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Lu" , libc-stable@sourceware.org Cc: Noah Goldstein , GNU C Library Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_ENVFROM_END_DIGIT, FREEMAIL_FROM, GIT_PATCH_0, HK_RANDOM_ENVFROM, HK_RANDOM_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: libc-stable@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Libc-stable mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 00:07:00 -0000 On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 5:55 AM H.J. Lu via Libc-alpha wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 12:12 AM Noah Goldstein wrote: > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 12:34 AM H.J. Lu wrote: > >> > >> On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 8:39 PM Noah Goldstein wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 11:21 PM H.J. Lu wrote: > >> >> > >> >> On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 8:06 PM Noah Goldstein wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 10:48 PM H.J. Lu wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 7:35 PM Noah Goldstein wrote: > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 4:45 PM H.J. Lu wrote: > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 1:03 PM Noah Goldstein wrote: > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 3:40 PM H.J. Lu wrote: > >> >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> >> > > On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 11:45 AM Noah Goldstein wrote: > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > No bug. This commit makes a few small improvements to > >> >> >> >> > > > memset-vec-unaligned-erms.S. The changes are 1) only aligning to 64 > >> >> >> >> > > > instead of 128. Either alignment will perform equally well in a loop > >> >> >> >> > > > and 128 just increases the odds of having to do an extra iteration > >> >> >> >> > > > which can be significant overhead for small values. 2) Align some > >> >> >> >> > > > targets and the loop. 3) Remove an ALU from the alignment process. 4) > >> >> >> >> > > > Reorder the last 4x VEC so that they are stored after the loop. 5) > >> >> >> >> > > > Move the condition for leq 8x VEC to before the alignment > >> >> >> >> > > > process. test-memset and test-wmemset are both passing. > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > Signed-off-by: Noah Goldstein > >> >> >> >> > > > --- > >> >> >> >> > > > Tests where run on the following CPUs: > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > Skylake: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/149091/intel-core-i7-8565u-processor-8m-cache-up-to-4-60-ghz.html > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > Icelake: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/196597/intel-core-i7-1065g7-processor-8m-cache-up-to-3-90-ghz.html > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > Tigerlake: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/208921/intel-core-i7-1165g7-processor-12m-cache-up-to-4-70-ghz-with-ipu.html > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > All times are the geometric mean of N=50. The unit of time is > >> >> >> >> > > > seconds. > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > "Cur" refers to the current implementation > >> >> >> >> > > > "New" refers to this patches implementation > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > Performance data attached in memset-data.pdf > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > Some notes on the numbers: > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > I only included numbers for the proper VEC_SIZE for the corresponding > >> >> >> >> > > > cpu. > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > skl -> avx2 > >> >> >> >> > > > icl -> evex > >> >> >> >> > > > tgl -> evex > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > The changes only affect sizes > 2 * VEC_SIZE. The performance > >> >> >> >> > > > differences in the size <= 2 * VEC_SIZE come from changes in alignment > >> >> >> >> > > > after linking (i.e ENTRY aligns to 16, but performance can be affected > >> >> >> >> > > > by alignment % 64 or alignment % 4096) and generally affects > >> >> >> >> > > > throughput only, not latency (i.e with an lfence to the benchmark loop > >> >> >> >> > > > the deviations go away). Generally I think they can be ignored (both > >> >> >> >> > > > positive and negative affects). > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > The interesting part of the data is in the medium size range [128, > >> >> >> >> > > > 1024] where the