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Borislav Petkov f21262b8e0 x86/alternatives: Switch AMD F15h and later to the P6 NOPs 
Software optimization guides for both F15h and F16h cite those
NOPs as the optimal ones. A microbenchmark confirms that
actually even older families are better with the single-insn
NOPs so switch to them for the alternatives.

Cycles count below includes the loop overhead of the measurement
but that overhead is the same with all runs.

	F10h, revE:
	-----------
	Running NOP tests, 1000 NOPs x 1000000 repetitions

	K8:
			      90     288.212282 cycles
			   66 90     288.220840 cycles
			66 66 90     288.219447 cycles
		     66 66 66 90     288.223204 cycles
		  66 66 90 66 90     571.393424 cycles
	       66 66 90 66 66 90     571.374919 cycles
	    66 66 66 90 66 66 90     572.249281 cycles
	 66 66 66 90 66 66 66 90     571.388651 cycles

	P6:
			      90     288.214193 cycles
			   66 90     288.225550 cycles
			0f 1f 00     288.224441 cycles
		     0f 1f 40 00     288.225030 cycles
		  0f 1f 44 00 00     288.233558 cycles
	       66 0f 1f 44 00 00     324.792342 cycles
	    0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00     325.657462 cycles
	 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00     430.246643 cycles

	F14h:
	----
	Running NOP tests, 1000 NOPs x 1000000 repetitions

	K8:
			      90     510.404890 cycles
			   66 90     510.432117 cycles
			66 66 90     510.561858 cycles
		     66 66 66 90     510.541865 cycles
		  66 66 90 66 90    1014.192782 cycles
	       66 66 90 66 66 90    1014.226546 cycles
	    66 66 66 90 66 66 90    1014.334299 cycles
	 66 66 66 90 66 66 66 90    1014.381205 cycles

	P6:
			      90     510.436710 cycles
			   66 90     510.448229 cycles
			0f 1f 00     510.545100 cycles
		     0f 1f 40 00     510.502792 cycles
		  0f 1f 44 00 00     510.589517 cycles
	       66 0f 1f 44 00 00     510.611462 cycles
	    0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00     511.166794 cycles
	 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00     511.651641 cycles

	F15h:
	-----
	Running NOP tests, 1000 NOPs x 1000000 repetitions

	K8:
			      90     243.128396 cycles
			   66 90     243.129883 cycles
			66 66 90     243.131631 cycles
		     66 66 66 90     242.499324 cycles
		  66 66 90 66 90     481.829083 cycles
	       66 66 90 66 66 90     481.884413 cycles
	    66 66 66 90 66 66 90     481.851446 cycles
	 66 66 66 90 66 66 66 90     481.409220 cycles

	P6:
			      90     243.127026 cycles
			   66 90     243.130711 cycles
			0f 1f 00     243.122747 cycles
		     0f 1f 40 00     242.497617 cycles
		  0f 1f 44 00 00     245.354461 cycles
	       66 0f 1f 44 00 00     361.930417 cycles
	    0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00     362.844944 cycles
	 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00     480.514948 cycles

	F16h:
	-----
	Running NOP tests, 1000 NOPs x 1000000 repetitions

	K8:
			      90     507.793298 cycles
			   66 90     507.789636 cycles
			66 66 90     507.826490 cycles
		     66 66 66 90     507.859075 cycles
		  66 66 90 66 90    1008.663129 cycles
	       66 66 90 66 66 90    1008.696259 cycles
	    66 66 66 90 66 66 90    1008.692517 cycles
	 66 66 66 90 66 66 66 90    1008.755399 cycles

	P6:
			      90     507.795232 cycles
			   66 90     507.794761 cycles
			0f 1f 00     507.834901 cycles
		     0f 1f 40 00     507.822629 cycles
		  0f 1f 44 00 00     507.838493 cycles
	       66 0f 1f 44 00 00     507.908597 cycles
	    0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00     507.946417 cycles
	 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00     507.954960 cycles

