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[PATCH] powerpc: Optimize lock elision for pthread_mutex_t


With TLE enabled, the adapt count variable update incurs
an 8% overhead before entering the critical section of an
elided mutex.

Instead, if it is done right after leaving the critical
section, this serialization can be avoided.

This alters the existing behavior of __lll_trylock_elision
as it will only decrement the adapt_count if it successfully
acquires the lock.

2015-09-01  Paul E. Murphy  <murphyp@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-lock.c
	(__lll_lock_elision): Remove adapt_count decrement...
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-trylock.c
	(__lll_trylock_elision): Likewise.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-unlock.c
	(__lll_unlock_elision): ... to here.
---
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-lock.c    |    1 -
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-trylock.c |    1 -
 sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-unlock.c  |   10 ++++++++++
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-lock.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-lock.c
index 26d272e..3762732 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-lock.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-lock.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ __lll_lock_elision (int *lock, short *adapt_count, EXTRAARG int pshared)
 {
   if (*adapt_count > 0)
     {
-      (*adapt_count)--;
       goto use_lock;
     }
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-trylock.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-trylock.c
index 7b6d1b9..440939c 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-trylock.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-trylock.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ __lll_trylock_elision (int *futex, short *adapt_count)
   /* Only try a transaction if it's worth it.  */
   if (*adapt_count > 0)
     {
-      (*adapt_count)--;
       goto use_lock;
     }
 
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-unlock.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-unlock.c
index f04c339..88b6f5b 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-unlock.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/elision-unlock.c
@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ __lll_unlock_elision(int *lock, int pshared)
   if (*lock == 0)
     __builtin_tend (0);
   else
+    {
+    /* Note assumption that the lock _is_ the first element of the structure */
+    short *adapt_count = &((pthread_mutex_t*)(lock))->__data.__elision;
     lll_unlock ((*lock), pshared);
+
+    /* Update the adapt count AFTER completing the critical section.
+       Doing this here prevents unneeded stalling when entering
+       a critical section.  Saving about 8% runtime on P8.  */
+    if (*adapt_count > 0)
+      (*adapt_count)--;
+    }
   return 0;
 }
-- 
1.7.1


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