[PATCH 1/5] x86: Remove unused atomics

Adhemerval Zanella Netto adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
Tue Sep 9 12:59:36 GMT 2025



On 08/09/25 09:38, Uros Bizjak wrote:
> Remove unused atomics from <sysdeps/x86/atomic-machine.h>.
> 
> The resulting libc.so is identical on both x86_64 and
> i386 targets compared to unpatched builds:
> 
> $ sha1sum libc-x86_64-old.so libc-x86_64-new.so
> b89aaa2b71efd435104ebe6f4cd0f2ef89fcac90  libc-x86_64-old.so
> b89aaa2b71efd435104ebe6f4cd0f2ef89fcac90  libc-x86_64-new.so
> $ sha1sum libc-i386-old.so libc-i386-new.so
> aa70f2d64da2f0f516634b116014cfe7af3e5b1a  libc-i386-old.so
> aa70f2d64da2f0f516634b116014cfe7af3e5b1a  libc-i386-new.so
> 
> Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
> Cc: Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>
> Cc: Adhemerval Zanella Netto <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>
> Cc: Wilco Dijkstra <Wilco.Dijkstra@arm.com>
> Cc: Collin Funk <collin.funk1@gmail.com>
> Cc: H.J.Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
> Cc: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>

LGTM, thanks.

Reviewed-by: Adhemerval Zanella  <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>

> ---
>  sysdeps/x86/atomic-machine.h | 353 -----------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 353 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/atomic-machine.h b/sysdeps/x86/atomic-machine.h
> index ac59f77e43..9b5019c4f1 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/x86/atomic-machine.h
> +++ b/sysdeps/x86/atomic-machine.h
> @@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
>  # define SP_REG				"rsp"
>  # define SEG_REG			"fs"
>  # define BR_CONSTRAINT			"q"
> -# define IBR_CONSTRAINT			"iq"
>  #else
>  /* Since the Pentium, i386 CPUs have supported 64-bit atomics, but the
>     i386 psABI supplement provides only 4-byte alignment for uint64_t
> @@ -42,7 +41,6 @@
>  # define SP_REG				"esp"
>  # define SEG_REG			"gs"
>  # define BR_CONSTRAINT			"r"
> -# define IBR_CONSTRAINT			"ir"
>  #endif
>  #define ATOMIC_EXCHANGE_USES_CAS	0
>  
> @@ -98,15 +96,8 @@
>  			 "0" ((int64_t) cast_to_integer (oldval)),	      \
>  			 "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));	      \
>       ret; })
> -# define do_exchange_and_add_val_64_acq(pfx, mem, value) 0
>  # define do_add_val_64_acq(pfx, mem, value) do { } while (0)
>  #else
> -/* XXX We do not really need 64-bit compare-and-exchange.  At least
> -   not in the moment.  Using it would mean causing portability
> -   problems since not many other 32-bit architectures have support for
> -   such an operation.  So don't define any code for now.  If it is
> -   really going to be used the code below can be used on Intel Pentium
> -   and later, but NOT on i486.  */
>  # define __arch_c_compare_and_exchange_val_64_acq(mem, newval, oldval) \
>    ({ __typeof (*mem) ret = *(mem);					      \
>       __atomic_link_error ();						      \
> @@ -114,25 +105,6 @@
>       ret = (oldval);							      \
>       ret; })
>  
> -# define __arch_compare_and_exchange_val_64_acq(mem, newval, oldval)	      \
> -  ({ __typeof (*mem) ret = *(mem);					      \
> -     __atomic_link_error ();						      \
> -     ret = (newval);							      \
> -     ret = (oldval);							      \
> -     ret; })
> -
> -# define do_exchange_and_add_val_64_acq(pfx, mem, value) \
> -  ({ __typeof (value) __addval = (value);				      \
> -     __typeof (*mem) __result;						      \
> -     __typeof (mem) __memp = (mem);					      \
> -     __typeof (*mem) __tmpval;						      \
> -     __result = *__memp;						      \
> -     do									      \
> -       __tmpval = __result;						      \
> -     while ((__result = pfx##_compare_and_exchange_val_64_acq		      \
> -	     (__memp, __result + __addval, __result)) == __tmpval);	      \
> -     __result; })
> -
>  # define do_add_val_64_acq(pfx, mem, value) \
>    {									      \
>      __typeof (value) __addval = (value);				      \
> @@ -174,193 +146,6 @@
>         }								      \
>       result; })
>  
> -
> -#define __arch_exchange_and_add_body(lock, pfx, mem, value) \
> -  ({ __typeof (*mem) __result;						      \
> -     __typeof (value) __addval = (value);				      \
> -     if (sizeof (*mem) == 1)						      \
> -       __asm __volatile (lock "xaddb %b0, %1"				      \
> -			 : "=q" (__result), "=m" (*mem)			      \
> -			 : "0" (__addval), "m" (*mem),			      \
> -			   "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));     \
> -     else if (sizeof (*mem) == 2)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (lock "xaddw %w0, %1"				      \
> -			 : "=r" (__result), "=m" (*mem)			      \
> -			 : "0" (__addval), "m" (*mem),			      \
> -			   "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));     \
> -     else if (sizeof (*mem) == 4)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (lock "xaddl %0, %1"				      \
> -			 : "=r" (__result), "=m" (*mem)			      \
> -			 : "0" (__addval), "m" (*mem),			      \
> -			   "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));     \
> -     else if (__HAVE_64B_ATOMICS)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (lock "xaddq %q0, %1"				      \
> -			 : "=r" (__result), "=m" (*mem)			      \
> -			 : "0" ((int64_t) cast_to_integer (__addval)),     \
> -			   "m" (*mem),					      \
> -			   "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));     \
> -     else								      \
> -       __result = do_exchange_and_add_val_64_acq (pfx, (mem), __addval);      \
> -     __result; })
> -
> -#define atomic_exchange_and_add(mem, value) \
> -  __sync_fetch_and_add (mem, value)
> -
> -#define __arch_exchange_and_add_cprefix \
> -  "cmpl $0, %%" SEG_REG ":%P4\n\tje 0f\n\tlock\n0:\t"
> -
> -#define catomic_exchange_and_add(mem, value) \
> -  __arch_exchange_and_add_body (__arch_exchange_and_add_cprefix, __arch_c,    \
> -				mem, value)
> -
> -
> -#define __arch_add_body(lock, pfx, apfx, mem, value) \
> -  do {									      \
> -    if (__builtin_constant_p (value) && (value) == 1)			      \
> -      pfx##_increment (mem);						      \
> -    else if (__builtin_constant_p (value) && (value) == -1)		      \
> -      pfx##_decrement (mem);						      \
> -    else if (sizeof (*mem) == 1)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "addb %b1, %0"				      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: IBR_CONSTRAINT (value), "m" (*mem),		      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else if (sizeof (*mem) == 2)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "addw %w1, %0"				      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "ir" (value), "m" (*mem),			      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else if (sizeof (*mem) == 4)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "addl %1, %0"				      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "ir" (value), "m" (*mem),			      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else if (__HAVE_64B_ATOMICS)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "addq %q1, %0"				      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "ir" ((int64_t) cast_to_integer (value)),	      \
> -			  "m" (*mem),					      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else								      \
> -      do_add_val_64_acq (apfx, (mem), (value));				      \
> -  } while (0)
> -
> -# define atomic_add(mem, value) \
> -  __arch_add_body (LOCK_PREFIX, atomic, __arch, mem, value)
> -
> -#define __arch_add_cprefix \
> -  "cmpl $0, %%" SEG_REG ":%P3\n\tje 0f\n\tlock\n0:\t"
> -
> -#define catomic_add(mem, value) \
> -  __arch_add_body (__arch_add_cprefix, atomic, __arch_c, mem, value)
> -
> -
> -#define atomic_add_negative(mem, value) \
> -  ({ _Bool __result;							      \
> -     if (sizeof (*mem) == 1)						      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "addb %b2, %0"			      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@ccs" (__result)		      \
> -			 : IBR_CONSTRAINT (value), "m" (*mem));		      \
> -     else if (sizeof (*mem) == 2)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "addw %w2, %0"			      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@ccs" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "ir" (value), "m" (*mem));			      \
> -     else if (sizeof (*mem) == 4)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "addl %2, %0"			      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@ccs" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "ir" (value), "m" (*mem));			      \
> -     else if (__HAVE_64B_ATOMICS)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "addq %q2, %0"			      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@ccs" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "ir" ((int64_t) cast_to_integer (value)),	      \
> -			   "m" (*mem));					      \
> -     else								      \
> -       __atomic_link_error ();						      \
> -     __result; })
> -
> -
> -#define atomic_add_zero(mem, value) \
> -  ({ _Bool __result;							      \
> -     if (sizeof (*mem) == 1)						      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "addb %b2, %0"			      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@ccz" (__result)		      \
> -			 : IBR_CONSTRAINT (value), "m" (*mem));		      \
> -     else if (sizeof (*mem) == 2)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "addw %w2, %0"			      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@ccz" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "ir" (value), "m" (*mem));			      \
> -     else if (sizeof (*mem) == 4)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "addl %2, %0"			      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@ccz" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "ir" (value), "m" (*mem));			      \
