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Re: [PATCH] Optimize i386 syscall inlining for GCC 5


On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 12:20:01PM -0700, H.J. Lu wrote:
> Since GCC 5 and above can properly spill %ebx when needed, we can inline
> syscalls with 6 arguments if GCC 5 or above is used to compile glinc.  We
> also skip __libc_do_syscall for GCC 5.  Tested with -march=i486 and
> -march=i686.
> 
> OK for master?
> 

Here is the updated version.  I optimized out one register move
instruction.  OK for master?


H.J.
--
Since GCC 5 and above can properly spill %ebx when needed, we can inline
syscalls with 6 arguments if GCC 5 or above is used to compile glibc.
This patch rewrites INTERNAL_SYSCALL macros and skips __libc_do_syscall
for GCC 5.

For sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/brk.c, with -O2 -march=i686
-mtune=generic, GCC 5.2 now generates:

<__brk>:
   0:	push   %ebx
   1:	mov    $0x2d,%eax
   6:	mov    0x8(%esp),%ebx
   a:	call   b <__brk+0xb>	b: R_386_PC32	__x86.get_pc_thunk.cx
   f:	add    $0x2,%ecx	11: R_386_GOTPC	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
  15:	call   *%gs:0x10
  1c:	mov    %eax,%edx
  1e:	mov    0x0(%ecx),%eax	20: R_386_GOT32	__curbrk
  24:	mov    %edx,(%eax)
  26:	xor    %eax,%eax
  28:	cmp    %edx,%ebx
  2a:	ja     30 <__brk+0x30>
  2c:	pop    %ebx
  2d:	ret

instead of

<__brk>:
   0:	push   %ebx
   1:	mov    0x8(%esp),%ecx
   5:	call   6 <__brk+0x6>	6: R_386_PC32	__x86.get_pc_thunk.bx
   a:	add    $0x2,%ebx	c: R_386_GOTPC	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_
  10:	xchg   %ecx,%ebx
  12:	mov    $0x2d,%eax
  17:	call   *%gs:0x10
  1e:	xchg   %ecx,%ebx
  20:	mov    %eax,%edx
  22:	mov    0x0(%ebx),%eax	24: R_386_GOT32	__curbrk
  28:	mov    %edx,(%eax)
  2a:	xor    %eax,%eax
  2c:	cmp    %edx,%ecx
  2e:	ja     38 <__brk+0x38>
  30:	pop    %ebx
  31:	ret

The new one is shorter by 2 instructions.

	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc-do-syscall.S
	(__libc_do_syscall): Defined only if !__GNUC_PREREQ (5,0).
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h: Define assembler macros
	only if !__GNUC_PREREQ (5,0).
	(INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_6): Optimize for GCC 5.
	(INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_INLINE): Likewise.
	(INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS): Likewise.
	(LOADREGS_0): New.
	(ASMARGS_0): Likewise.
	(LOADREGS_1): Likewise.
	(ASMARGS_1): Likewise.
	(LOADREGS_2): Likewise.
	(ASMARGS_2): Likewise.
	(LOADREGS_3): Likewise.
	(ASMARGS_3): Likewise.
	(LOADREGS_4): Likewise.
	(ASMARGS_4): Likewise.
	(LOADREGS_5): Likewise.
	(ASMARGS_5): Likewise.
	(LOADREGS_6): Likewise.
	(ASMARGS_6): Likewise.
---
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc-do-syscall.S |   3 +
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h          | 115 ++++++++++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 107 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc-do-syscall.S b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc-do-syscall.S
index af5c6f0..cdef3d5 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc-do-syscall.S
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/libc-do-syscall.S
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #include <sysdep.h>
 
+#if !__GNUC_PREREQ (5,0)
+
 /* %eax, %ecx, %edx and %esi contain the values expected by the kernel.
    %edi points to a structure with the values of %ebx, %edi and %ebp.  */
 
@@ -48,3 +50,4 @@ ENTRY (__libc_do_syscall)
 	cfi_restore (ebx)
 	ret
 END (__libc_do_syscall)
+#endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h
index d76aca5..92e7e7a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@
 
