[PATCH v1] x86: Use 3/4*sizeof(per-thread-L3) as low bound for NT threshold.

On some machines we end up with incomplete cache information. This can
make the new calculation of `sizeof(total-L3)/custom-divisor` end up
lower than intended (and lower than the prior value). So reintroduce
the old bound as a lower bound to avoid potentially regressing code
where we don't have complete information to make the decision.
Reviewed-by: DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
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Noah Goldstein 2023-07-18 10:27:59 -05:00
parent 47f7472178
commit 8b9a0af8ca

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@ -745,8 +745,8 @@ dl_init_cacheinfo (struct cpu_features *cpu_features)
/* The default setting for the non_temporal threshold is [1/8, 1/2] of size
of the chip's cache (depending on `cachesize_non_temporal_divisor` which
is microarch specific. The default is 1/4). For most Intel and AMD
processors with an initial release date between 2017 and 2023, a thread's
is microarch specific. The default is 1/4). For most Intel processors
with an initial release date between 2017 and 2023, a thread's
typical share of the cache is from 18-64MB. Using a reasonable size
fraction of L3 is meant to estimate the point where non-temporal stores
begin out-competing REP MOVSB. As well the point where the fact that
@ -757,12 +757,21 @@ dl_init_cacheinfo (struct cpu_features *cpu_features)
the maximum thrashing capped at 1/associativity. */
unsigned long int non_temporal_threshold
= shared / cachesize_non_temporal_divisor;
/* If the computed non_temporal_threshold <= 3/4 * per-thread L3, we most
likely have incorrect/incomplete cache info in which case, default to
3/4 * per-thread L3 to avoid regressions. */
unsigned long int non_temporal_threshold_lowbound
= shared_per_thread * 3 / 4;
if (non_temporal_threshold < non_temporal_threshold_lowbound)
non_temporal_threshold = non_temporal_threshold_lowbound;
/* If no ERMS, we use the per-thread L3 chunking. Normal cacheable stores run
a higher risk of actually thrashing the cache as they don't have a HW LRU
hint. As well, their performance in highly parallel situations is
noticeably worse. */
if (!CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, ERMS))
non_temporal_threshold = shared_per_thread * 3 / 4;
non_temporal_threshold = non_temporal_threshold_lowbound;
/* SIZE_MAX >> 4 because memmove-vec-unaligned-erms right-shifts the value of
'x86_non_temporal_threshold' by `LOG_4X_MEMCPY_THRESH` (4) and it is best
if that operation cannot overflow. Minimum of 0x4040 (16448) because the