[PATCH 2/2] powerpc: Use CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER

From: Anton Blanchard
Date: Mon Sep 15 2014 - 20:49:19 EST


I ran some tests to compare hash_64 using shifts and multiplies.
The results:

POWER6: ~2x slower
POWER7: ~2x faster
POWER8: ~2x faster

Now we have a proper config option, select
CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER on POWER7 and POWER8.

Signed-off-by: Anton Blanchard <anton@xxxxxxxxx>
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Index: b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
===================================================================
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -116,10 +116,12 @@ config POWER6_CPU
config POWER7_CPU
bool "POWER7"
depends on PPC_BOOK3S_64
+ select ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER

config POWER8_CPU
bool "POWER8"
depends on PPC_BOOK3S_64
+ select ARCH_HAS_FAST_MULTIPLIER

config E5500_CPU
bool "Freescale e5500"
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