[PATCH 2/2] x86-64: Remove Prefer_AVX2_STRCMP

["H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@gmail.com>]

Remove Prefer_AVX2_STRCMP to enable EVEX strcmp.  When comparing 2 32-byte
strings, EVEX strcmp has been improved to require 1 load, 1 VPTESTM, 1
VPCMP, 1 KMOVD and 1 INCL instead of 2 loads, 3 VPCMPs, 2 KORDs, 1 KMOVD
and 1 TESTL while AVX2 strcmp requires 1 load, 2 VPCMPEQs, 1 VPMINU, 1
VPMOVMSKB and 1 TESTL.  EVEX strcmp is now faster than AVX2 strcmp by up
to 40% on Tiger Lake and Ice Lake.
---
 sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c                                | 8 --------
 sysdeps/x86/cpu-tunables.c                                | 2 --
 .../include/cpu-features-preferred_feature_index_1.def    | 1 -
 sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp.c                         | 3 +--
 sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strncmp.c                        | 3 +--
 5 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c b/sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c
index 645bba6314..be2498b2e7 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c
+++ b/sysdeps/x86/cpu-features.c
@@ -546,14 +546,6 @@ init_cpu_features (struct cpu_features *cpu_features)
 	  if (CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, RTM))
 	    cpu_features->preferred[index_arch_Prefer_No_VZEROUPPER]
 	      |= bit_arch_Prefer_No_VZEROUPPER;
-
-	  /* Since to compare 2 32-byte strings, 256-bit EVEX strcmp
-	     requires 2 loads, 3 VPCMPs and 2 KORDs while AVX2 strcmp
-	     requires 1 load, 2 VPCMPEQs, 1 VPMINU and 1 VPMOVMSKB,
-	     AVX2 strcmp is faster than EVEX strcmp.  */
-	  if (CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, AVX2))
-	    cpu_features->preferred[index_arch_Prefer_AVX2_STRCMP]
-	      |= bit_arch_Prefer_AVX2_STRCMP;
 	}
 
       /* Avoid avoid short distance REP MOVSB on processor with FSRM.  */
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/cpu-tunables.c b/sysdeps/x86/cpu-tunables.c
index 00fe5045eb..61b05e5b1d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86/cpu-tunables.c
+++ b/sysdeps/x86/cpu-tunables.c
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ TUNABLE_CALLBACK (set_hwcaps) (tunable_val_t *valp)
 	      CHECK_GLIBC_IFUNC_PREFERRED_BOTH (n, cpu_features,
 						Fast_Copy_Backward,
 						disable, 18);
-	      CHECK_GLIBC_IFUNC_PREFERRED_NEED_BOTH
-		(n, cpu_features, Prefer_AVX2_STRCMP, AVX2, disable, 18);
 	    }
 	  break;
 	case 19:
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86/include/cpu-features-preferred_feature_index_1.def b/sysdeps/x86/include/cpu-features-preferred_feature_index_1.def
index d7c93f00c5..1530d594b3 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86/include/cpu-features-preferred_feature_index_1.def
+++ b/sysdeps/x86/include/cpu-features-preferred_feature_index_1.def
@@ -32,5 +32,4 @@ BIT (Prefer_ERMS)
 BIT (Prefer_No_AVX512)
 BIT (MathVec_Prefer_No_AVX512)
 BIT (Prefer_FSRM)
-BIT (Prefer_AVX2_STRCMP)
 BIT (Avoid_Short_Distance_REP_MOVSB)
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp.c b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp.c
index 62b7abeeee..7c2901bf44 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp.c
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strcmp.c
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ IFUNC_SELECTOR (void)
     {
       if (CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, AVX512VL)
 	  && CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, AVX512BW)
-	  && CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, BMI2)
-	  && !CPU_FEATURES_ARCH_P (cpu_features, Prefer_AVX2_STRCMP))
+	  && CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, BMI2))
 	return OPTIMIZE (evex);
 
       if (CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, RTM))
diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strncmp.c b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strncmp.c
index 60ba0fe356..f94a421784 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strncmp.c
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/strncmp.c
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ IFUNC_SELECTOR (void)
     {
       if (CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, AVX512VL)
 	  && CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, AVX512BW)
-	  && CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, BMI2)
-	  && !CPU_FEATURES_ARCH_P (cpu_features, Prefer_AVX2_STRCMP))
+	  && CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, BMI2))
 	return OPTIMIZE (evex);
 
       if (CPU_FEATURE_USABLE_P (cpu_features, RTM))
-- 
2.33.1