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From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
	 Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
	Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>,
	 Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	x86@kernel.org,  "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>,
	 Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] clang: work around asm output constraint problems
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:20:06 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251219112007.2827302-2-edumazet@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251219112007.2827302-1-edumazet@google.com>

Work around clang problems with "=rm" asm constraint.

clang seems to always chose the memory output, while it is almost
always the worst choice.

Add ASM_OUTPUT_RM so that we can replace "=rm" constraint
where it maters for clang, while not penalizing gcc.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Suggested-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
---
 include/linux/compiler-clang.h | 7 +++++++
 include/linux/compiler_types.h | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
index 107ce05bd16eb4a2ecb0f8cbf5c9efeab1845a1c..a82db8ab2812b9aa8851bf51daed3f81d2a41979 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-clang.h
@@ -146,6 +146,13 @@
 #define ASM_INPUT_G "ir"
 #define ASM_INPUT_RM "r"
 
+/*
+ * clang has non optimal behavior with "=rm" constraints for asm outputs.
+ * It favors memory operand, forcing additional logic in tail functions
+ * when CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG=y.
+ */
+#define ASM_OUTPUT_RM "=r"
+
 /*
  * Declare compiler support for __typeof_unqual__() operator.
  *
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler_types.h b/include/linux/compiler_types.h
index 1280693766b9dd844ec7ca83053381799be12456..b66aa58dacd595546b17582df03a762dd23cb15c 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler_types.h
@@ -548,13 +548,17 @@ struct ftrace_likely_data {
 
 /*
  * Clang has trouble with constraints with multiple
- * alternative behaviors (mainly "g" and "rm").
+ * alternative behaviors ("g" , "rm" and "=rm").
  */
 #ifndef ASM_INPUT_G
   #define ASM_INPUT_G "g"
   #define ASM_INPUT_RM "rm"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef ASM_OUTPUT_RM
+  #define ASM_OUTPUT_RM "=rm"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CC_HAS_ASM_INLINE
 #define asm_inline asm __inline
 #else
-- 
2.52.0.322.g1dd061c0dc-goog


  reply	other threads:[~2025-12-19 11:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-12-19 11:20 [PATCH 0/2] x86: speedup local_irq_save() for clang Eric Dumazet
2025-12-19 11:20 ` Eric Dumazet [this message]
2025-12-20 22:32   ` [PATCH 1/2] clang: work around asm output constraint problems Linus Torvalds
2025-12-21  3:46     ` Eric Dumazet
2025-12-19 11:20 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86/irqflags: Use ASM_OUTPUT_RM in native_save_fl() Eric Dumazet
2025-12-21 21:39   ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-12-21 21:47     ` Eric Dumazet
2025-12-21 23:20       ` Linus Torvalds
2025-12-21 23:44         ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-12-22  1:38           ` Linus Torvalds
2025-12-22  4:25             ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-12-22 16:51               ` Andrew Cooper

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