On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 3:10 AM Finn Thain <fthain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Unroll the raw_outsb() loop using the optimized assembler code from
raw_outsw(). That code is copied and pasted, with movew changed to moveb.
This improves the performance of sequential write transfers using mac_esp
in PIO mode by 5% or 10%. (The DMA controller on the 840av/660av models is
still unsupported so PIO transfers are used.)
Tested-by: Stan Johnson <userm57@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
I.e., applied and queued for v4.21.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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