linux/kernel/trace
Steven Rostedt (Red Hat) 3205f8063b ring-buffer: Add unlikelys to make fast path the default
I was running the trace_event benchmark and noticed that the times
to record a trace_event was all over the place. I looked at the assembly
of the ring_buffer_lock_reserver() and saw this:

 <ring_buffer_lock_reserve>:
       31 c0                   xor    %eax,%eax
       48 83 3d 76 47 bd 00    cmpq   $0x1,0xbd4776(%rip)        # ffffffff81d10d60 <ring_buffer_flags>
       01
       55                      push   %rbp
       48 89 e5                mov    %rsp,%rbp
       75 1d                   jne    ffffffff8113c60d <ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x2d>
       65 ff 05 69 e3 ec 7e    incl   %gs:0x7eece369(%rip)        # a960 <__preempt_count>
       8b 47 08                mov    0x8(%rdi),%eax
       85 c0                   test   %eax,%eax
 +---- 74 12                   je     ffffffff8113c610 <ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x30>
 |     65 ff 0d 5b e3 ec 7e    decl   %gs:0x7eece35b(%rip)        # a960 <__preempt_count>
 |     0f 84 85 00 00 00       je     ffffffff8113c690 <ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0xb0>
 |     31 c0                   xor    %eax,%eax
 |     5d                      pop    %rbp
 |     c3                      retq
 |     90                      nop
 +---> 65 44 8b 05 48 e3 ec    mov    %gs:0x7eece348(%rip),%r8d        # a960 <__preempt_count>
       7e
       41 81 e0 ff ff ff 7f    and    $0x7fffffff,%r8d
       b0 08                   mov    $0x8,%al
       65 8b 0d 58 36 ed 7e    mov    %gs:0x7eed3658(%rip),%ecx        # fc80 <current_context>
       41 f7 c0 00 ff 1f 00    test   $0x1fff00,%r8d
       74 1e                   je     ffffffff8113c64f <ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x6f>
       41 f7 c0 00 00 10 00    test   $0x100000,%r8d
       b0 01                   mov    $0x1,%al
       75 13                   jne    ffffffff8113c64f <ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x6f>
       41 81 e0 00 00 0f 00    and    $0xf0000,%r8d
       49 83 f8 01             cmp    $0x1,%r8
       19 c0                   sbb    %eax,%eax
       83 e0 02                and    $0x2,%eax
       83 c0 02                add    $0x2,%eax
       85 c8                   test   %ecx,%eax
       75 ab                   jne    ffffffff8113c5fe <ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x1e>
       09 c8                   or     %ecx,%eax
       65 89 05 24 36 ed 7e    mov    %eax,%gs:0x7eed3624(%rip)        # fc80 <current_context>

The arrow is the fast path.

After adding the unlikely's, the fast path looks a bit better:

 <ring_buffer_lock_reserve>:
       31 c0                   xor    %eax,%eax
       48 83 3d 76 47 bd 00    cmpq   $0x1,0xbd4776(%rip)        # ffffffff81d10d60 <ring_buffer_flags>
       01
       55                      push   %rbp
       48 89 e5                mov    %rsp,%rbp
       75 7b                   jne    ffffffff8113c66b <ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x8b>
       65 ff 05 69 e3 ec 7e    incl   %gs:0x7eece369(%rip)        # a960 <__preempt_count>
       8b 47 08                mov    0x8(%rdi),%eax
       85 c0                   test   %eax,%eax
       0f 85 9f 00 00 00       jne    ffffffff8113c6a1 <ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0xc1>
       65 8b 0d 57 e3 ec 7e    mov    %gs:0x7eece357(%rip),%ecx        # a960 <__preempt_count>
       81 e1 ff ff ff 7f       and    $0x7fffffff,%ecx
       b0 08                   mov    $0x8,%al
       65 8b 15 68 36 ed 7e    mov    %gs:0x7eed3668(%rip),%edx        # fc80 <current_context>
       f7 c1 00 ff 1f 00       test   $0x1fff00,%ecx
       75 50                   jne    ffffffff8113c670 <ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0x90>
       85 d0                   test   %edx,%eax
       75 7d                   jne    ffffffff8113c6a1 <ring_buffer_lock_reserve+0xc1>
       09 d0                   or     %edx,%eax
       65 89 05 53 36 ed 7e    mov    %eax,%gs:0x7eed3653(%rip)        # fc80 <current_context>
       65 8b 05 fc da ec 7e    mov    %gs:0x7eecdafc(%rip),%eax        # a130 <cpu_number>
       89 c2                   mov    %eax,%edx

Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
2015-05-21 17:39:29 -04:00
..
blktrace.c tracing: Rename (un)register_ftrace_event() to (un)register_trace_event() 2015-05-13 14:05:14 -04:00
bpf_trace.c tracing: Allow BPF programs to call bpf_trace_printk() 2015-04-02 13:25:50 +02:00
ftrace.c Some clean ups and small fixes, but the biggest change is the addition 2015-04-14 10:49:03 -07:00
Kconfig Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-04-14 14:37:47 -07:00
Makefile bpf: Fix the build on BPF_SYSCALL=y && !CONFIG_TRACING kernels, make it more configurable 2015-04-02 16:28:06 +02:00
power-traces.c PM / sleep: export suspend_resume trace event 2015-01-30 02:10:41 +01:00
ring_buffer_benchmark.c trace: Use 64-bit timekeeping 2015-01-28 11:02:05 -05:00
ring_buffer.c ring-buffer: Add unlikelys to make fast path the default 2015-05-21 17:39:29 -04:00
rpm-traces.c PM / Runtime: Introduce trace points for tracing rpm_* functions 2011-09-27 22:53:27 +02:00
trace_benchmark.c tracing: Only calculate stats of tracepoint benchmarks for 2^32 times 2014-06-06 00:41:38 -04:00
trace_benchmark.h tracing: Add tracepoint benchmark tracepoint 2014-05-29 22:49:54 -04:00
trace_branch.c tracing: Rename ftrace_event_{call,class} to trace_event_{call,class} 2015-05-13 14:06:10 -04:00
trace_clock.c tracing: Export tracing clock functions 2015-05-12 15:56:57 -04:00
trace_entries.h tracing: %pF is only for function pointers 2015-03-25 08:57:22 -04:00
trace_event_perf.c tracing: Rename ftrace_event_{call,class} to trace_event_{call,class} 2015-05-13 14:06:10 -04:00
trace_events_filter_test.h tracing/filter: Add startup tests for events filter 2011-08-19 14:35:59 -04:00
trace_events_filter.c tracing: Rename ftrace_raw_##call event structures to trace_event_raw_##call 2015-05-13 21:48:40 -04:00
trace_events_trigger.c tracing: Rename ftrace_raw_##call event structures to trace_event_raw_##call 2015-05-13 21:48:40 -04:00
trace_events.c tracing: Rename FTRACE_EVENT_FL_* flags to EVENT_FILE_FL_* 2015-05-13 15:24:57 -04:00
trace_export.c tracing: Rename ftrace_event_{call,class} to trace_event_{call,class} 2015-05-13 14:06:10 -04:00
trace_functions_graph.c tracing: Rename ftrace_event_{call,class} to trace_event_{call,class} 2015-05-13 14:06:10 -04:00
trace_functions.c tracing/trivial: Fix typos and make an int into a bool 2014-11-20 10:05:36 -05:00
trace_irqsoff.c tracing: Remove unneeded includes of debugfs.h and fs.h 2015-01-22 11:19:48 -05:00
trace_kdb.c KGDB/KDB fixes and cleanups 2015-01-09 20:51:10 -08:00
trace_kprobe.c tracing: Rename ftrace_trigger_soft_disabled() to trace_trigger_soft_disabled() 2015-05-13 15:25:39 -04:00
trace_mmiotrace.c tracing: Rename ftrace_event_{call,class} to trace_event_{call,class} 2015-05-13 14:06:10 -04:00
trace_nop.c tracing: Remove unneeded includes of debugfs.h and fs.h 2015-01-22 11:19:48 -05:00
trace_output.c tracing: Rename ftrace_event_name() to trace_event_name() 2015-05-13 14:20:14 -04:00
trace_output.h tracing: Rename (un)register_ftrace_event() to (un)register_trace_event() 2015-05-13 14:05:14 -04:00
trace_printk.c tracing: Use IS_ERR() check for return value of tracing_init_dentry() 2015-01-22 11:19:49 -05:00
trace_probe.c trace: Don't use __weak in header files 2015-03-25 08:57:23 -04:00
trace_probe.h tracing: Rename ftrace_event_{call,class} to trace_event_{call,class} 2015-05-13 14:06:10 -04:00
trace_sched_switch.c tracing: Remove unneeded includes of debugfs.h and fs.h 2015-01-22 11:19:48 -05:00
trace_sched_wakeup.c tracing: Rename ftrace_event_{call,class} to trace_event_{call,class} 2015-05-13 14:06:10 -04:00
trace_selftest_dynamic.c ftrace: Add self-tests for multiple function trace users 2011-05-18 19:24:51 -04:00
trace_selftest.c Seems that Peter Zijlstra added a new check that is making old 2014-10-12 07:28:55 -04:00
trace_seq.c tracing: use %*pb[l] to print bitmaps including cpumasks and nodemasks 2015-02-13 21:21:37 -08:00
trace_stack.c tracing: remove use of seq_printf return value 2015-04-15 16:35:25 -07:00
trace_stat.c tracing: Convert the tracing facility over to use tracefs 2015-02-03 12:48:41 -05:00
trace_stat.h
trace_syscalls.c tracing: Rename ftrace_trigger_soft_disabled() to trace_trigger_soft_disabled() 2015-05-13 15:25:39 -04:00
trace_uprobe.c tracing: Rename ftrace_trigger_soft_disabled() to trace_trigger_soft_disabled() 2015-05-13 15:25:39 -04:00
trace.c tracing: Rename FTRACE_EVENT_FL_* flags to EVENT_FILE_FL_* 2015-05-13 15:24:57 -04:00
trace.h tracing: Rename struct ftrace_subsystem_dir to trace_subsystem_dir 2015-05-13 14:59:40 -04:00