 #else	/* !__ASSEMBLER__ */
 
+#if !__GNUC_PREREQ (5,0)
 /* We need some help from the assembler to generate optimal code.  We
    define some macros here which later will be used.  */
 asm (".L__X'%ebx = 1\n\t"
@@ -314,6 +315,7 @@ struct libc_do_syscall_args
 {
   int ebx, edi, ebp;
 };
+#endif
 
 /* Define a macro which expands inline into the wrapper code for a system
    call.  */
@@ -354,8 +356,12 @@ struct libc_do_syscall_args
     INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_INLINE(name, err, 5, args)
 /* Each object using 6-argument inline syscalls must include a
    definition of __libc_do_syscall.  */
-#define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_6(name, err, arg1, arg2, arg3,		\
-				arg4, arg5, arg6)			\
+#if __GNUC_PREREQ (5,0)
+# define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_6(name, err, args...) \
+    INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_INLINE(name, err, 6, args)
+#else /* GCC 5  */
+# define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_6(name, err, arg1, arg2, arg3,		\
+				 arg4, arg5, arg6)			\
   struct libc_do_syscall_args _xv =					\
     {									\
       (int) (arg1),							\
@@ -368,14 +374,52 @@ struct libc_do_syscall_args
     : "=a" (resultvar)							\
     : "i" (__NR_##name), "c" (arg2), "d" (arg3), "S" (arg4), "D" (&_xv) \
     : "memory", "cc")
+#endif /* GCC 5  */
 #define INTERNAL_SYSCALL(name, err, nr, args...) \
   ({									      \
     register unsigned int resultvar;					      \
     INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_##nr (name, err, args);			      \
     (int) resultvar; })
 #ifdef I386_USE_SYSENTER
-# ifdef SHARED
-#  define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_INLINE(name, err, nr, args...) \
+# if __GNUC_PREREQ (5,0)
+#  ifdef SHARED
+#   define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_INLINE(name, err, nr, args...) \
+    LOADREGS_##nr(args)							      \
+    asm volatile (							      \
+    "call *%%gs:%P2"							      \
+    : "=a" (resultvar)							      \
+    : "a" (__NR_##name), "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, sysinfo))		      \
+      ASMARGS_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc")
+#   define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS(name, err, nr, args...) \
+  ({									      \
+    register unsigned int resultvar;					      \
+    LOADREGS_##nr(args)							      \
+    asm volatile (							      \
+    "call *%%gs:%P2"							      \
+    : "=a" (resultvar)							      \
+    : "a" (name), "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, sysinfo))			      \
+      ASMARGS_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc");				      \
+    (int) resultvar; })
+#  else
+#   define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_INLINE(name, err, nr, args...) \
+    LOADREGS_##nr(args)							      \
+    asm volatile (							      \
+    "call *_dl_sysinfo"							      \
+    : "=a" (resultvar)							      \
+    : "a" (__NR_##name) ASMARGS_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc")
+#   define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS(name, err, nr, args...) \
+  ({									      \
+    register unsigned int resultvar;					      \
+    LOADREGS_##nr(args)							      \
+    asm volatile (							      \
+    "call *_dl_sysinfo"							      \
+    : "=a" (resultvar)							      \
+    : "a" (name) ASMARGS_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc");			      \
+    (int) resultvar; })
+#  endif
+# else /* GCC 5  */
+#  ifdef SHARED
+#   define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_INLINE(name, err, nr, args...) \
     EXTRAVAR_##nr							      \
     asm volatile (							      \
     LOADARGS_##nr							      \
@@ -385,7 +429,7 @@ struct libc_do_syscall_args
     : "=a" (resultvar)							      \
     : "i" (__NR_##name), "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, sysinfo))		      \
       ASMFMT_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc")
-#  define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS(name, err, nr, args...) \
+#   define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS(name, err, nr, args...) \
   ({									      \
     register unsigned int resultvar;					      \
     EXTRAVAR_##nr							      \
@@ -397,8 +441,8 @@ struct libc_do_syscall_args
     : "0" (name), "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, sysinfo))			      \
       ASMFMT_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc");				      \
     (int) resultvar; })
-# else
-#  define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_INLINE(name, err, nr, args...) \
+#  else
+#   define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_INLINE(name, err, nr, args...) \
     EXTRAVAR_##nr							      \
     asm volatile (							      \
     LOADARGS_##nr							      \
@@ -407,7 +451,7 @@ struct libc_do_syscall_args
     RESTOREARGS_##nr							      \
     : "=a" (resultvar)							      \
     : "i" (__NR_##name) ASMFMT_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc")
-#  define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS(name, err, nr, args...) \
+#   define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS(name, err, nr, args...) \
   ({									      \
     register unsigned int resultvar;					      \
     EXTRAVAR_##nr							      \
@@ -418,9 +462,27 @@ struct libc_do_syscall_args
     : "=a" (resultvar)							      \
     : "0" (name) ASMFMT_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc");			      \
     (int) resultvar; })
-# endif
+#  endif
+# endif /* GCC 5  */
 #else
-# define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_INLINE(name, err, nr, args...) \
+# if __GNUC_PREREQ (5,0)
+#  define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_INLINE(name, err, nr, args...) \
+    LOADREGS_##nr(args)							      \
+    asm volatile (							      \
+    "int $0x80"								      \
+    : "=a" (resultvar)							      \
+    : "a" (__NR_##name) ASMARGS_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc")
+#  define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS(name, err, nr, args...) \
+  ({									      \
+    register unsigned int resultvar;					      \
+    LOADREGS_##nr(args)							      \
+    asm volatile (							      \
+    "int $0x80"								      \
+    : "=a" (resultvar)							      \
+    : "a" (name) ASMARGS_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc");			      \
+    (int) resultvar; })
+# else /* GCC 5  */
+#  define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_MAIN_INLINE(name, err, nr, args...) \
     EXTRAVAR_##nr							      \
     asm volatile (							      \
     LOADARGS_##nr							      \
@@ -429,7 +491,7 @@ struct libc_do_syscall_args
     RESTOREARGS_##nr							      \
     : "=a" (resultvar)							      \
     : "i" (__NR_##name) ASMFMT_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc")
-# define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS(name, err, nr, args...) \
+#  define INTERNAL_SYSCALL_NCS(name, err, nr, args...) \
   ({									      \
     register unsigned int resultvar;					      \
     EXTRAVAR_##nr							      \
@@ -440,6 +502,7 @@ struct libc_do_syscall_args
     : "=a" (resultvar)							      \
     : "0" (name) ASMFMT_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc");			      \
     (int) resultvar; })
+# endif /* GCC 5  */
 #endif
 
