David Howells
7d12e780e0
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
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Maintain a per-CPU global "struct pt_regs *" variable which can be used instead
of passing regs around manually through all ~1800 interrupt handlers in the
Linux kernel.
The regs pointer is used in few places, but it potentially costs both stack
space and code to pass it around. On the FRV arch, removing the regs parameter
from all the genirq function results in a 20% speed up of the IRQ exit path
(ie: from leaving timer_interrupt() to leaving do_IRQ()).
Where appropriate, an arch may override the generic storage facility and do
something different with the variable. On FRV, for instance, the address is
maintained in GR28 at all times inside the kernel as part of general exception
handling.
Having looked over the code, it appears that the parameter may be handed down
through up to twenty or so layers of functions. Consider a USB character
device attached to a USB hub, attached to a USB controller that posts its
interrupts through a cascaded auxiliary interrupt controller. A character
device driver may want to pass regs to the sysrq handler through the input
layer which adds another few layers of parameter passing.
I've build this code with allyesconfig for x86_64 and i386. I've runtested the
main part of the code on FRV and i386, though I can't test most of the drivers.
I've also done partial conversion for powerpc and MIPS - these at least compile
with minimal configurations.
This will affect all archs. Mostly the changes should be relatively easy.
Take do_IRQ(), store the regs pointer at the beginning, saving the old one:
struct pt_regs *old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
And put the old one back at the end:
set_irq_regs(old_regs);
Don't pass regs through to generic_handle_irq() or __do_IRQ().
In timer_interrupt(), this sort of change will be necessary:
- update_process_times(user_mode(regs));
- profile_tick(CPU_PROFILING, regs);
+ update_process_times(user_mode(get_irq_regs()));
+ profile_tick(CPU_PROFILING);
I'd like to move update_process_times()'s use of get_irq_regs() into itself,
except that i386, alone of the archs, uses something other than user_mode().
Some notes on the interrupt handling in the drivers:
(*) input_dev() is now gone entirely. The regs pointer is no longer stored in
the input_dev struct.
(*) finish_unlinks() in drivers/usb/host/ohci-q.c needs checking. It does
something different depending on whether it's been supplied with a regs
pointer or not.
(*) Various IRQ handler function pointers have been moved to type
irq_handler_t.
Signed-Off-By: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
(cherry picked from 1b16e7ac850969f38b375e511e3fa2f474a33867 commit)
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
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agp
[PARISC] Add support for Quicksilver AGPGART
2006-10-04 06:50:16 -06:00
drm
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
ftape
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
hw_random
Remove all inclusions of <linux/config.h>
2006-10-04 03:38:54 -04:00
ip2
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
ipmi
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
mwave
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
pcmcia
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
rio
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
tpm
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
watchdog
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
.gitignore
[MIPS] Remove IT8172-based platforms, ITE 8172G and Globespan IVR support.
2006-10-03 17:59:17 +01:00
amiserial.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
applicom.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
applicom.h
briq_panel.c
Remove all inclusions of <linux/config.h>
2006-10-04 03:38:54 -04:00
cd1865.h
ChangeLog
consolemap.c
cp437.uni
cs5535_gpio.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
cyclades.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
decserial.c
defkeymap.c_shipped
defkeymap.map
digi.h
digi1.h
digiFep1.h
digiPCI.h
ds1286.c
[PATCH] proper flags type of spin_lock_irqsave()
2006-10-01 00:39:21 -07:00
ds1302.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
ds1620.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
dsp56k.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
dtlk.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
ec3104_keyb.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
efirtc.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
epca.c
[PATCH] char: kill unneeded memsets
2006-10-04 07:55:13 -07:00
epca.h
[PATCH] char: kill unneeded memsets
2006-10-04 07:55:13 -07:00
epcaconfig.h
esp.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
generic_nvram.c
generic_serial.c
[PATCH] char: kill unneeded memsets
2006-10-04 07:55:13 -07:00
genrtc.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
hangcheck-timer.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
hpet.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
hvc_console.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
hvc_console.h
[POWERPC] Make the hvc_console output buffer size settable
2006-07-13 18:53:32 +10:00
hvc_iseries.c
Merge branch 'master' of git://oak/home/sfr/kernels/iseries/work
2006-10-04 15:02:27 +10:00
hvc_rtas.c
[POWERPC] Make the hvc_console output buffer size settable
2006-07-13 18:53:32 +10:00
hvc_vio.c
[POWERPC] The two vio HVC backends clash
2006-09-25 13:30:51 +10:00
hvcs.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
hvsi.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
i8k.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
ip27-rtc.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
isicom.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
istallion.c
[PATCH] const struct tty_operations
2006-10-02 07:57:14 -07:00
Kconfig
[MIPS] Remove IT8172-based platforms, ITE 8172G and Globespan IVR support.
