[PATCH v1 18/23] x86: Optimize str{n}casecmp TOLOWER logic in strcmp-sse42.S

H.J. Lu hjl.tools@gmail.com
Thu Mar 24 19:02:22 GMT 2022


On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 3:02 PM Noah Goldstein <goldstein.w.n@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Slightly faster method of doing TOLOWER that saves an
> instruction.
>
> Also replace the hard coded 5-byte no with .p2align 4. On builds with
> CET enabled this misaligned entry to strcasecmp.
>
> geometric_mean(N=40) of all benchmarks New / Original: .920
>
> All string/memory tests pass.
> ---
> Geomtric Mean N=40 runs; All functions page aligned
> length, align1, align2, max_char, New Time / Old Time
>      1,      1,      1,      127,               0.914
>      2,      2,      2,      127,               0.952
>      3,      3,      3,      127,               0.924
>      4,      4,      4,      127,               0.995
>      5,      5,      5,      127,               0.985
>      6,      6,      6,      127,               1.017
>      7,      7,      7,      127,               1.031
>      8,      0,      0,      127,               0.967
>      9,      1,      1,      127,               0.969
>     10,      2,      2,      127,               0.951
>     11,      3,      3,      127,               0.938
>     12,      4,      4,      127,               0.937
>     13,      5,      5,      127,               0.967
>     14,      6,      6,      127,               0.941
>     15,      7,      7,      127,               0.951
>      4,      0,      0,      127,               0.959
>      4,      0,      0,      254,                0.98
>      8,      0,      0,      254,               0.959
>     16,      0,      0,      127,               0.895
>     16,      0,      0,      254,               0.901
>     32,      0,      0,      127,                0.85
>     32,      0,      0,      254,               0.851
>     64,      0,      0,      127,               0.897
>     64,      0,      0,      254,               0.895
>    128,      0,      0,      127,               0.944
>    128,      0,      0,      254,               0.935
>    256,      0,      0,      127,               0.922
>    256,      0,      0,      254,               0.913
>    512,      0,      0,      127,               0.921
>    512,      0,      0,      254,               0.914
>   1024,      0,      0,      127,               0.845
>   1024,      0,      0,      254,                0.84
>     16,      1,      2,      127,               0.923
>     16,      2,      1,      254,               0.955
>     32,      2,      4,      127,               0.979
>     32,      4,      2,      254,               0.957
>     64,      3,      6,      127,               0.866
>     64,      6,      3,      254,               0.849
>    128,      4,      0,      127,               0.882
>    128,      0,      4,      254,               0.876
>    256,      5,      2,      127,               0.877
>    256,      2,      5,      254,               0.882
>    512,      6,      4,      127,               0.822
>    512,      4,      6,      254,               0.862
>   1024,      7,      6,      127,               0.903
>   1024,      6,      7,      254,               0.908
>
>  sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp-sse42.S | 83 +++++++++++--------------
>  1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp-sse42.S b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp-sse42.S
> index 580feb90e9..7805ae9d41 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp-sse42.S
> +++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp-sse42.S
> @@ -88,9 +88,8 @@ ENTRY (GLABEL(__strcasecmp))
>         movq    __libc_tsd_LOCALE@gottpoff(%rip),%rax
>         mov     %fs:(%rax),%RDX_LP
>
> -       // XXX 5 byte should be before the function
> -       /* 5-byte NOP.  */
> -       .byte   0x0f,0x1f,0x44,0x00,0x00
> +       /* Either 1 or 5 bytes (dependeing if CET is enabled).  */
> +       .p2align 4
>  END (GLABEL(__strcasecmp))
>         /* FALLTHROUGH to strcasecmp_l.  */
>  #endif
> @@ -99,9 +98,8 @@ ENTRY (GLABEL(__strncasecmp))
>         movq    __libc_tsd_LOCALE@gottpoff(%rip),%rax
>         mov     %fs:(%rax),%RCX_LP
>
> -       // XXX 5 byte should be before the function
> -       /* 5-byte NOP.  */
> -       .byte   0x0f,0x1f,0x44,0x00,0x00
> +       /* Either 1 or 5 bytes (dependeing if CET is enabled).  */
> +       .p2align 4
>  END (GLABEL(__strncasecmp))
>         /* FALLTHROUGH to strncasecmp_l.  */
>  #endif
> @@ -169,27 +167,22 @@ STRCMP_SSE42:
>  #if defined USE_AS_STRCASECMP_L || defined USE_AS_STRNCASECMP_L