new implementation has a reasonable speedup. This is > >> >> >> >> > > > especially pronounced when the more conservative alignment saves a > >> >> >> >> > > > full loop iteration. The only significant exception is > >> >> >> >> > > > skylake-avx2-erms case for size = 416, alignment = 416 where the > >> >> >> >> > > > current implementation is meaningfully faster. I am unsure of the root > >> >> >> >> > > > cause for this. The skylake-avx2 case only performs a bit worse in > >> >> >> >> > > > this case which makes me think part of it is code alignment related, > >> >> >> >> > > > though comparative to the speedup in other size/alignment > >> >> >> >> > > > configurations it is still a trough. Despite this, I still think the > >> >> >> >> > > > numbers are overall an improvement. > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > As well due to aligning the loop (and possibly slightly more efficient > >> >> >> >> > > > DSB behavior with the replacement of addq 4 * VEC_SIZE in the loop > >> >> >> >> > > > with subq -4 * VEC_SIZE) in the non-erms cases there is often a slight > >> >> >> >> > > > improvement to the main loop for large sizes. > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > .../multiarch/memset-vec-unaligned-erms.S | 50 +++++++++++-------- > >> >> >> >> > > > 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memset-vec-unaligned-erms.S b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memset-vec-unaligned-erms.S > >> >> >> >> > > > index 08cfa49bd1..ff196844a0 100644 > >> >> >> >> > > > --- a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memset-vec-unaligned-erms.S > >> >> >> >> > > > +++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memset-vec-unaligned-erms.S > >> >> >> >> > > > @@ -173,17 +173,22 @@ ENTRY (MEMSET_SYMBOL (__memset, unaligned_erms)) > >> >> >> >> > > > VMOVU %VEC(0), (%rdi) > >> >> >> >> > > > VZEROUPPER_RETURN > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > + .p2align 4 > >> >> >> >> > > > L(stosb_more_2x_vec): > >> >> >> >> > > > cmp __x86_rep_stosb_threshold(%rip), %RDX_LP > >> >> >> >> > > > ja L(stosb) > >> >> >> >> > > > +#else > >> >> >> >> > > > + .p2align 4 > >> >> >> >> > > > #endif > >> >> >> >> > > > L(more_2x_vec): > >> >> >> >> > > > - cmpq $(VEC_SIZE * 4), %rdx > >> >> >> >> > > > - ja L(loop_start) > >> >> >> >> > > > + /* Stores to first 2x VEC before cmp as any path forward will > >> >> >> >> > > > + require it. */ > >> >> >> >> > > > VMOVU %VEC(0), (%rdi) > >> >> >> >> > > > VMOVU %VEC(0), VEC_SIZE(%rdi) > >> >> >> >> > > > - VMOVU %VEC(0), -VEC_SIZE(%rdi,%rdx) > >> >> >> >> > > > + cmpq $(VEC_SIZE * 4), %rdx > >> >> >> >> > > > + ja L(loop_start) > >> >> >> >> > > > VMOVU %VEC(0), -(VEC_SIZE * 2)(%rdi,%rdx) > >> >> >> >> > > > + VMOVU %VEC(0), -VEC_SIZE(%rdi,%rdx) > >> >> >> >> > > > L(return): > >> >> >> >> > > > #if VEC_SIZE > 16 > >> >> >> >> > > > ZERO_UPPER_VEC_REGISTERS_RETURN > >> >> >> >> > > > @@ -192,28 +197,29 @@ L(return): > >> >> >> >> > > > #endif > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > L(loop_start): > >> >> >> >> > > > - leaq (VEC_SIZE * 4)(%rdi), %rcx > >> >> >> >> > > > - VMOVU %VEC(0), (%rdi) > >> >> >> >> > > > - andq $-(VEC_SIZE * 4), %rcx > >> >> >> >> > > > - VMOVU %VEC(0), -VEC_SIZE(%rdi,%rdx) > >> >> >> >> > > > - VMOVU %VEC(0), VEC_SIZE(%rdi) > >> >> >> >> > > > - VMOVU %VEC(0), -(VEC_SIZE * 2)(%rdi,%rdx) > >> >> >> >> > > > VMOVU %VEC(0), (VEC_SIZE * 2)(%rdi) > >> >> >> >> > > > - VMOVU %VEC(0), -(VEC_SIZE * 3)(%rdi,%rdx) > >> >> >> >> > > > VMOVU %VEC(0), (VEC_SIZE * 3)(%rdi) > >> >> >> >> > > > - VMOVU %VEC(0), -(VEC_SIZE * 4)(%rdi,%rdx) > >> >> >> >> > > > - addq %rdi, %rdx > >> >> >> >> > > > - andq $-(VEC_SIZE * 4), %rdx > >> >> >> >> > > > - cmpq %rdx, %rcx > >> >> >> >> > > > - je L(return) > >> >> >> >> > > > + cmpq $(VEC_SIZE * 8), %rdx > >> >> >> >> > > > + jbe L(loop_end) > >> >> >> >> > > > + andq $-(VEC_SIZE * 2), %rdi > >> >> >> >> > > > + subq $-(VEC_SIZE * 4), %rdi > >> >> >> >> > > > + leaq -(VEC_SIZE * 4)(%rax, %rdx), %rcx > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > If this overflows loop will exit first iteration. Is that an issue? > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Please do following: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> 1. Update memset assembly codes with > >> >> >> check conditions for underwrite/overwrite. > >> >> >> if true then branch to the HLT instruction. > >> >> > > >> >> > codes? Just this file or others as well? > >> >> > >> >> All string/memory functions should work for all valid