1#ifndef _SPARC64_BACKOFF_H
2#define _SPARC64_BACKOFF_H
3
4/* The macros in this file implement an exponential backoff facility
5 * for atomic operations.
6 *
7 * When multiple threads compete on an atomic operation, it is
8 * possible for one thread to be continually denied a successful
9 * completion of the compare-and-swap instruction.  Heavily
10 * threaded cpu implementations like Niagara can compound this
11 * problem even further.
12 *
13 * When an atomic operation fails and needs to be retried, we spin a
14 * certain number of times.  At each subsequent failure of the same
15 * operation we double the spin count, realizing an exponential
16 * backoff.
17 *
18 * When we spin, we try to use an operation that will cause the
19 * current cpu strand to block, and therefore make the core fully
20 * available to any other other runnable strands.  There are two
21 * options, based upon cpu capabilities.
22 *
23 * On all cpus prior to SPARC-T4 we do three dummy reads of the
24 * condition code register.  Each read blocks the strand for something
25 * between 40 and 50 cpu cycles.
26 *
27 * For SPARC-T4 and later we have a special "pause" instruction
28 * available.  This is implemented using writes to register %asr27.
29 * The cpu will block the number of cycles written into the register,
30 * unless a disrupting trap happens first.  SPARC-T4 specifically
31 * implements pause with a granularity of 8 cycles.  Each strand has
32 * an internal pause counter which decrements every 8 cycles.  So the
33 * chip shifts the %asr27 value down by 3 bits, and writes the result
34 * into the pause counter.  If a value smaller than 8 is written, the
35 * chip blocks for 1 cycle.
36 *
37 * To achieve the same amount of backoff as the three %ccr reads give
38 * on earlier chips, we shift the backoff value up by 7 bits.  (Three
39 * %ccr reads block for about 128 cycles, 1 << 7 == 128) We write the
40 * whole amount we want to block into the pause register, rather than
41 * loop writing 128 each time.
42 */
43
44#define BACKOFF_LIMIT	(4 * 1024)
45
46#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
47
48#define BACKOFF_SETUP(reg)	\
49	mov	1, reg
50
51#define BACKOFF_LABEL(spin_label, continue_label) \
52	spin_label
53
54#define BACKOFF_SPIN(reg, tmp, label)		\
55	mov		reg, tmp;		\
5688:	rd		%ccr, %g0;		\
57	rd		%ccr, %g0;		\
58	rd		%ccr, %g0;		\
59	.section	.pause_3insn_patch,"ax";\
60	.word		88b;			\
61	sllx		tmp, 7, tmp;		\
62	wr		tmp, 0, %asr27;		\
63	clr		tmp;			\
64	.previous;				\
65	brnz,pt		tmp, 88b;		\
66	 sub		tmp, 1, tmp;		\
67	set		BACKOFF_LIMIT, tmp;	\
68	cmp		reg, tmp;		\
69	bg,pn		%xcc, label;		\
70	 nop;					\
71	ba,pt		%xcc, label;		\
72	 sllx		reg, 1, reg;
73
74#else
75
76#define BACKOFF_SETUP(reg)
77
78#define BACKOFF_LABEL(spin_label, continue_label) \
79	continue_label
80
81#define BACKOFF_SPIN(reg, tmp, label)
82
83#endif
84
85#endif /* _SPARC64_BACKOFF_H */
86