>         .section .rodata.cst16,"aM",@progbits,16
>         .align 16
> -LABEL(belowupper):
> -       .quad   0x4040404040404040
> -       .quad   0x4040404040404040
> -LABEL(topupper):
> -# ifdef USE_AVX
> -       .quad   0x5a5a5a5a5a5a5a5a
> -       .quad   0x5a5a5a5a5a5a5a5a
> -# else
> -       .quad   0x5b5b5b5b5b5b5b5b
> -       .quad   0x5b5b5b5b5b5b5b5b
> -# endif
> -LABEL(touppermask):
> +LABEL(lcase_min):
> +       .quad   0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f
> +       .quad   0x3f3f3f3f3f3f3f3f
> +LABEL(lcase_max):
> +       .quad   0x9999999999999999
> +       .quad   0x9999999999999999
> +LABEL(case_add):
>         .quad   0x2020202020202020
>         .quad   0x2020202020202020
>         .previous
> -       movdqa  LABEL(belowupper)(%rip), %xmm4
> -# define UCLOW_reg %xmm4
> -       movdqa  LABEL(topupper)(%rip), %xmm5
> -# define UCHIGH_reg %xmm5
> -       movdqa  LABEL(touppermask)(%rip), %xmm6
> -# define LCQWORD_reg %xmm6
> +       movdqa  LABEL(lcase_min)(%rip), %xmm4
> +# define LCASE_MIN_reg %xmm4
> +       movdqa  LABEL(lcase_max)(%rip), %xmm5
> +# define LCASE_MAX_reg %xmm5
> +       movdqa  LABEL(case_add)(%rip), %xmm6
> +# define CASE_ADD_reg %xmm6
>  #endif
>         cmp     $0x30, %ecx
>         ja      LABEL(crosscache)/* rsi: 16-byte load will cross cache line */
> @@ -200,32 +193,26 @@ LABEL(touppermask):
>  #if defined USE_AS_STRCASECMP_L || defined USE_AS_STRNCASECMP_L
>  # ifdef USE_AVX
>  #  define TOLOWER(reg1, reg2) \
> -       vpcmpgtb UCLOW_reg, reg1, %xmm7;                        \
> -       vpcmpgtb UCHIGH_reg, reg1, %xmm8;                       \
> -       vpcmpgtb UCLOW_reg, reg2, %xmm9;                        \
> -       vpcmpgtb UCHIGH_reg, reg2, %xmm10;                      \
> -       vpandn  %xmm7, %xmm8, %xmm8;                                    \
> -       vpandn  %xmm9, %xmm10, %xmm10;                                  \
> -       vpand   LCQWORD_reg, %xmm8, %xmm8;                              \
> -       vpand   LCQWORD_reg, %xmm10, %xmm10;                            \
> -       vpor    reg1, %xmm8, reg1;                                      \
> -       vpor    reg2, %xmm10, reg2
> +       vpaddb  LCASE_MIN_reg, reg1, %xmm7;                                     \
> +       vpaddb  LCASE_MIN_reg, reg2, %xmm8;                                     \
> +       vpcmpgtb LCASE_MAX_reg, %xmm7, %xmm7;                                   \
> +       vpcmpgtb LCASE_MAX_reg, %xmm8, %xmm8;                                   \
> +       vpandn  CASE_ADD_reg, %xmm7, %xmm7;                                     \
> +       vpandn  CASE_ADD_reg, %xmm8, %xmm8;                                     \
> +       vpaddb  %xmm7, reg1, reg1;                                      \
> +       vpaddb  %xmm8, reg2, reg2
>  # else
>  #  define TOLOWER(reg1, reg2) \
> -       movdqa  reg1, %xmm7;                                    \
> -       movdqa  UCHIGH_reg, %xmm8;                              \
> -       movdqa  reg2, %xmm9;                                    \
> -       movdqa  UCHIGH_reg, %xmm10;                             \
> -       pcmpgtb UCLOW_reg, %xmm7;                               \
> -       pcmpgtb reg1, %xmm8;                                    \
> -       pcmpgtb UCLOW_reg, %xmm9;                               \
> -       pcmpgtb reg2, %xmm10;                                   \
> -       pand    %xmm8, %xmm7;                                   \
> -       pand    %xmm10, %xmm9;                                  \
> -       pand    LCQWORD_reg, %xmm7;                             \
> -       pand    LCQWORD_reg, %xmm9;                             \
> -       por     %xmm7, reg1;                                    \
> -       por     %xmm9, reg2
> +       movdqa  LCASE_MIN_reg, %xmm7;                                   \
> +       movdqa  LCASE_MIN_reg, %xmm8;                                   \
> +       paddb   reg1, %xmm7;                                    \
> +       paddb   reg2, %xmm8;                                    \
> +       pcmpgtb LCASE_MAX_reg, %xmm7;                           \
> +       pcmpgtb LCASE_MAX_reg, %xmm8;                           \
> +       pandn   CASE_ADD_reg, %xmm7;                                    \
> +       pandn   CASE_ADD_reg, %xmm8;                                    \
> +       paddb   %xmm7, reg1;                                    \
> +       paddb   %xmm8, reg2
>  # endif
>         TOLOWER (%xmm1, %xmm2)
>  #else
> --
> 2.25.1
>

LGTM.

Reviewed-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>

Thanks.

-- 
H.J.


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