> -     else if (__HAVE_64B_ATOMICS)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "addq %q2, %0"			      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@ccz" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "ir" ((int64_t) cast_to_integer (value)),	      \
> -			   "m" (*mem));					      \
> -     else								      \
> -       __atomic_link_error ();						      \
> -     __result; })
> -
> -
> -#define __arch_increment_body(lock, pfx, mem) \
> -  do {									      \
> -    if (sizeof (*mem) == 1)						      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "incb %b0"					      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "m" (*mem),					      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else if (sizeof (*mem) == 2)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "incw %w0"					      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "m" (*mem),					      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else if (sizeof (*mem) == 4)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "incl %0"					      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "m" (*mem),					      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else if (__HAVE_64B_ATOMICS)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "incq %q0"					      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "m" (*mem),					      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else								      \
> -      do_add_val_64_acq (pfx, mem, 1);					      \
> -  } while (0)
> -
> -#define atomic_increment(mem) __arch_increment_body (LOCK_PREFIX, __arch, mem)
> -
> -#define __arch_increment_cprefix \
> -  "cmpl $0, %%" SEG_REG ":%P2\n\tje 0f\n\tlock\n0:\t"
> -
> -#define catomic_increment(mem) \
> -  __arch_increment_body (__arch_increment_cprefix, __arch_c, mem)
> -
> -
> -#define atomic_increment_and_test(mem) \
> -  ({ _Bool __result;							      \
> -     if (sizeof (*mem) == 1)						      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "incb %b0"				      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@cce" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "m" (*mem));					      \
> -     else if (sizeof (*mem) == 2)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "incw %w0"				      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@cce" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "m" (*mem));					      \
> -     else if (sizeof (*mem) == 4)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "incl %0"				      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@cce" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "m" (*mem));					      \
> -     else if (__HAVE_64B_ATOMICS)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "incq %q0"				      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@cce" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "m" (*mem));					      \
> -     else								      \
> -       __atomic_link_error ();						      \
> -     __result; })
> -
> -
>  #define __arch_decrement_body(lock, pfx, mem) \
>    do {									      \
>      if (sizeof (*mem) == 1)						      \
> @@ -387,150 +172,12 @@
>        do_add_val_64_acq (pfx, mem, -1);					      \
>    } while (0)
>  
> -#define atomic_decrement(mem) __arch_decrement_body (LOCK_PREFIX, __arch, mem)
> -
>  #define __arch_decrement_cprefix \
>    "cmpl $0, %%" SEG_REG ":%P2\n\tje 0f\n\tlock\n0:\t"
>  
>  #define catomic_decrement(mem) \
>    __arch_decrement_body (__arch_decrement_cprefix, __arch_c, mem)
>  
> -
> -#define atomic_decrement_and_test(mem) \
> -  ({ _Bool __result;							      \
> -     if (sizeof (*mem) == 1)						      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "decb %b0"				      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@cce" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "m" (*mem));					      \
> -     else if (sizeof (*mem) == 2)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "decw %w0"				      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@cce" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "m" (*mem));					      \
> -     else if (sizeof (*mem) == 4)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "decl %0"				      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@cce" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "m" (*mem));					      \
> -     else								      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "decq %q0"				      \
> -			 : "=m" (*mem), "=@cce" (__result)		      \
> -			 : "m" (*mem));					      \
> -     __result; })
> -
> -
> -#define atomic_bit_set(mem, bit) \
> -  do {									      \
> -    if (sizeof (*mem) == 1)						      \
> -      __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "orb %b2, %0"			      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "m" (*mem), IBR_CONSTRAINT (1L << (bit)));	      \
