > kmap path).Spotted that. The patch is pretty big but I think probably all good. I''ve been away for a week so catching up on patches... -- Keir _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel