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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/2] xen: enter/exit lazy_mmu_mode around m2p_override calls
On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 02:52:43PM +0100, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> This patch is a significant performance improvement for the

How much? 10%? 90%?

> m2p_override.

Can you explain what those calls do in the git commit description please?

>
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>
> ---
> drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c | 4 ++++
> drivers/xen/grant-table.c | 8 ++++++++
> 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
> index 0088bf6..60abff6 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c
> @@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ static void xen_blkbk_unmap(struct pending_req *req)
> * Note, we use invcount, so nr->pages, so we can't index
> * using vaddr(req, i).
> */
> + arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode();
> for (i = 0; i < invcount; i++) {
> ret = m2p_remove_override(
> virt_to_page(unmap[i].host_addr), false);
> @@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ static void xen_blkbk_unmap(struct pending_req *req)
> continue;
> }
> }
> + arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode();
> }
>
> static int xen_blkbk_map(struct blkif_request *req,
> @@ -386,6 +388,7 @@ static int xen_blkbk_map(struct blkif_request *req,
> * so that when we access vaddr(pending_req,i) it has the contents of
> * the page from the other domain.
> */
> + arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode();
> for (i = 0; i < nseg; i++) {
> if (unlikely(map[i].status != 0)) {
> pr_debug(DRV_PFX "invalid buffer -- could not remap it\n");
> @@ -410,6 +413,7 @@ static int xen_blkbk_map(struct blkif_request *req,
> seg[i].buf = map[i].dev_bus_addr |
> (req->u.rw.seg[i].first_sect << 9);
> }
> + arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode();
> return ret;
> }
>
> diff --git a/drivers/xen/grant-table.c b/drivers/xen/grant-table.c
> index b4d4eac..c7dc2d6 100644
> --- a/drivers/xen/grant-table.c
> +++ b/drivers/xen/grant-table.c
> @@ -751,6 +751,8 @@ int gnttab_map_refs(struct gnttab_map_grant_ref *map_ops,
> if (xen_feature(XENFEAT_auto_translated_physmap))
> return ret;
>
> + arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode();
> +
> for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
> /* Do not add to override if the map failed. */
> if (map_ops[i].status)
> @@ -769,6 +771,8 @@ int gnttab_map_refs(struct gnttab_map_grant_ref *map_ops,
> return ret;
> }
>
> + arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode();
> +
> return ret;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gnttab_map_refs);
> @@ -785,12 +789,16 @@ int gnttab_unmap_refs(struct gnttab_unmap_grant_ref *unmap_ops,
> if (xen_feature(XENFEAT_auto_translated_physmap))
> return ret;
>
> + arch_enter_lazy_mmu_mode();
> +
> for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
> ret = m2p_remove_override(pages[i], clear_pte);
> if (ret)
> return ret;
> }
>
> + arch_leave_lazy_mmu_mode();
> +
> return ret;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gnttab_unmap_refs);
> --
> 1.7.2.5
>
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