[PATCH] x86: Don't set Prefer_No_AVX512 for processors with AVX512 and AVX-VNNI

H.J. Lu hjl.tools@gmail.com
Mon Dec 6 03:23:03 GMT 2021


Don't set Prefer_No_AVX512 on processors with AVX512 and AVX-VNNI since
they won't lower CPU frequency when ZMM load and store instructions are
used.
---
 sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c b/sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c
index be2498b2e7..311ade1f26 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c
+++ b/sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c
@@ -538,8 +538,11 @@ init_cpu_features (struct cpu_features *cpu_features)
 	  |= bit_arch_Prefer_No_VZEROUPPER;
       else
 	{
-	  cpu_features->preferred[index_arch_Prefer_No_AVX512]
-	    |= bit_arch_Prefer_No_AVX512;
+	  /* Processors with AVX512 and AVX-VNNI won't lower CPU frequency
+	     when ZMM load and store instructions are used.  */
+	  if (!CPU_FEATURES_CPU_P (cpu_features, AVX_VNNI))
+	    cpu_features->preferred[index_arch_Prefer_No_AVX512]
+	      |= bit_arch_Prefer_No_AVX512;
 
 	  /* Avoid RTM abort triggered by VZEROUPPER inside a
 	     transactionally executing RTM region.  */
-- 
2.33.1



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