Module Name:    src
Committed By:   rin
Date:           Wed Sep 18 22:29:39 UTC 2024

Modified Files:
        src/sys/arch/i386/i386: db_interface.c

Log Message:
i386: DDB: Call x86_pause() (`pause` insn) when CPUs are paused

as already done for amd64:
https://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2023/07/31/msg146423.html

`pause` insn has been introduced to Pentium 4. However, its opcode is
consisted of `nop` (0x90) followed by `rep` prefix (0xf3), and therefore
interpreted as `nop` for older processors. Intel assured this behavior [1].

Also note that we already use `pause` unconditionally for i386.

Briefly tested on QEMU.

[1] Intel, ``AP-949 Using Spin-Loops on Intel Pentium 4 Processor and
    Intel Xeon Processor'', Version 2.1, Sec 2.1.1. (2001)


To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.88 -r1.89 src/sys/arch/i386/i386/db_interface.c

Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
copyright notices on the relevant files.

Modified files:

Index: src/sys/arch/i386/i386/db_interface.c
diff -u src/sys/arch/i386/i386/db_interface.c:1.88 src/sys/arch/i386/i386/db_interface.c:1.89
--- src/sys/arch/i386/i386/db_interface.c:1.88	Wed Oct 26 23:38:07 2022
+++ src/sys/arch/i386/i386/db_interface.c	Wed Sep 18 22:29:39 2024
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: db_interface.c,v 1.88 2022/10/26 23:38:07 riastradh Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: db_interface.c,v 1.89 2024/09/18 22:29:39 rin Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Mach Operating System
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: db_interface.c,v 1.88 2022/10/26 23:38:07 riastradh Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: db_interface.c,v 1.89 2024/09/18 22:29:39 rin Exp $");
 
 #include "opt_ddb.h"
 #include "opt_multiprocessor.h"
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ ddb_suspend(struct trapframe *frame)
 	atomic_or_32(&ci->ci_flags, CPUF_PAUSE);
 
 	while (ci->ci_flags & CPUF_PAUSE)
-		;
+		x86_pause();
 	ci->ci_ddb_regs = 0;
 	tlbflushg();
 }

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