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H.J. Lu 905947c304 tunables: Add IFUNC selection and cache sizes
The current IFUNC selection is based on microbenchmarks in glibc.  It
should give the best performance for most workloads.  But other choices
may have better performance for a particular workload or on the hardware
which wasn't available at the selection was made.  The environment
variable, GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.tune.ifunc=-xxx,yyy,-zzz...., can be used
to enable CPU/ARCH feature yyy, disable CPU/ARCH feature yyy and zzz,
where the feature name is case-sensitive and has to match the ones in
cpu-features.h.  It can be used by glibc developers to override the
IFUNC selection to tune for a new processor or improve performance for
a particular workload.  It isn't intended for normal end users.

NOTE: the IFUNC selection may change over time.  Please check all
multiarch implementations when experimenting.

Also, GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.tune.x86_non_temporal_threshold=NUMBER is
provided to set threshold to use non temporal store to NUMBER,
GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.tune.x86_data_cache_size=NUMBER to set data cache
size, GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.tune.x86_shared_cache_size=NUMBER to set
shared cache size.

	* elf/dl-tunables.list (tune): Add ifunc,
	x86_non_temporal_threshold,
	x86_data_cache_size and x86_shared_cache_size.
	* manual/tunables.texi: Document glibc.tune.ifunc,
	glibc.tune.x86_data_cache_size, glibc.tune.x86_shared_cache_size
	and glibc.tune.x86_non_temporal_threshold.
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/dl-sysdep.c: New file.
	* sysdeps/x86/cpu-tunables.c: Likewise.
	* sysdeps/x86/cacheinfo.c
	(init_cacheinfo): Check and get data cache size, shared cache
	size and non temporal threshold from cpu_features.
	* sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c [HAVE_TUNABLES] (TUNABLE_NAMESPACE):
	New.
	[HAVE_TUNABLES] Include <unistd.h>.
	[HAVE_TUNABLES] Include <elf/dl-tunables.h>.
	[HAVE_TUNABLES] (TUNABLE_CALLBACK (set_ifunc)): Likewise.
	[HAVE_TUNABLES] (init_cpu_features): Use TUNABLE_GET to set
	IFUNC selection, data cache size, shared cache size and non
	temporal threshold.
	* sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.h (cpu_features): Add data_cache_size,
	shared_cache_size and non_temporal_threshold.
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argp Remove __need macros from errno.h (__need_Emath, __need_error_t). 2017-06-14 08:14:34 -04:00
assert Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2017-01-01 00:14:16 +00:00
benchtests Improve math benchmark infrastructure 2017-06-20 16:26:26 +01:00
bits Remove bits/string.h. 2017-06-20 08:21:24 -04:00
catgets Update copyright dates not handled by scripts/update-copyrights. 2017-01-01 00:26:24 +00:00
conform Fix XPG4 bsd_signal namespace (bug 21552). 2017-06-12 17:39:47 +00:00
crypt Add missing header files throughout the testsuite. 2017-02-16 17:33:18 -05:00
csu Delay initialization of CPU features struct in static binaries 2017-05-31 06:38:33 +05:30
ctype Remove C++ namespace handling from glibc headers. 2017-03-16 13:31:57 +00:00
debug Fix struct sigaltstack namespace (bug 21517). 2017-06-05 10:17:46 +00:00
dirent support: Prevent multiple deletion of temporary files 2017-05-08 16:20:40 +02:00
dlfcn Miscellaneous low-risk changes preparing for _ISOMAC testsuite. 2017-03-01 20:32:50 -05:00
elf tunables: Add IFUNC selection and cache sizes 2017-06-20 08:37:28 -07:00
