On 2018/11/8 1:41, Tim Chen wrote:
> On 11/06/2018 10:23 AM, Aubrey Li wrote:
>
>> +static inline void update_avx_state(struct avx_state *avx)
>> +{
>> + /*
>> + * Check if XGETBV with ECX = 1 supported. XGETBV with ECX = 1
>> + * returns the logical-AND of XCR0 and XINUSE. XINUSE is a bitmap
>> + * by which the processor tracks the status of various components.
>> + */
>> + if (!use_xgetbv1()) {
>> + avx->state = 0;
>> + return;
>> + }
>> + /*
>> + * XINUSE is dynamic to track component state because VZEROUPPER
>> + * happens on every function end and reset the bitmap to the
>> + * initial configuration.
>> + *
>> + * State decay is introduced to solve the race condition between
>> + * context switch and a function end. State is aggressively set
>> + * once it's detected but need to be cleared by decay 3 context
>> + * switches
>> + */
>> + if (xgetbv(XINUSE_STATE_BITMAP_INDEX) & XFEATURE_MASK_Hi16_ZMM) {
>> + avx->state = 1;
>> + avx->decay_count = AVX_STATE_DECAY_COUNT;
>> + } else {
>> + if (!avx->decay_count)
>
> Seems like the check should be
>
> if (avx->decay_count)
>
> as we decrement the decay_count if it is non-zero.
Right, thanks to point this out, will fix in v2 soon.
Thanks,
-Aubrey
>
>> + avx->decay_count--;
>> + else
>> + avx->state = 0;
>> + }
>> +}
>
> Tim
>
