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Merge branch 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull x86 asm updates from Ingo Molnar:
 "A single commit micro-optimizing short user copies on certain Intel
  CPUs"

* 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  x86/uaccess: Optimize copy_user_enhanced_fast_string() for short strings
Linus Torvalds 8 years ago
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1 changed files with 5 additions and 2 deletions
  1. 5 2
      arch/x86/lib/copy_user_64.S

+ 5 - 2
arch/x86/lib/copy_user_64.S

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ENTRY(copy_user_generic_unrolled)
 	movl %edx,%ecx
 	andl $63,%edx
 	shrl $6,%ecx
-	jz 17f
+	jz .L_copy_short_string
 1:	movq (%rsi),%r8
 2:	movq 1*8(%rsi),%r9
 3:	movq 2*8(%rsi),%r10
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ ENTRY(copy_user_generic_unrolled)
 	leaq 64(%rdi),%rdi
 	decl %ecx
 	jnz 1b
-17:	movl %edx,%ecx
+.L_copy_short_string:
+	movl %edx,%ecx
 	andl $7,%edx
 	shrl $3,%ecx
 	jz 20f
@@ -174,6 +175,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(copy_user_generic_string)
  */
 ENTRY(copy_user_enhanced_fast_string)
 	ASM_STAC
+	cmpl $64,%edx
+	jb .L_copy_short_string	/* less then 64 bytes, avoid the costly 'rep' */
 	movl %edx,%ecx
 1:	rep
 	movsb