2006-10-03 17:59:17 +01:00
keyboard.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
lcd.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
lcd.h
lp.c
[PATCH] There is no devfs, there has never been a devfs, we have always been at war with...
2006-09-29 09:18:10 -07:00
Makefile
[MIPS] Remove IT8172-based platforms, ITE 8172G and Globespan IVR support.
2006-10-03 17:59:17 +01:00
mbcs.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
mbcs.h
mem.c
[PATCH] mem driver: fix conditional on isa i/o support
2006-09-29 09:18:22 -07:00
misc.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
mmtimer.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
moxa.c
[PATCH] const struct tty_operations
2006-10-02 07:57:14 -07:00
mspec.c
Remove all inclusions of <linux/config.h>
2006-10-04 03:38:54 -04:00
mxser.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
mxser.h
n_hdlc.c
n_r3964.c
n_tty.c
nsc_gpio.c
Remove all inclusions of <linux/config.h>
2006-10-04 03:38:54 -04:00
nvram.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
nwbutton.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
nwbutton.h
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
nwflash.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
pc8736x_gpio.c
[PATCH] drivers/char/pc8736x_gpio.c: remove unused static functions
2006-09-29 09:18:05 -07:00
ppdev.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
pty.c
[PATCH] const struct tty_operations
2006-10-02 07:57:14 -07:00
qtronix.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
random.c
[PATCH] namespaces: utsname: switch to using uts namespaces
2006-10-02 07:57:21 -07:00
raw.c
[PATCH] Streamline generic_file_* interfaces and filemap cleanups
2006-10-01 00:39:28 -07:00
riscom8.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
riscom8.h
riscom8_reg.h
rocket.c
[PATCH] const struct tty_operations
2006-10-02 07:57:14 -07:00
rocket.h
rocket_int.h
rtc.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
scan_keyb.c
scan_keyb.h
scc.h
scx200_gpio.c
[PATCH] scx200_gpio export cleanups
2006-09-29 09:18:06 -07:00
selection.c
[PATCH] tty locking on resize
2006-09-29 09:18:12 -07:00
ser_a2232.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
ser_a2232.h
ser_a2232fw.ax
ser_a2232fw.h
serial167.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
snsc.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
snsc.h
snsc_event.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
sonypi.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
specialix.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
specialix_io8.h
stallion.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
sx.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
sx.h
sxboards.h
sxwindow.h
synclink.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
synclink_gt.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
synclinkmp.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
sysrq.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
tb0219.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
tipar.c
[PATCH] pr_debug: tipar: repair nonexistant pr_debug argument use
2006-10-03 08:04:19 -07:00
tlclk.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
toshiba.c
[PATCH] make more file_operation structs static
2006-07-03 15:26:59 -07:00
tty_io.c
[PATCH] const struct tty_operations
2006-10-02 07:57:14 -07:00
tty_ioctl.c
[PATCH] Fix locking for tty drivers when doing urgent characters
2006-09-29 09:18:24 -07:00
vc_screen.c
[PATCH] There is no devfs, there has never been a devfs, we have always been at war with...
2006-09-29 09:18:10 -07:00
viocons.c
[PATCH] const struct tty_operations
2006-10-02 07:57:14 -07:00
viotape.c
[POWERPC] iseries: Small viotape cleanup allowed by devfs removal
2006-07-13 18:56:00 +10:00
vme_scc.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
vr41xx_giu.c
IRQ: Maintain regs pointer globally rather than passing to IRQ handlers
2006-10-05 15:10:12 +01:00
vt.c
[PATCH] vt: proper prototypes for some console functions
2006-10-03 08:04:12 -07:00
vt_ioctl.c
[PATCH] vt: Make vt_pid a struct pid (making it pid wrap around safe).
2006-10-02 07:57:14 -07:00