gmon Assume that O_NOFOLLOW is always defined 2017-04-13 21:28:18 +02:00
gnulib Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2017-01-01 00:14:16 +00:00
grp Remove __need macros from stdio.h and wchar.h. 2017-06-08 13:58:17 -04:00
gshadow Remove __need macros from stdio.h and wchar.h. 2017-06-08 13:58:17 -04:00
hesiod Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2017-01-01 00:14:16 +00:00
hurd Remove __need macros from stdio.h and wchar.h. 2017-06-08 13:58:17 -04:00
iconv Remove __need macros from stdio.h and wchar.h. 2017-06-08 13:58:17 -04:00
iconvdata Rename cppflags-iterator.mk to libof-iterator.mk, remove extra-modules.mk. 2017-05-09 07:06:29 -04:00
include Remove bits/string.h. 2017-06-20 08:21:24 -04:00
inet Remove __need macros from signal.h. 2017-05-20 19:04:43 -04:00
intl DCIGETTEXT: Do not make copy of localename 2017-06-19 23:11:57 +02:00
io linux: Consolidate sync_file_range implementation 2017-06-15 16:03:37 -03:00
libidn Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2017-01-01 00:14:16 +00:00
libio Remove __need macros from stdio.h and wchar.h. 2017-06-08 13:58:17 -04:00
locale Rename cppflags-iterator.mk to libof-iterator.mk, remove extra-modules.mk. 2017-05-09 07:06:29 -04:00
localedata localedata: ce_RU: update weekdays from CLDR [BZ #21207] 2017-06-13 07:20:16 -04:00
login Remove check for NULL buffer passed to `ptsname_r' 2017-06-07 17:37:59 +02:00
mach Remove __need macros from stdio.h and wchar.h. 2017-06-08 13:58:17 -04:00
malloc dynarray: Use libc_hidden_proto only for !_ISOMAC 2017-06-19 12:58:08 +02:00
manual tunables: Add IFUNC selection and cache sizes 2017-06-20 08:37:28 -07:00
math float128: Add test-{float128,ifloat128,float128-finite} 2017-06-12 14:48:54 -03:00
mathvec Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2017-01-01 00:14:16 +00:00
misc Remove __need_IOV_MAX and __need_FOPEN_MAX. 2017-06-14 07:51:30 -04:00
nis Include shlib-compat.h in many sunrpc/nis source files. 2017-06-04 11:31:28 -04:00
nptl nptl: Invert the mmap/mprotect logic on allocated stacks (BZ#18988) 2017-06-14 17:22:35 -03:00
nptl_db Narrowing the visibility of libc-internal.h even further. 2017-03-01 20:33:46 -05:00
nscd Rename cppflags-iterator.mk to libof-iterator.mk, remove extra-modules.mk. 2017-05-09 07:06:29 -04:00
nss Suppress internal declarations for most of the testsuite. 2017-05-11 19:27:59 -04:00
po Add target to incorporate translations from translations.org 2017-01-20 12:32:46 +05:30
posix Fix wait3 namespace (bug 21625). 2017-06-19 16:39:17 +00:00
pwd Remove __need macros from stdio.h and wchar.h. 2017-06-08 13:58:17 -04:00
resolv resolv: Use getline for configuration file reading in res_vinit_1 2017-06-19 14:24:24 +02:00
resource Define struct rusage in sys/wait.h when required (bug 21575). 2017-06-19 11:59:19 +00:00
rt Remove __need macros from signal.h. 2017-05-20 19:04:43 -04:00
scripts Fix gen-tunables.awk to work with older awk 2017-06-19 14:47:22 +05:30
setjmp Remove __need macros from signal.h. 2017-05-20 19:04:43 -04:00
shadow Remove __need macros from stdio.h and wchar.h. 2017-06-08 13:58:17 -04:00
signal Fix siginterrupt namespace (bug 21597). 2017-06-19 12:18:46 +00:00
socket Remove __need macros from signal.h. 2017-05-20 19:04:43 -04:00
soft-fp Narrowing the visibility of libc-internal.h even further. 2017-03-01 20:33:46 -05:00
stdio-common Remove __need_IOV_MAX and __need_FOPEN_MAX. 2017-06-14 07:51:30 -04:00
stdlib Remove __need macros from errno.h (__need_Emath, __need_error_t). 2017-06-14 08:14:34 -04:00