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net>
Cc: Aravind Gopalakrishnan <aravind.gopalakrishnan@amd.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
Cc: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@redhat.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1431332153-18566-2-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
2015-05-11 10:26:05 +02:00
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acpi Merge branch 'linus' into x86/asm, before applying dependent patch 2015-05-08 13:33:33 +02:00
apic x86/asm/entry/irq: Clean up IRQn_VECTOR macros 2015-05-10 12:34:28 +02:00
cpu x86/entry: Remove unused 'kernel_stack' per-cpu variable 2015-05-08 13:49:43 +02:00
kprobes 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
.gitignore
alternative.c x86/alternatives: Switch AMD F15h and later to the P6 NOPs 2015-05-11 10:26:05 +02:00
amd_gart_64.c x86: enable DMA CMA with swiotlb 2014-06-04 16:53:57 -07:00
amd_nb.c x86, amd_nb: Add device IDs to NB tables for F15h M60h 2014-10-20 14:18:45 +02:00
apb_timer.c x86/platform: Remove unused function from apb_timer.c 2014-12-23 10:43:35 +01:00
aperture_64.c x86/gart: Tidy messages and add bridge device info 2014-05-23 10:47:19 -06:00
apm_32.c cpuidle: Invert CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIME_VALID logic 2014-11-12 21:17:27 +01:00
asm-offsets_32.c x86/asm: Remove unused TI_cpu 2015-04-15 11:28:50 +02:00
asm-offsets_64.c x86/asm: Merge common 32-bit values in asm-offsets.c 2015-04-15 11:28:49 +02:00
asm-offsets.c x86, paravirt, xen: Remove the 64-bit ->irq_enable_sysexit() pvop 2015-04-22 08:07:45 +02:00
audit_64.c x86: hook up execveat system call 2014-12-13 12:42:51 -08:00
bootflag.c
check.c x86/mm: memblock: switch to use NUMA_NO_NODE 2014-01-21 16:19:47 -08:00
cpuid.c x86, cpuid: Use PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO 2014-10-17 13:40:51 -07:00
crash_dump_32.c
crash_dump_64.c
crash.c x86/asm/entry: Change all 'user_mode_vm()' calls to 'user_mode()' 2015-03-23 11:14:17 +01:00
devicetree.c x86/mm: Use early_memunmap() instead of early_iounmap() 2015-02-24 15:58:06 +01:00
doublefault.c x86: Delete non-required instances of include <linux/init.h> 2014-01-06 21:25:18 -08:00
dumpstack_32.c Merge branch 'x86-debug-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-04-13 13:23:34 -07:00
dumpstack_64.c x86/kernel: Use kstack_end() in dumpstack_64.c 2015-02-23 18:37:13 +01:00
dumpstack.c Merge branch 'x86-debug-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-04-13 13:23:34 -07:00
e820.c Merge branch 'x86-pmem-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-04-18 11:42:49 -04:00
early_printk.c TTY/Serial patches for 4.1-rc1 2015-04-21 09:33:10 -07:00
early-quirks.c drm/i915/skl: Add the additional graphics stolen sizes 2014-09-24 14:47:39 +02:00
entry_32.S x86/asm/entry/32: Tidy up JNZ instructions after TESTs 2015-04-11 10:40:02 +02:00
entry_64.S x86/entry: Define 'cpu_current_top_of_stack' for 64-bit code 2015-05-08 13:50:02 +02:00
espfix_64.c x86, espfix: Remove stale ptemask 2014-11-11 17:57:46 +01:00
ftrace.c module: remove mod arg from module_free, rename module_memfree(). 2015-01-20 11:38:33 +10:30
head32.c x86: Store a per-cpu shadow copy of CR4 2015-02-04 12:10:42 +01:00
head64.c Merge branch 'x86-boot-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-04-13 13:19:10 -07:00
head_32.S x86/asm/boot: Use already defined KEEP_SEGMENTS macro in head_{32,64}.S 2015-02-19 10:05:04 +01:00
head_64.S x86/asm: Optimize unnecessarily wide TEST instructions 2015-03-07 11:12:43 +01:00
head.c x86: Make sure we can boot in the case the BDA contains pure garbage 2013-02-27 13:38:57 -08:00
hpet.c kernel.h: remove ancient __FUNCTION__ hack 2015-02-12 18:54:13 -08:00