 #undef INTERNAL_SYSCALL_DECL
@@ -504,6 +567,36 @@ struct libc_do_syscall_args
 # define RESTOREARGS_5
 #endif
 
+#if __GNUC_PREREQ (5,0)
+# define LOADREGS_0()
+# define ASMARGS_0()
+# define LOADREGS_1(arg1) \
+	LOADREGS_0 ()
+# define ASMARGS_1(arg1) \
+	ASMARGS_0 (), "b" ((unsigned int) (arg1))
+# define LOADREGS_2(arg1, arg2) \
+	LOADREGS_1 (arg1)
+# define ASMARGS_2(arg1, arg2) \
+	ASMARGS_1 (arg1), "c" ((unsigned int) (arg2))
+# define LOADREGS_3(arg1, arg2, arg3) \
+	LOADREGS_2 (arg1, arg2)
+# define ASMARGS_3(arg1, arg2, arg3) \
+	ASMARGS_2 (arg1, arg2), "d" ((unsigned int) (arg3))
+# define LOADREGS_4(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4) \
+	LOADREGS_3 (arg1, arg2, arg3)
+# define ASMARGS_4(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4) \
+	ASMARGS_3 (arg1, arg2, arg3), "S" ((unsigned int) (arg4))
+# define LOADREGS_5(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5) \
+	LOADREGS_4 (arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4)
+# define ASMARGS_5(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5) \
+	ASMARGS_4 (arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4), "D" ((unsigned int) (arg5))
+# define LOADREGS_6(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, arg6) \
+	register unsigned int _a6 asm ("ebp") = (unsigned int) (arg6); \
+	LOADREGS_5 (arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5)
+# define ASMARGS_6(arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5, arg6) \
+	ASMARGS_5 (arg1, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5), "r" (_a6)
+#endif /* GCC 5  */
+
 #define ASMFMT_0()
 #ifdef __PIC__
 # define ASMFMT_1(arg1) \
-- 
2.4.3


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