inputs. > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> 2. Update and run memset test to verify the test coverage for the condition. > >> >> > > >> >> > What is the desired result? Segfault? > >> >> > >> >> For invalid inputs, anything can happen, including segfault. > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> 3. Update memset assembly codes to cover such conditions. > >> >> > > >> >> > Memcmp as well? What about wmemset? Currently (and with previous versions as well) > >> >> > a value like 2^63 would cause similar behavior after the `salq $2, %rdx` > >> >> > >> >> Is this condition a valid input? If not, there is nothing to do. > >> > > >> > > >> > AFAIK and value length [0, SIZE_MAX] for either is a valid input for any string/memory function > >> > from the perspective of the standard. But I don't know if it has any qualifiers. > >> > > >> > As well I don't know what is meant to happen if the machine/OS is unable to perform the necessary operations. > >> > Normally you would see segfault. The difference from the 3 commits below is essentially just that it won't > >> > segfault. > >> > > >> > That is already case, and has been for a while, certain inputs for many of the wcsmbs will have roughly the > >> > same behavior from `salq $2, %rdx`. For example wmemset(ptr, 0, 2^62 + 1) will currently set 1 wchar then > >> > return. > >> > >> Please construct a testcase which will return normally instead of > >> segfault if not fixed. So on > >> x86-64, the expected behavior should be segfault. > > > > > > memcmp / test for it as well? > > Yes. > > >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Thanks. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > If so the following commits from me have the same bug: > >> >> >> > https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=6abf27980a947f9b6e514d6b33b83059d39566ae > >> >> >> > https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=4ad473e97acdc5f6d811755b67c09f2128a644ce > >> >> >> > https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=16d12015c57701b08d7bbed6ec536641bcafb428 > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > > > + .p2align 4 > >> >> >> >> > > > L(loop): > >> >> >> >> > > > - VMOVA %VEC(0), (%rcx) > >> >> >> >> > > > - VMOVA %VEC(0), VEC_SIZE(%rcx) > >> >> >> >> > > > - VMOVA %VEC(0), (VEC_SIZE * 2)(%rcx) > >> >> >> >> > > > - VMOVA %VEC(0), (VEC_SIZE * 3)(%rcx) > >> >> >> >> > > > - addq $(VEC_SIZE * 4), %rcx > >> >> >> >> > > > - cmpq %rcx, %rdx > >> >> >> >> > > > - jne L(loop) > >> >> >> >> > > > + VMOVA %VEC(0), (%rdi) > >> >> >> >> > > > + VMOVA %VEC(0), VEC_SIZE(%rdi) > >> >> >> >> > > > + VMOVA %VEC(0), (VEC_SIZE * 2)(%rdi) > >> >> >> >> > > > + VMOVA %VEC(0), (VEC_SIZE * 3)(%rdi) > >> >> >> >> > > > + subq $-(VEC_SIZE * 4), %rdi > >> >> >> >> > > > + cmpq %rcx, %rdi > >> >> >> >> > > > + jb L(loop) > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Issue because %rdi will not be below %rcx here. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > > > +L(loop_end): > >> >> >> >> > > > + /* NB: rax is set as ptr in MEMSET_VDUP_TO_VEC0_AND_SET_RETURN. > >> >> >> >> > > > + rdx as length is also unchanged. */ > >> >> >> >> > > > + VMOVU %VEC(0), -(VEC_SIZE * 4)(%rax, %rdx) > >> >> >> >> > > > + VMOVU %VEC(0), -(VEC_SIZE * 3)(%rax, %rdx) > >> >> >> >> > > > + VMOVU %VEC(0), -(VEC_SIZE * 2)(%rax, %rdx) > >> >> >> >> > > > + VMOVU %VEC(0), -VEC_SIZE(%rax, %rdx) > >> >> >> >> > > > VZEROUPPER_SHORT_RETURN > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > .p2align 4 > >> >> >> >> > > > -- > >> >> >> >> > > > 2.25.1 > >> >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> >> > > LGTM. > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > Awesome! > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > For future patches do you prefer performance numbers like this or > >> >> >> >> > raw text? Or some other alternative? > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> The current data format is fine. Thanks. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> >> > > Reviewed-by: H.J. Lu > >> >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> >> > > Thanks. > >> >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> >> > > -- > >> >> >> >> > > H.J. > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> >> H.J. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> H.J. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> H.J. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> H.J. > > > > -- > H.J. I would like to backport this patch to release branches. Any comments or objections? --Sunil