1 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
2 #ifndef _SPARC64_BACKOFF_H
3 #define _SPARC64_BACKOFF_H
5 /* The macros in this file implement an exponential backoff facility
6 * for atomic operations.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
45 #define BACKOFF_LIMIT (4 * 1024)
49 #define BACKOFF_SETUP(reg) \
52 #define BACKOFF_LABEL(spin_label, continue_label) \
55 #define BACKOFF_SPIN(reg, tmp, label) \
60 .section .pause_3insn_patch,"ax";\
68 set BACKOFF_LIMIT, tmp; \
77 #define BACKOFF_SETUP(reg)
79 #define BACKOFF_LABEL(spin_label, continue_label) \
82 #define BACKOFF_SPIN(reg, tmp, label)
86 #endif /* _SPARC64_BACKOFF_H */