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* [PATCH v23 00/13] x86: Add x86 32 bit VDSO time function support
@ 2014-03-17 22:22 Stefani Seibold
  2014-03-17 22:22 ` [PATCH v23 01/13] x86, vdso: Make vsyscall_gtod_data handling x86 generic Stefani Seibold
                   ` (12 more replies)
  0 siblings, 13 replies; 31+ messages in thread
From: Stefani Seibold @ 2014-03-17 22:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: gregkh, linux-kernel, x86, tglx, mingo, hpa, ak, aarcange,
	john.stultz, luto, xemul, gorcunov, andriy.shevchenko
  Cc: Martin.Runge, Andreas.Brief, Stefani Seibold

This patch add the functions vdso_gettimeofday(), vdso_clock_gettime()
and vdso_time() to the x86 32 bit VDSO.

The reason to do this was to get a fast reliable time stamp. Many developers
uses TSC to get a fast time stamp, without knowing the pitfalls. VDSO
time functions a fast and a reliable way, because the kernel knows the
best time source and the P- and C-state of the CPU.

The helper library to use the VDSO functions can be download at
http://http://seibold.net/vdso.c
The libary is very small, only 228 lines of code. Compile it with
gcc -Wall -O3 -fpic vdso.c -lrt -shared -o libvdso.so
and use it with LD_PRELOAD=<path>/libvdso.so

There is also a patch http://seibold.net/glibc.patch for glibc 2.19 which also
works for glibc 2.18.  This patch must be integrated into glibc.

Some linux 32 bit kernel benchmark results (all measurements are in nano
seconds):

Intel(R) Celeron(TM) CPU 400MHz

Average time kernel call:
 gettimeofday(): 1039
 clock_gettime(): 1578
 time(): 526
Average time VDSO call:
 gettimeofday(): 378
 clock_gettime(): 303
 time(): 60

Celeron(R) Dual-Core CPU T3100 1.90GHz

Average time kernel call:
 gettimeofday(): 209
 clock_gettime(): 406
 time(): 135
Average time VDSO call:
 gettimeofday(): 51
 clock_gettime(): 43
 time(): 10

So you can see a performance increase between 4 and 13, depending on the
CPU and the function.

The IA32 Emulation uses the whole 4 GB address space, so there is no
fixed address available.

The VDSO for a 32 bit application has now three pages:

^ Higher Address
|
+----------------------------------------+
+ VDSO page (includes code) ro+x         +
+----------------------------------------+
+ VVAR page (export kernel variables) ro +
+----------------------------------------+
+ HPET page (mapped registers) ro 
+----------------------------------------+
|
^ Lower Address

The VDSO page for a 32 bit resided still on 0xffffe000, the the VVAR and
HPET page are mapped before.

In the non compat mode the VMA of the VDSO is now 3 pages for a 32 bit kernel.
So this decrease the available logical address room by 2 pages.

The patch is against tip x86/vdso (1f2cbcf648962cdcf511d234cb39745baa9f5d07)