streams Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2017-01-01 00:14:16 +00:00
string Fix fallout from bits/string.h removal. 2017-06-20 09:39:08 -04:00
sunrpc Replace all internal uses of __bzero with memset. This removes the need 2017-06-12 14:56:53 +01:00
support support: Add optstring support 2017-06-15 16:01:38 -03:00
sysdeps tunables: Add IFUNC selection and cache sizes 2017-06-20 08:37:28 -07:00
sysvipc Fix test-sysvsem on some platforms 2017-01-02 18:53:50 -02:00
termios Update copyright dates with scripts/update-copyrights. 2017-01-01 00:14:16 +00:00
time Update timezone code from tzcode 2017b. 2017-06-16 11:09:21 +00:00
timezone Update timezone code from tzcode 2017b. 2017-06-16 11:09:21 +00:00
wcsmbs float128: Add strtof128, wcstof128, and related functions. 2017-06-12 14:48:53 -03:00
wctype Remove __need macros from stdio.h and wchar.h. 2017-06-08 13:58:17 -04:00
.gitattributes Assume __NR_openat is always defined 2016-03-23 23:35:08 +01:00
.gitignore Add *.pyc to .gitignore 2015-05-18 15:26:26 +05:30
abi-tags Remove the bulk of the NaCl port. 2017-05-20 08:09:10 -04:00
aclocal.m4 Work even with compilers which enable -fstack-protector by default [BZ #7065] 2016-12-26 10:10:58 +01:00
BUGS [BZ #5222] 2007-10-28 08:24:07 +00:00
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config.h.in Suppress internal declarations for most of the testsuite. 2017-05-11 19:27:59 -04:00
config.make.in Make copy of <bits/std_abs.h> from GCC 7 [BZ #21573] 2017-06-13 10:53:45 -07:00
configure Require GCC 4.9 or later for building glibc. 2017-06-19 16:34:05 +00:00
configure.ac Require GCC 4.9 or later for building glibc. 2017-06-19 16:34:05 +00:00
CONFORMANCE Move __STDC_* predefined macros from features.h to stdc-predef.h. 2012-02-22 12:53:04 +00:00
COPYING Update to latest versions of GPL-2.0 and LGPL-2.1 2013-09-09 12:52:48 +10:00
COPYING.LIB Update to latest versions of GPL-2.0 and LGPL-2.1 2013-09-09 12:52:48 +10:00
extra-lib.mk Rename cppflags-iterator.mk to libof-iterator.mk, remove extra-modules.mk. 2017-05-09 07:06:29 -04:00
gen-locales.mk Split locale generation snippet into a separate file 2015-05-13 13:05:28 +05:30
INSTALL Require GCC 4.9 or later for building glibc. 2017-06-19 16:34:05 +00:00
libc-abis A few more archs have IFUNC support. 2010-03-17 02:43:12 -07:00
libof-iterator.mk Rename cppflags-iterator.mk to libof-iterator.mk, remove extra-modules.mk. 2017-05-09 07:06:29 -04:00
LICENSES Expand LICENSES file. 2012-12-05 21:56:15 +00:00
MAINTAINERS Add MAINTAINERS 2017-05-11 13:38:30 -04:00
Makeconfig Polish the treatment of dl-tunable-list.h in Makeconfig. 2017-06-09 09:35:31 -04:00
Makefile Suppress internal declarations for most of the testsuite. 2017-05-11 19:27:59 -04:00
Makefile.in New make target to only build benchmark binaries 2016-04-20 10:23:28 +05:30
Makerules Remove __need_IOV_MAX and __need_FOPEN_MAX. 2017-06-14 07:51:30 -04:00
NAMESPACE
NEWS Mention in NEWS that __(NO|USE)_STRING_INLINES don't do anything anymore. 2017-06-20 08:31:18 -04:00
o-iterator.mk
README Require Linux kernel 3.2 or later on x86 / x86_64. 2017-05-08 10:45:20 +00:00
README.pretty-printers Fix mutex pretty printer test and pretty printer output. 2017-01-20 14:56:39 +01:00
README.tunables tunables: Clean up hooks to get and set tunables 2017-06-07 11:11:36 +05:30
Rules Suppress internal declarations for most of the testsuite. 2017-05-11 19:27:59 -04:00
shlib-versions This is update for configure, build and install of vector math library. 2015-05-14 18:07:06 +03:00
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