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Title: On __fget_light function issue Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Bellow is result of perf record: __fget_light /proc/kcore │ ↓ je 30 │ push %rbp │ mov %rsp,%rbp │ callq 0xffffffff8122a6a0 │ test %rax,%rax │ ↓ je 54 0,83 │ or $0x1,%rax │ pop %rbp │ ← retq │30: mov 0x20(%rax),%rax 1,65 │ cmp (%rax),%edi 0,83 │ ↓ jae 51 0,83 │ mov 0x8(%rax),%rax 0,83 │ mov %edi,%edi │ lea (%rax,%rdi,8),%rax 2,48 │ mov (%rax),%rax 2,48 │ test %rax,%rax │ ↓ je 51 │ test %esi,0x44(%rax) 70,25 │ ┌──jne 51 │ │ repz retq │51:└─→xor %eax,%eax │ ← retq │54: xor %eax,%eax │ pop %rbp │ ← retq and i attached one patch wich descrease from 70-100 cycles stall to 23 cycles stall on function. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-image-4.4.0-28-generic 4.4.0-28.47 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-28.47-generic 4.4.13 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-28-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: asu 2742 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Wed Jun 29 18:50:46 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-29 (61 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1) IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. enp1s0 no wireless extensions. MachineType: Olidata S.p.A. ALABAMA ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-28-generic root=/dev/mapper/192--168--0--108--vg-root ro RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-28-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-28-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.157.1 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/08/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: S0101 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.vendor: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.version: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrS0101:bd07/08/2008:svnOlidataS.p.A.:pnALABAMA:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: ALABAMA dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: Olidata S.p.A. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1597419/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp