2007-06-13 Nathan Sidwell Mark Shinwell * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/libc-start.c (__libc_start_main): Detect 8xx parts and clear __cache_line_size if detected. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/dl-sysdep.c (DL_PLATFORM_AUXV): Likewise. Upstream-Status: Pending Index: git/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/dl-sysdep.c =================================================================== --- git.orig/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/dl-sysdep.c 2014-08-27 18:49:23.996070587 +0000 +++ git/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/dl-sysdep.c 2014-08-27 18:49:27.332070587 +0000 @@ -24,9 +24,21 @@ /* Scan the Aux Vector for the "Data Cache Block Size" entry. If found verify that the static extern __cache_line_size is defined by checking for not NULL. If it is defined then assign the cache block size - value to __cache_line_size. */ + value to __cache_line_size. This is used by memset to + optimize setting to zero. We have to detect 8xx processors, which + have buggy dcbz implementations that cannot report page faults + correctly. That requires reading SPR, which is a privileged + operation. Fortunately 2.2.18 and later emulates PowerPC mfspr + reads from the PVR register. */ #define DL_PLATFORM_AUXV \ case AT_DCACHEBSIZE: \ + if (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 0x020218) \ + { \ + unsigned pvr = 0; \ + asm ("mfspr %0, 287" : "=r" (pvr)); \ + if ((pvr & 0xffff0000) == 0x00500000) \ + break; \ + } \ __cache_line_size = av->a_un.a_val; \ break; Index: git/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/libc-start.c =================================================================== --- git.orig/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/libc-start.c 2014-08-27 18:49:23.996070587 +0000 +++ git/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/powerpc/libc-start.c 2014-08-27 18:49:27.332070587 +0000 @@ -68,11 +68,24 @@ rtld_fini = NULL; } - /* Initialize the __cache_line_size variable from the aux vector. */ + /* Initialize the __cache_line_size variable from the aux vector. + This is used by memset to optimize setting to zero. We have to + detect 8xx processors, which have buggy dcbz implementations that + cannot report page faults correctly. That requires reading SPR, + which is a privileged operation. Fortunately 2.2.18 and later + emulates PowerPC mfspr reads from the PVR register. */ for (ElfW (auxv_t) * av = auxvec; av->a_type != AT_NULL; ++av) switch (av->a_type) { case AT_DCACHEBSIZE: + if (__LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION >= 0x020218) + { + unsigned pvr = 0; + + asm ("mfspr %0, 287" : "=r" (pvr) :); + if ((pvr & 0xffff0000) == 0x00500000) + break; + } __cache_line_size = av->a_un.a_val; break; }