Changelog:
25.11.2012 - first release and proof of concept for linux 3.4
11.12.2012 - Port to linux 3.7 and code cleanup
12.12.2012 - fixes suggested by Andy Lutomirski
           - fixes suggested by John Stultz
           - use call VDSO32_vsyscall instead of int 80
           - code cleanup
17.12.2012 - support for IA32_EMULATION, this includes
             - code cleanup
             - include cleanup to fix compile warnings and errors
             - move out seqcount from seqlock, enable use in VDSO
             - map FIXMAP and HPET into the 32 bit address space
18.12.2012 - split into separate patches
30.01.2014 - revamp the code
             - code clean up
             - VDSO layout changed
             - no fixed addresses
             - port to 3.14
01.02.2014 - code cleanup
02.02.2014 - code cleanup
             - split into more patches
             - use HPET_COUNTER instead of hard coded value
             - fix changelog to the right year ;-)
02.02.2014 - reverse the mapping, this make the new VDSO 32 bit support
             full compatible.
03.02.2014 - code cleanup
             - fix comment
             - fix ABI break in vdso32.lds.S
04.02.2014 - revamp IA32 emulation support
             - introduce VVAR macro
             - rearranged vsyscall_gtod_data struture for IA32 emulation support
             - code cleanup
05.02.2014 - revamp IA32 emulation support
             - replace seqcount_t by an unsigned, to make the vsyscall_gtod_data
               structure independed of kernel config and functions.
08.02.2014 - revamp IA32 emulation support
             - replace all internal structures by fix size elements
10.02.2014 - code cleanup
             - add commets
             - revamp inline assembly
12.02.2014 - add conditional fixmap of vvar and hpet pages for 32 bit kernel
14.02.2014 - fix CONFIG_PARAVIRT_CLOCK, which is not supported in 32 bit VDSO
15.02.2014 - fix tsc
             code cleanup
             tested make ARCH=i386 allyesconfig and make allyesconfig
16.02.2014 - code cleanup
             - fix all C=1 warnings, also some one not introduced by this patch
             - hack to fix C=1 32 bit VDSO spinlock for a 64 bit kernel
             - fix VDSO Makefile for newer gcc
             tested for gcc 4.3.4 and 4.8.1
             tested ARCH=i386 allyesconfig, defconfig and allmodconfig
             tested X86_64 allyesconfig, defconfig and allmodconfig
17.02.2014 - In case of a 32 bit VDSO for a 64 bit kernel fake a 32 bit kernel
             configuration.
19.02.2014 - Add missing #undef and #define to fake proper 32 bit kernel config
             Add a missing #ifdef CONFIG_HPET_TIMER
             tested again ARCH=i386 allyesconfig, defconfig and allmodconfig
             tested again ARCH=X86_64 allyesconfig, defconfig and allmodconfig
02.03.2014 - Add fixes suggested by Andy Lutomirski
             - Patch alternatives in the 32 bit VDSO
	     - Use the default ABI for the 32 bit VDSO
	     - Inline the CLOCK MONOTONIC VDSO code
	     - Zero pad the VVAR page
	     - fix "patch alternatives" compile for 32 bit kernel
03.03.2014 - Add glibc.patch http://seibold.net/glibc.patch
             Add reviewed-by tags
17.03.2014 - Rebase on tip x86/vdso 1f2cbcf648962cdcf511d234cb39745baa9f5d07
             remove fixmap and compat mode dependencies

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* [Patch v22 08/12] x86: Patch alternatives in the 32-bit vDSO
@ 2014-03-03 21:12 Stefani Seibold
  2014-03-05 22:31 ` [tip:x86/vdso] x86, vdso: Patch alternatives in the 32-bit VDSO tip-bot for Andy Lutomirski
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 31+ messages in thread
From: Stefani Seibold @ 2014-03-03 21:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: gregkh, linux-kernel, x86, tglx, mingo, hpa, ak, aarcange,
	john.stultz, luto, xemul, gorcunov, andriy.shevchenko
  Cc: Martin.Runge, Andreas.Brief, Stefani Seibold

From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net>

rdtsc_barrier() needs this.

Signed-off-by: Stefani Seibold <stefani@seibold.net>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/vdso.h  |  2 ++
 arch/x86/vdso/Makefile       |  3 ++-
 arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c | 25 +++++++++++++------------
 arch/x86/vdso/vma.c          | 13 ++++++++++---
 4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vdso.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vdso.h
index fddb53d..6e39eb8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vdso.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vdso.h
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@ extern const char vdso32_int80_start, vdso32_int80_end;
 extern const char vdso32_syscall_start, vdso32_syscall_end;
 extern const char vdso32_sysenter_start, vdso32_sysenter_end;
 
+void __init patch_vdso32(void *vdso, size_t len);
+
 #endif /* _ASM_X86_VDSO_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile b/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile
index fd14be1..7a3d13e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ vobjs-$(VDSOX32-y) += $(vobjx32s-compat)
 vobj64s := $(filter-out $(vobjx32s-compat),$(vobjs-y))
 
