From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 35218 invoked by alias); 11 Dec 2017 12:44:53 -0000 Mailing-List: contact libc-alpha-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: libc-alpha-owner@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 35202 invoked by uid 89); 11 Dec 2017 12:44:53 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,KAM_LAZY_DOMAIN_SECURITY,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=no version=3.3.2 spammy=Tunable X-HELO: mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com From: "Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho" To: Florian Weimer , libc-alpha@sourceware.org Cc: Adhemerval Zanella , Rajalakshmi Srinivasaraghavan Cc: Subject: Re: [PATCHv2] powerpc: POWER8 memcpy optimization for cached memory In-Reply-To: References: <87vaik8uxy.fsf@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <20171208194020.5005-1-tuliom@linux.vnet.ibm.com> User-Agent: Notmuch/0.25 (http://notmuchmail.org) Emacs/25.3.1 (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 12:44:00 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-TM-AS-GCONF: 00 x-cbid: 17121112-0028-0000-0000-000008CC8EAC X-IBM-SpamModules-Scores: X-IBM-SpamModules-Versions: BY=3.00008189; HX=3.00000241; KW=3.00000007; PH=3.00000004; SC=3.00000244; SDB=6.00958647; UDB=6.00484751; IPR=6.00738669; BA=6.00005734; NDR=6.00000001; ZLA=6.00000005; ZF=6.00000009; ZB=6.00000000; ZP=6.00000000; ZH=6.00000000; ZU=6.00000002; MB=3.00018479; XFM=3.00000015; UTC=2017-12-11 12:44:48 X-IBM-AV-DETECTION: SAVI=unused REMOTE=unused XFE=unused x-cbparentid: 17121112-0029-0000-0000-000038AE34D9 Message-Id: <87d13l303o.fsf@linux.vnet.ibm.com> X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:,, definitions=2017-12-11_05:,, signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 priorityscore=1501 malwarescore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1011 lowpriorityscore=0 impostorscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.0.1-1709140000 definitions=main-1712110192 X-SW-Source: 2017-12/txt/msg00301.txt.bz2 Florian Weimer writes: > On 12/08/2017 08:40 PM, Tulio Magno Quites Machado Filho wrote: >> +@deftp Tunable glibc.tune.cached_memopt >> +The @code{glibc.tune.cached_memopt=[0|1]} tunable allows the user to enable >> +optimizations recommended to cacheable memory. >> + >> +This tunable is specific to powerpc, powerpc64 and powerpc64le. >> +@end deftp > > I think this has a slight grammar problem. > > What about this instead? > > The @code{glibc.tune.cached_memopt=[0|1]} tunable allows the user to > enable optimizations recommended for cacheable memory. If set to > @code{1}, @theglibc{} assumes that the process memory image consists of > cacheable (non-device) memory only. The default, @code{0}, indicates > that the process may use device memory. And a much better description. > (I think it's best not to mention string functions here because it is > impossible to describe how glibc.tune.cached_memopt affects them due to > compiler optimizations.) Ack. Fixed locally. Thanks! -- Tulio Magno