[PATCH 04/29] x86/perfcounters: rework pmc_amd_save_disable_all() and pmc_amd_restore_all()

From: Robert Richter
Date: Wed Apr 29 2009 - 06:52:29 EST


MSR reads and writes are expensive. This patch adds checks to avoid
its usage where possible.

Signed-off-by: Robert Richter <robert.richter@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c | 24 ++++++++++++++----------
1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
index d6d6529..75a0903 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_counter.c
@@ -334,11 +334,13 @@ static u64 pmc_amd_save_disable_all(void)
for (idx = 0; idx < nr_counters_generic; idx++) {
u64 val;

+ if (!test_bit(idx, cpuc->active_mask))
+ continue;
rdmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
- if (val & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE) {
- val &= ~ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE;
- wrmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
- }
+ if (!(val & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE))
+ continue;
+ val &= ~ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE;
+ wrmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
}

return enabled;
@@ -372,13 +374,15 @@ static void pmc_amd_restore_all(u64 ctrl)
return;

for (idx = 0; idx < nr_counters_generic; idx++) {
- if (test_bit(idx, cpuc->active_mask)) {
- u64 val;
+ u64 val;

- rdmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
- val |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE;
- wrmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
- }
+ if (!test_bit(idx, cpuc->active_mask))
+ continue;
+ rdmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
+ if (val & ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE)
+ continue;
+ val |= ARCH_PERFMON_EVENTSEL0_ENABLE;
+ wrmsrl(MSR_K7_EVNTSEL0 + idx, val);
}
}

--
1.6.1.3


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