 # files to link into kernel
-obj-$(VDSO64-y)			+= vma.o vdso.o
+obj-y				+= vma.o
+obj-$(VDSO64-y)			+= vdso.o
 obj-$(VDSOX32-y)		+= vdsox32.o
 obj-$(VDSO32-y)			+= vdso32.o vdso32-setup.o
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c b/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
index d6bfb87..bca2ffd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/vdso32-setup.c
@@ -276,29 +276,30 @@ static void map_compat_vdso(int map)
 
 int __init sysenter_setup(void)
 {
-	void *syscall_page = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_ATOMIC);
-	const void *vsyscall;
-	size_t vsyscall_len;
+	void *vdso_page = (void *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_ATOMIC);
+	const void *vdso;
+	size_t vdso_len;
 
-	vdso32_pages[0] = virt_to_page(syscall_page);
+	vdso32_pages[0] = virt_to_page(vdso_page);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	gate_vma_init();
 #endif
 
 	if (vdso32_syscall()) {
-		vsyscall = &vdso32_syscall_start;
-		vsyscall_len = &vdso32_syscall_end - &vdso32_syscall_start;
+		vdso = &vdso32_syscall_start;
+		vdso_len = &vdso32_syscall_end - &vdso32_syscall_start;
 	} else if (vdso32_sysenter()){
-		vsyscall = &vdso32_sysenter_start;
-		vsyscall_len = &vdso32_sysenter_end - &vdso32_sysenter_start;
+		vdso = &vdso32_sysenter_start;
+		vdso_len = &vdso32_sysenter_end - &vdso32_sysenter_start;
 	} else {
-		vsyscall = &vdso32_int80_start;
-		vsyscall_len = &vdso32_int80_end - &vdso32_int80_start;
+		vdso = &vdso32_int80_start;
+		vdso_len = &vdso32_int80_end - &vdso32_int80_start;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(syscall_page, vsyscall, vsyscall_len);
-	relocate_vdso(syscall_page);
+	memcpy(vdso_page, vdso, vdso_len);
+	patch_vdso32(vdso_page, vdso_len);
+	relocate_vdso(vdso_page);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/vdso/vma.c b/arch/x86/vdso/vma.c
index 431e875..7345bc9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/vdso/vma.c
+++ b/arch/x86/vdso/vma.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <asm/vdso.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86_64)
 unsigned int __read_mostly vdso_enabled = 1;
 
 extern char vdso_start[], vdso_end[];
@@ -28,8 +29,12 @@ static unsigned vdso_size;
 extern char vdsox32_start[], vdsox32_end[];
 extern struct page *vdsox32_pages[];
 static unsigned vdsox32_size;
+#endif
+#endif
 
-static void __init patch_vdsox32(void *vdso, size_t len)
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86_32) || defined(CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI) || \
+	defined(CONFIG_COMPAT)
+void __init patch_vdso32(void *vdso, size_t len)
 {
 	Elf32_Ehdr *hdr = vdso;
 	Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs, *alt_sec = 0;
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ static void __init patch_vdsox32(void *vdso, size_t len)
 	}
 
 	/* If we get here, it's probably a bug. */
-	pr_warning("patch_vdsox32: .altinstructions not found\n");
+	pr_warning("patch_vdso32: .altinstructions not found\n");
 	return;  /* nothing to patch */
 
 found:
@@ -61,6 +66,7 @@ found:
 }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_X86_64)
 static void __init patch_vdso64(void *vdso, size_t len)
 {
 	Elf64_Ehdr *hdr = vdso;
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ static int __init init_vdso(void)
 		vdso_pages[i] = virt_to_page(vdso_start + i*PAGE_SIZE);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI
-	patch_vdsox32(vdsox32_start, vdsox32_end - vdsox32_start);
+	patch_vdso32(vdsox32_start, vdsox32_end - vdsox32_start);
 	npages = (vdsox32_end - vdsox32_start + PAGE_SIZE - 1) / PAGE_SIZE;
 	vdsox32_size = npages << PAGE_SHIFT;
 	for (i = 0; i < npages; i++)
@@ -204,3 +210,4 @@ static __init int vdso_setup(char *s)
 	return 0;
 }
 __setup("vdso=", vdso_setup);
+#endif
-- 
1.9.0


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