[PATCH 1/4] x86: Add support for clflushopt

From: Ross Zwisler
Date: Wed Feb 26 2014 - 14:09:12 EST


Add support for the new clflushopt instruction. This instruction was
announced in the document "Intel Architecture Instruction Set Extensions
Programming Reference" with Ref # 319433-018.

http://download-software.intel.com/sites/default/files/managed/50/1a/319433-018.pdf

Signed-off-by: Ross Zwisler <ross.zwisler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: H Peter Anvin <h.peter.anvin@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h | 1 +
arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h | 8 ++++++++
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
index 89270b4..bfad1ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpufeature.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@
#define X86_FEATURE_RDSEED (9*32+18) /* The RDSEED instruction */
#define X86_FEATURE_ADX (9*32+19) /* The ADCX and ADOX instructions */
#define X86_FEATURE_SMAP (9*32+20) /* Supervisor Mode Access Prevention */
+#define X86_FEATURE_CLFLSHOPT (9*32+23) /* "clflushopt" CLFLUSHOPT instruction */

/*
* BUG word(s)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h
index 645cad2..617389a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/special_insns.h
@@ -191,6 +191,14 @@ static inline void clflush(volatile void *__p)
asm volatile("clflush %0" : "+m" (*(volatile char __force *)__p));
}

+static inline void clflushopt(volatile void *__p)
+{
+ alternative_io(".byte " __stringify(NOP_DS_PREFIX) "; clflush %P0",
+ ".byte 0x66; clflush %P0",
+ X86_FEATURE_CLFLSHOPT,
+ "+m" (*(volatile char __force *)__p));
+}
+
#define nop() asm volatile ("nop")


--
1.7.10.4

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