> -    else if (sizeof (*mem) == 2)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "orw %w2, %0"			      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "m" (*mem), "ir" (1L << (bit)));		      \
> -    else if (sizeof (*mem) == 4)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "orl %2, %0"			      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "m" (*mem), "ir" (1L << (bit)));		      \
> -    else if (__builtin_constant_p (bit) && (bit) < 32)			      \
> -      __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "orq %2, %0"			      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "m" (*mem), "i" (1L << (bit)));		      \
> -    else if (__HAVE_64B_ATOMICS)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "orq %q2, %0"			      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "m" (*mem), "r" (1UL << (bit)));		      \
> -    else								      \
> -      __atomic_link_error ();						      \
> -  } while (0)
> -
> -
> -#define atomic_bit_test_set(mem, bit) \
> -  ({ _Bool __result;							      \
> -     if (sizeof (*mem) == 1)						      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "btsb %3, %1"			      \
> -			 : "=@ccc" (__result), "=m" (*mem)		      \
> -			 : "m" (*mem), IBR_CONSTRAINT (bit));		      \
> -     else if (sizeof (*mem) == 2)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "btsw %3, %1"			      \
> -			 : "=@ccc" (__result), "=m" (*mem)		      \
> -			 : "m" (*mem), "ir" (bit));			      \
> -     else if (sizeof (*mem) == 4)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "btsl %3, %1"			      \
> -			 : "=@ccc" (__result), "=m" (*mem)		      \
> -			 : "m" (*mem), "ir" (bit));			      \
> -     else if (__HAVE_64B_ATOMICS)					      \
> -       __asm __volatile (LOCK_PREFIX "btsq %3, %1"			      \
> -			 : "=@ccc" (__result), "=m" (*mem)		      \
> -			 : "m" (*mem), "ir" (bit));			      \
> -     else							      	      \
> -       __atomic_link_error ();						      \
> -     __result; })
> -
> -
> -#define __arch_and_body(lock, mem, mask) \
> -  do {									      \
> -    if (sizeof (*mem) == 1)						      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "andb %b1, %0"				      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: IBR_CONSTRAINT (mask), "m" (*mem),		      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else if (sizeof (*mem) == 2)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "andw %w1, %0"				      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "ir" (mask), "m" (*mem),			      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else if (sizeof (*mem) == 4)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "andl %1, %0"				      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "ir" (mask), "m" (*mem),			      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else if (__HAVE_64B_ATOMICS)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "andq %q1, %0"				      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "ir" (mask), "m" (*mem),			      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else								      \
> -      __atomic_link_error ();						      \
> -  } while (0)
> -
> -#define __arch_cprefix \
> -  "cmpl $0, %%" SEG_REG ":%P3\n\tje 0f\n\tlock\n0:\t"
> -
> -#define atomic_and(mem, mask) __arch_and_body (LOCK_PREFIX, mem, mask)
> -
> -#define catomic_and(mem, mask) __arch_and_body (__arch_cprefix, mem, mask)
> -
> -
> -#define __arch_or_body(lock, mem, mask) \
> -  do {									      \
> -    if (sizeof (*mem) == 1)						      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "orb %b1, %0"				      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: IBR_CONSTRAINT (mask), "m" (*mem),		      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else if (sizeof (*mem) == 2)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "orw %w1, %0"				      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "ir" (mask), "m" (*mem),			      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else if (sizeof (*mem) == 4)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "orl %1, %0"				      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "ir" (mask), "m" (*mem),			      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else if (__HAVE_64B_ATOMICS)					      \
> -      __asm __volatile (lock "orq %q1, %0"				      \
> -			: "=m" (*mem)					      \
> -			: "ir" (mask), "m" (*mem),			      \
> -			  "i" (offsetof (tcbhead_t, multiple_threads)));      \
> -    else								      \
> -      __atomic_link_error ();						      \
> -  } while (0)
> -
> -#define atomic_or(mem, mask) __arch_or_body (LOCK_PREFIX, mem, mask)
> -
> -#define catomic_or(mem, mask) __arch_or_body (__arch_cprefix, mem, mask)
> -
>  /* We don't use mfence because it is supposedly slower due to having to
>     provide stronger guarantees (e.g., regarding self-modifying code).  */
>  #define atomic_full_barrier() \



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