Re: [PATCH] lib: memmove: Use optimised memcpy if possible

From: PrasannaKumar Muralidharan
Date: Sat Oct 21 2017 - 03:12:58 EST


On 4 October 2017 at 22:26, PrasannaKumar Muralidharan
<prasannatsmkumar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When there is no overlap between src and dst use optimised memcpy if it
> is available.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Burton <paul.burton@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: PrasannaKumar Muralidharan <prasannatsmkumar@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> This change is a small part of a patch [1] from Paul Burton. I have
> added his Signed-off by. I do not know whether it is correct. Please let
> me know if it has to be changed, I will send a v2.
>
> This patch is boot tested with qemu for MIPS architecture by removing
> mips's memmove routine. This patch does not contain MIPS changes. I
> will try to find out why [1] was not taken already and figure out what
> to do.
>
> 1. https://patchwork.linux-mips.org/patch/14517/
>
> lib/string.c | 11 +++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/lib/string.c b/lib/string.c
> index 9921dc2..462ab7b 100644
> --- a/lib/string.c
> +++ b/lib/string.c
> @@ -825,6 +825,17 @@ void *memmove(void *dest, const void *src, size_t count)
> char *tmp;
> const char *s;
>
> +#ifdef __HAVE_ARCH_MEMCPY
> + /* Use optimised memcpy when there is no overlap */
> + const char *s_end = src + count;
> + const char *d = dest;
> + char *d_end = dest + count;
> +
> + s = src;
> + if ((d_end <= s) || (s_end <= d))
> + return memcpy(dest, src, count);
> +#endif /* __HAVE_ARCH_MEMCPY */
> +
> if (dest <= src) {
> tmp = dest;
> s = src;
> --
> 2.10.0
>

Is there anything more that I have to do for this patch? As there is
no review comment I am wondering what I missed.

Thanks,
PrasannaKumar