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SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC] kvm: optimize out smp_mb using srcu_read_unlock
On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 12:14:15PM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Il 30/10/2013 20:09, Michael S. Tsirkin ha scritto:
> > I noticed that srcu_read_lock/unlock both have a memory barrier,
> > so just by moving srcu_read_unlock earlier we can get rid of
> > one call to smp_mb().
> >
> > Unsurprisingly, the gain is small but measureable using the unit test
> > microbenchmark:
> > before
> > vmcall 1407
> > after
> > vmcall 1357
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
>
> Across how many runs?


It's the experiment that vmexit test does:
it runs for 2^30 cycles, then divides the number of cycles by the
number of iterations.
You get in the ballpark of 1300000 iterations normally.

> Best or average or "all runs were in that
> ballpark", :) and what's the minimum/maximum before and after the patch?
>
> As you say the benefit is not surprising, but the experiments should be
> documented properly.
>
> Paolo

"All runs in that ballpark".

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MST


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