Module Name:    src
Committed By:   riastradh
Date:           Wed Mar  1 08:18:13 UTC 2023

Modified Files:
        src/sys/arch/powerpc/powerpc: locore_subr.S

Log Message:
powerpc: Optimization: Omit needless membar when triggering softint.

When we are triggering a softint, it can't already hold any mutexes.
So any path to mutex_exit(mtx) must go via mutex_enter(mtx), which is
always done with atomic r/m/w, and we need not issue any explicit
barrier between ci->ci_curlwp = softlwp and a potential load of
mtx->mtx_owner in mutex_exit.

PR kern/57240

XXX pullup-8
XXX pullup-9
XXX pullup-10


To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.67 -r1.68 src/sys/arch/powerpc/powerpc/locore_subr.S

Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
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Modified files:

Index: src/sys/arch/powerpc/powerpc/locore_subr.S
diff -u src/sys/arch/powerpc/powerpc/locore_subr.S:1.67 src/sys/arch/powerpc/powerpc/locore_subr.S:1.68
--- src/sys/arch/powerpc/powerpc/locore_subr.S:1.67	Thu Feb 23 14:56:11 2023
+++ src/sys/arch/powerpc/powerpc/locore_subr.S	Wed Mar  1 08:18:13 2023
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: locore_subr.S,v 1.67 2023/02/23 14:56:11 riastradh Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: locore_subr.S,v 1.68 2023/03/01 08:18:13 riastradh Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2001 Wasabi Systems, Inc.
@@ -418,9 +418,13 @@ _ENTRY(softint_fast_dispatch)
 	sync	/* XXX eieio */		/* for mutex_enter; see cpu_switchto */
 #endif
 	stptr	%r3, CI_CURLWP(%r7)
-#ifdef MULTIPROCESSOR
-	sync				/* for mutex_enter; see cpu_switchto */
-#endif
+	/*
+	 * No need for barrier after ci->ci_curlwp = softlwp -- when we
+	 * enter a softint lwp, it can't be holding any mutexes, so it
+	 * can't release any until after it has acquired them, so we
+	 * need not participate in the protocol with mutex_vector_enter
+	 * barriers here.
+	 */
 	mr	%r13, %r3
 #ifdef PPC_BOOKE
 	mtsprg2	%r3

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