lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2019]   [Nov]   [17]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH v4 0/7] Speed booting by sorting ORC unwind tables at build time
From
Date


On 2019/11/18 10:18, hpa@zytor.com wrote:
> On November 15, 2019 8:45:32 AM PST, Shile Zhang <shile.zhang@linux.alibaba.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I refactored the code, followed by Peter's suggestions in v3, thank
>> you!
>> Any suggestions and comments are welcome!
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Changelog:
>> ==========
>> v3->v4:
>> - Code refactored for Peter's review findings and suggestions.
>>
>> v2->v3:
>> - Discard new added sortorctable tool and related Kconfig changes.
>> - Refactored sortextable, makes it more readable and extendable.
>> - Rename 'sortextable' to 'sorttable', for more kernel tables extend.
>> - Add ORC unwind tables sort into sorttable.
>> - Remove the runtime ORC tables sort.
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20191115064750.47888-1-shile.zhang@linux.alibaba.com/
>>
>> v1->v2:
>> - Removed new added Kconfig and runtime sort code, advised by Josh
>> Poimboeuf.
>> - Some minor refactoring.
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20191108071108.72132-1-shile.zhang@linux.alibaba.com/
>>
>> v1:
>> - Added a new sortorctable tool to sort ORC unwind tables at build
>> time,
>> same as sortextable.
>> - Add a new Kconfigure to control if ORC unwind tables sort at build
>> time.
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20191107143205.206606-1-shile.zhang@linux.alibaba.com/
>>
>> Shile Zhang (7):
>> scripts/sortextable: Rewrite error/success handling
>> scripts/sortextable: kernel coding style formating
>> scripts/sortextable: Remove dead code
>> scripts/sortextable: refactor do_func() function
>> scripts/sorttable: rename sortextable to sorttable
>> scripts/sorttable: Add ORC unwind tables sort concurrently
>> x86/unwind/orc: remove run-time ORC unwind tables sort
>>
>> arch/arc/Kconfig | 2 +-
>> arch/arm/Kconfig | 2 +-
>> arch/arm64/Kconfig | 2 +-
>> arch/microblaze/Kconfig | 2 +-
>> arch/mips/Kconfig | 2 +-
>> arch/parisc/Kconfig | 2 +-
>> arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 2 +-
>> arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 2 +-
>> arch/s390/Kconfig | 2 +-
>> arch/x86/Kconfig | 2 +-
>> arch/x86/kernel/unwind_orc.c | 8 +-
>> arch/xtensa/Kconfig | 2 +-
>> init/Kconfig | 2 +-
>> scripts/.gitignore | 2 +-
>> scripts/Makefile | 10 +-
>> scripts/link-vmlinux.sh | 10 +-
>> scripts/sortextable.h | 209 -------------
>> scripts/{sortextable.c => sorttable.c} | 299 +++++++++---------
>> scripts/sorttable.h | 401 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> 19 files changed, 568 insertions(+), 395 deletions(-)
>> delete mode 100644 scripts/sortextable.h
>> rename scripts/{sortextable.c => sorttable.c} (67%)
>> create mode 100644 scripts/sorttable.h
> Any actual time measurements?

Sorry for missed in cover letter!

The ORC unwind tables sorting cost about 100ms in boot time on my
2vcpu16GB VM (with 2.5GHz Xeon CPU).
After sort at build time, the sorttable needs about 70ms in host.

Thanks!

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2019-11-18 03:29    [W:0.181 / U:0.120 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site