[PATCH 3/4] SPARC: optimize window underflow trap

Daniel Hellstrom daniel at gaisler.com
Wed Nov 19 15:35:51 UTC 2014


Save five instructions on underflow handling.

By using an optimized trap entry we can move instructions from
the window underflow function into the trap entry vector. By
setting WIM=0 and using RESTORE it is possible to move the
new WIM register content from the trapped window into the
to-be-restored register window. It is then possible to avoid
the WIM write delay.
---
 c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/shared/start/start.S |   11 ++++++++++-
 c/src/lib/libcpu/sparc/reg_win/window.S     |   14 ++++++--------
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/shared/start/start.S b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/shared/start/start.S
index b7067b3..3e0e42e 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/shared/start/start.S
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/sparc/shared/start/start.S
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@
   nop
 
 /*
+ * Window Underflow optimized trap table entry
+ */
+#define WUTRAP(_vector, _handler)  \
+  mov   %wim, %l3 ; \
+  sethi %hi(_handler), %l4 ; \
+  jmp   %l4+%lo(_handler); \
+   mov  %g0, %wim ! WIM = 0, so that we can restore regardless of WIM
+
+/*
  *  Software trap. Treat as BAD_TRAP for the time being...
  */
 
@@ -82,7 +91,7 @@ SYM(trap_table):
   BAD_TRAP;                                     ! 03 privileged instruction
   BAD_TRAP;                                     ! 04 fp disabled
   WOTRAP(5, SYM(window_overflow_trap_handler)); ! 05 window overflow
-  TRAP( 6, SYM(window_underflow_trap_handler) );! 06 window underflow
+  WUTRAP(6, SYM(window_underflow_trap_handler));! 06 window underflow
   BAD_TRAP;                                     ! 07 memory address not aligned
   BAD_TRAP;                                     ! 08 fp exception
   BAD_TRAP;                                     ! 09 data access exception
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libcpu/sparc/reg_win/window.S b/c/src/lib/libcpu/sparc/reg_win/window.S
index 535dc83..9e4158e 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libcpu/sparc/reg_win/window.S
+++ b/c/src/lib/libcpu/sparc/reg_win/window.S
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ SYM(window_overflow_trap_handler):
          *
          *  On entry:
          *
-         *    l0 = psr (from trap table)
          *    l1 = pc
          *    l2 = npc
+         *    l3 = wim (from trap table)
          */
 
         PUBLIC(window_underflow_trap_handler)
@@ -95,17 +95,15 @@ SYM(window_underflow_trap_handler):
          *        register will result in the local register set changing.
          */
 
-        mov  %wim, %l3                  ! Calculate new WIM
+        ! In WIM 3 write instruction delay. since WIM<=0 from trap entry
         sll  %l3, 1, %l4                ! l4 = WIM << 1
         srl  %l3, SPARC_NUMBER_OF_REGISTER_WINDOWS-1, %l5
-                                        ! l5 = WIM >> (Number Windows-1)
-        or   %l5, %l4, %l5              ! l5 = (WIM << 1) |
+        or   %l5, %l4, %i5              ! %i5= (WIM << 1) |
                                         !      (WIM >> (Number Windows-1))
-        mov  %l5, %wim                  ! load the new WIM
-        nop; nop; nop
         restore                         ! Two restores to get into the
-        restore                         ! window to restore
+        restore %o5, %g0, %l7           ! window to restore. Carry along new WIM
         ldd  [%sp + 0x00], %l0          ! First the local register set
+        mov   %l7, %wim                 ! load the new WIM
         ldd  [%sp + 0x08], %l2
         ldd  [%sp + 0x10], %l4
         ldd  [%sp + 0x18], %l6
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ SYM(window_underflow_trap_handler):
         save                            ! Get back to the trap window.
         save
         jmp  %l1                        ! Re-execute restore.
-        rett  %l2
+         rett  %l2
 
         /*
          *  Flush All Windows trap handler.
-- 
1.7.0.4



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