hw_breakpoint.c perf/x86: Remove get_hbp_len and replace with bp_len 2014-12-03 15:14:30 +01:00
i386_ksyms_32.c sched, x86: Optimize the preempt_schedule() call 2013-09-25 14:23:07 +02:00
i387.c x86/fpu: Load xsave pointer *after* initialization 2015-04-17 10:15:47 +02:00
i8237.c
i8253.c
i8259.c x86/asm/entry/irq: Clean up IRQn_VECTOR macros 2015-05-10 12:34:28 +02:00
io_delay.c
ioport.c x86/asm/entry: Rename 'init_tss' to 'cpu_tss' 2015-03-06 08:32:58 +01:00
iosf_mbi.c x86/platform/intel/iosf: Add debugfs config option for IOSF 2014-09-19 13:08:43 +02:00
irq_32.c x86/irq: Merge irq_regs & irq_stat 2015-05-10 12:34:27 +02:00
irq_64.c x86/irq: Merge irq_regs & irq_stat 2015-05-10 12:34:27 +02:00
irq_work.c x86: Tell irq work about self IPI support 2014-09-13 18:38:29 +02:00
irq.c x86/irq: Merge irq_regs & irq_stat 2015-05-10 12:34:27 +02:00
irqinit.c x86/asm/entry/irq: Clean up IRQn_VECTOR macros 2015-05-10 12:34:28 +02:00
jump_label.c x86/jump_label: expect default_nop if static_key gets enabled on boot-up 2013-10-19 19:45:35 -04:00
kdebugfs.c
kexec-bzimage64.c kexec-bzimage64: fix sparse warnings 2014-10-14 02:18:21 +02:00
kgdb.c Linux 4.0-rc7 2015-04-08 09:01:54 +02:00
ksysfs.c x86: ksysfs.c build fix 2014-01-03 14:37:13 +00:00
kvm.c watchdog: introduce the hardlockup_detector_disable() function 2015-04-14 16:48:59 -07:00
kvmclock.c x86, kvm: Clear paravirt_enabled on KVM guests for espfix32's benefit 2014-12-10 12:49:39 +01:00
ldt.c Revert "x86-64, modify_ldt: Make support for 16-bit segments a runtime option" 2014-05-21 10:22:59 -07:00
livepatch.c livepatch: kernel: add support for live patching 2014-12-22 15:40:49 +01:00
machine_kexec_32.c x86, irq: Move IOAPIC related declarations from hw_irq.h into io_apic.h 2014-12-16 14:08:17 +01:00
machine_kexec_64.c x86, irq: Move IOAPIC related declarations from hw_irq.h into io_apic.h 2014-12-16 14:08:17 +01:00
Makefile Merge branch 'x86-pmem-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-04-18 11:42:49 -04:00
mcount_64.S ftrace/fgraph/x86: Have prepare_ftrace_return() take ip as first parameter 2014-12-01 14:08:58 -05:00
mmconf-fam10h_64.c x86: delete __cpuinit usage from all x86 files 2013-07-14 19:36:56 -04:00
module.c x86/mm/KASLR: Propagate KASLR status to kernel proper 2015-04-03 15:26:15 +02:00
mpparse.c x86, apic: Remove mps_oem_check callback 2014-07-31 08:05:42 -07:00
msr.c x86, msr: Use seek definitions instead of hard-coded values 2014-10-17 13:40:55 -07:00
nmi_selftest.c
nmi.c kprobes, x86: Use NOKPROBE_SYMBOL() instead of __kprobes annotation 2014-04-24 10:26:38 +02:00
paravirt_patch_32.c
paravirt_patch_64.c x86, paravirt, xen: Remove the 64-bit ->irq_enable_sysexit() pvop 2015-04-22 08:07:45 +02:00
paravirt-spinlocks.c x86, ticketlock: Add slowpath logic 2013-08-09 07:54:00 -07:00
paravirt.c Merge branch 'linus' into x86/asm, before applying dependent patch 2015-05-08 13:33:33 +02:00
pci-calgary_64.c x86, calgary: Use 8M TCE table size by default 2014-04-10 19:51:32 -07:00
pci-dma.c arch/x86/kernel/pci-dma.c: fix dma_generic_alloc_coherent() when CONFIG_DMA_CMA is enabled 2014-06-04 16:53:57 -07:00
pci-iommu_table.c
pci-nommu.c x86: Delete non-required instances of include <linux/init.h> 2014-01-06 21:25:18 -08:00
pci-swiotlb.c x86: enable DMA CMA with swiotlb 2014-06-04 16:53:57 -07:00
pcspeaker.c
perf_regs.c perf/x86/64: Report regs_user->ax too in get_regs_user() 2015-04-11 13:08:53 +02:00
pmc_atom.c x86: pmc_atom: Expose contents of PSS 2015-01-20 12:50:14 +01:00
pmem.c x86/mm: Add support for the non-standard protected e820 type 2015-04-01 17:02:43 +02:00
probe_roms.c
process_32.c x86/entry: Remove unused 'kernel_stack' per-cpu variable 2015-05-08 13:49:43 +02:00
process_64.c x86/entry: Remove unused 'kernel_stack' per-cpu variable 2015-05-08 13:49:43 +02:00
