linux/arch/arm/lib/copy_to_user.S
Nicolas Pitre a1f98849fd [ARM] allow for alternative __copy_to_user/__clear_user implementations
This allows for optional alternative implementations of __copy_to_user
and __clear_user, with a possible runtime fallback to the standard
version when the alternative provides no gain over that standard
version. This is done by making the standard __copy_to_user into a weak
alias for the symbol __copy_to_user_std.  Same thing for __clear_user.

Those two functions are particularly good candidates to have alternative
implementations for, since they rely on the STRT instruction which has
lower performances than STM instructions on some CPU cores such as
the ARM1176 and Marvell Feroceon.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@marvell.com>
2009-05-29 22:34:45 -04:00

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/*
* linux/arch/arm/lib/copy_to_user.S
*
* Author: Nicolas Pitre
* Created: Sep 29, 2005
* Copyright: MontaVista Software, Inc.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
* published by the Free Software Foundation.
*/
#include <linux/linkage.h>
#include <asm/assembler.h>
/*
* Prototype:
*
* size_t __copy_to_user(void *to, const void *from, size_t n)
*
* Purpose:
*
* copy a block to user memory from kernel memory
*
* Params:
*
* to = user memory
* from = kernel memory
* n = number of bytes to copy
*
* Return value:
*
* Number of bytes NOT copied.
*/
.macro ldr1w ptr reg abort
ldr \reg, [\ptr], #4
.endm
.macro ldr4w ptr reg1 reg2 reg3 reg4 abort
ldmia \ptr!, {\reg1, \reg2, \reg3, \reg4}
.endm
.macro ldr8w ptr reg1 reg2 reg3 reg4 reg5 reg6 reg7 reg8 abort
ldmia \ptr!, {\reg1, \reg2, \reg3, \reg4, \reg5, \reg6, \reg7, \reg8}
.endm
.macro ldr1b ptr reg cond=al abort
ldr\cond\()b \reg, [\ptr], #1
.endm
.macro str1w ptr reg abort
100: strt \reg, [\ptr], #4
.section __ex_table, "a"
.long 100b, \abort
.previous
.endm
.macro str8w ptr reg1 reg2 reg3 reg4 reg5 reg6 reg7 reg8 abort
str1w \ptr, \reg1, \abort
str1w \ptr, \reg2, \abort
str1w \ptr, \reg3, \abort
str1w \ptr, \reg4, \abort
str1w \ptr, \reg5, \abort
str1w \ptr, \reg6, \abort
str1w \ptr, \reg7, \abort
str1w \ptr, \reg8, \abort
.endm
.macro str1b ptr reg cond=al abort
100: str\cond\()bt \reg, [\ptr], #1
.section __ex_table, "a"
.long 100b, \abort
.previous
.endm
.macro enter reg1 reg2
mov r3, #0
stmdb sp!, {r0, r2, r3, \reg1, \reg2}
.endm
.macro exit reg1 reg2
add sp, sp, #8
ldmfd sp!, {r0, \reg1, \reg2}
.endm
.text
ENTRY(__copy_to_user_std)
WEAK(__copy_to_user)
#include "copy_template.S"
ENDPROC(__copy_to_user)
.section .fixup,"ax"
.align 0
copy_abort_preamble
ldmfd sp!, {r1, r2, r3}
sub r0, r0, r1
rsb r0, r0, r2
copy_abort_end
.previous