mftb is serialising (dispatch next-to-complete) so it is heavy weight
for a mfspr. Avoid reading it multiple times in the entry or exit paths.
A small number of cycles delay to timers is tolerable.
Reviewed-by: Fabiano Rosas <farosas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 5c4ccebce682..f4e5a64457e6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -3557,12 +3557,13 @@ static int kvmhv_load_hv_regs_and_go(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
host_dawrx1 = mfspr(SPRN_DAWRX1);
}
- hdec = time_limit - mftb();
+ tb = mftb();
+ hdec = time_limit - tb;
if (hdec < 0)
return BOOK3S_INTERRUPT_HV_DECREMENTER;
if (vc->tb_offset) {
- u64 new_tb = mftb() + vc->tb_offset;
+ u64 new_tb = tb + vc->tb_offset;
mtspr(SPRN_TBU40, new_tb);
tb = mftb();
if ((tb & 0xffffff) < (new_tb & 0xffffff))
@@ -3760,7 +3761,7 @@ static int kvmhv_p9_guest_entry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
if (!(vcpu->arch.ctrl & 1))
mtspr(SPRN_CTRLT, mfspr(SPRN_CTRLF) & ~1);
- mtspr(SPRN_DEC, vcpu->arch.dec_expires - mftb());
+ mtspr(SPRN_DEC, vcpu->arch.dec_expires - tb);
if (kvmhv_on_pseries()) {
/*
@@ -3895,7 +3896,7 @@ static int kvmhv_p9_guest_entry(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 time_limit,
vc->in_guest = 0;
next_timer = timer_get_next_tb();
- mtspr(SPRN_DEC, next_timer - mftb());
+ mtspr(SPRN_DEC, next_timer - tb);
mtspr(SPRN_SPRG_VDSO_WRITE, local_paca->sprg_vdso);
kvmhv_load_host_pmu();
--
2.23.0