process.c x86/fpu: Always restore_xinit_state() when use_eager_cpu() 2015-05-06 11:22:03 +02:00
ptrace.c x86/asm/entry: Change all 'user_mode_vm()' calls to 'user_mode()' 2015-03-23 11:14:17 +01:00
pvclock.c x86: pvclock: Really remove the sched notifier for cross-cpu migrations 2015-04-27 15:49:30 +02:00
quirks.c x86: HPET force enable for e6xx based systems 2014-09-15 17:53:35 -07:00
reboot_fixups_32.c
reboot.c x86/reboot: Add ASRock Q1900DC-ITX mainboard reboot quirk 2015-04-01 14:08:09 +02:00
relocate_kernel_32.S x86/asm: Optimize unnecessarily wide TEST instructions 2015-03-07 11:12:43 +01:00
relocate_kernel_64.S x86/asm: Replace "MOVQ $imm, %reg" with MOVL 2015-04-01 13:17:39 +02:00
resource.c x86: don't exclude low BIOS area when allocating address space for non-PCI cards 2014-07-16 12:29:36 -06:00
rtc.c kernel.h: remove ancient __FUNCTION__ hack 2015-02-12 18:54:13 -08:00
setup_percpu.c x86: Convert a few more per-CPU items to read-mostly ones 2014-11-04 20:13:28 +01:00
setup.c Merge branch 'x86-mm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-04-13 13:31:32 -07:00
signal.c Merge branch 'x86-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-04-18 11:31:11 -04:00
smp.c asmlinkage, x86: Add explicit __visible to arch/x86/* 2014-05-05 16:07:44 -07:00
smpboot.c x86/entry: Remove unused 'kernel_stack' per-cpu variable 2015-05-08 13:49:43 +02:00
stacktrace.c
step.c
sys_x86_64.c x86/mm: Improve AMD Bulldozer ASLR workaround 2015-03-31 10:01:17 +02:00
syscall_32.c x86/compat: Merge native and compat 32-bit syscall tables 2015-03-04 06:16:21 +01:00
syscall_64.c x86, asmlinkage: Make syscall tables visible 2013-08-06 14:20:18 -07:00
sysfb_efi.c x86: sysfb: move EFI quirks from efifb to sysfb 2013-08-02 16:17:47 -07:00
sysfb_simplefb.c x86/simplefb: Use PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO 2014-10-17 13:40:52 -07:00
sysfb.c x86/sysfb: Use PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO 2014-10-17 13:40:52 -07:00
tboot.c x86 / tboot / ACPI: Fail extended mode reduced hardware sleep 2013-07-31 14:25:51 +02:00
tce_64.c
test_nx.c
test_rodata.c treewide: Fix typo in printk messages 2015-03-06 23:05:39 +01:00
time.c x86/asm/entry: Change all 'user_mode_vm()' calls to 'user_mode()' 2015-03-23 11:14:17 +01:00
tls.c x86, tls: Interpret an all-zero struct user_desc as "no segment" 2015-01-22 21:45:07 +01:00
tls.h
topology.c hotplug, powerpc, x86: Remove cpu_hotplug_driver_lock() 2013-09-30 19:55:51 +02:00
trace_clock.c
tracepoint.c x86: Make sure IDT is page aligned 2013-07-16 15:14:48 -07:00
traps.c x86/asm/entry: Remove SYSCALL_VECTOR 2015-05-10 12:34:28 +02:00
tsc_msr.c x86: tsc: Add missing Baytrail frequency to the table 2014-02-19 17:12:24 +01:00
tsc_sync.c x86: Delete non-required instances of include <linux/init.h> 2014-01-06 21:25:18 -08:00
tsc.c x86/tsc: Change Fast TSC calibration failed from error to info 2015-01-23 10:53:52 +01:00
uprobes.c x86/asm/entry: Change all 'user_mode_vm()' calls to 'user_mode()' 2015-03-23 11:14:17 +01:00
verify_cpu.S
vm86_32.c x86/asm/entry: Rename 'init_tss' to 'cpu_tss' 2015-03-06 08:32:58 +01:00
vmlinux.lds.S x86-64: Use RIP-relative addressing for most per-CPU accesses 2014-11-04 20:43:14 +01:00
vsmp_64.c x86/apic/vsmp: Make is_vsmp_box() static 2014-08-01 15:09:45 -07:00
vsyscall_64.c x86_64/vsyscall: Restore orig_ax after vsyscall seccomp 2014-11-10 10:46:35 +01:00
vsyscall_emu_64.S
vsyscall_gtod.c time: Rename timekeeper::tkr to timekeeper::tkr_mono 2015-03-27 09:45:06 +01:00
vsyscall_trace.h
x86_init.c Revert "PCI: Add x86_msi.msi_mask_irq() and msix_mask_irq()" 2014-11-11 15:14:30 -07:00
x8664_ksyms_64.c x86_64: kasan: add interceptors for memset/memmove/memcpy functions 2015-02-13 21:21:41 -08:00
xsave.c x86/fpu: Kill eager_fpu_init_bp() 2015-03-23 10:14:00 +01:00