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1 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
2 #ifndef _SPARC64_BACKOFF_H
3 #define _SPARC64_BACKOFF_H
4 
5 /* The macros in this file implement an exponential backoff facility
6  * for atomic operations.
7  *
8  * When multiple threads compete on an atomic operation, it is
9  * possible for one thread to be continually denied a successful
10  * completion of the compare-and-swap instruction.  Heavily
11  * threaded cpu implementations like Niagara can compound this
12  * problem even further.
13  *
14  * When an atomic operation fails and needs to be retried, we spin a
15  * certain number of times.  At each subsequent failure of the same
16  * operation we double the spin count, realizing an exponential
17  * backoff.
18  *
19  * When we spin, we try to use an operation that will cause the
20  * current cpu strand to block, and therefore make the core fully
21  * available to any other other runnable strands.  There are two
22  * options, based upon cpu capabilities.
23  *
24  * On all cpus prior to SPARC-T4 we do three dummy reads of the
25  * condition code register.  Each read blocks the strand for something
26  * between 40 and 50 cpu cycles.
27  *
28  * For SPARC-T4 and later we have a special "pause" instruction
29  * available.  This is implemented using writes to register %asr27.
30  * The cpu will block the number of cycles written into the register,
31  * unless a disrupting trap happens first.  SPARC-T4 specifically
32  * implements pause with a granularity of 8 cycles.  Each strand has
33  * an internal pause counter which decrements every 8 cycles.  So the
34  * chip shifts the %asr27 value down by 3 bits, and writes the result
35  * into the pause counter.  If a value smaller than 8 is written, the
36  * chip blocks for 1 cycle.
37  *
38  * To achieve the same amount of backoff as the three %ccr reads give
39  * on earlier chips, we shift the backoff value up by 7 bits.  (Three
40  * %ccr reads block for about 128 cycles, 1 << 7 == 128) We write the
41  * whole amount we want to block into the pause register, rather than
42  * loop writing 128 each time.
43  */
44 
45 #define BACKOFF_LIMIT	(4 * 1024)
46 
47 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
48 
49 #define BACKOFF_SETUP(reg)	\
50 	mov	1, reg
51 
52 #define BACKOFF_LABEL(spin_label, continue_label) \
53 	spin_label
54 
55 #define BACKOFF_SPIN(reg, tmp, label)		\
56 	mov		reg, tmp;		\
57 88:	rd		%ccr, %g0;		\
58 	rd		%ccr, %g0;		\
59 	rd		%ccr, %g0;		\
60 	.section	.pause_3insn_patch,"ax";\
61 	.word		88b;			\
62 	sllx		tmp, 7, tmp;		\
63 	wr		tmp, 0, %asr27;		\
64 	clr		tmp;			\
65 	.previous;				\
66 	brnz,pt		tmp, 88b;		\
67 	 sub		tmp, 1, tmp;		\
68 	set		BACKOFF_LIMIT, tmp;	\
69 	cmp		reg, tmp;		\
70 	bg,pn		%xcc, label;		\
71 	 nop;					\
72 	ba,pt		%xcc, label;		\
73 	 sllx		reg, 1, reg;
74 
75 #else
76 
77 #define BACKOFF_SETUP(reg)
78 
79 #define BACKOFF_LABEL(spin_label, continue_label) \
80 	continue_label
81 
82 #define BACKOFF_SPIN(reg, tmp, label)
83 
84 #endif
85 
86 #endif /* _SPARC64_BACKOFF_H */
87