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From: Marco Elver <elver@google.com>
To: elver@google.com, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	 Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@gmail.com>,
	Waiman Long <longman@redhat.com>,
	 Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>,
	llvm@lists.linux.dev,  Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
	 linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] arm64: Optimize __READ_ONCE() with CONFIG_LTO=y
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 01:25:11 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260126002936.2676435-3-elver@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260126002936.2676435-1-elver@google.com>

Rework arm64 LTO __READ_ONCE() to improve code generation as follows:

1. Replace the _Generic-based __unqual_scalar_typeof() with the builtin
   typeof_unqual(). This strips qualifiers from all types, not just
   integer types, which is required to be able to assign (must be
   non-const) to __u.__val in the non-atomic case (required for #2).

One subtle point here is that non-integer types of __val could be const
or volatile within the union with the old __unqual_scalar_typeof(), if
the passed variable is const or volatile. This would then result in a
forced load from the stack if __u.__val is volatile; in the case of
const, it does look odd if the underlying storage changes, but the
compiler is told said member is "const" -- it smells like UB.

2. Eliminate the atomic flag and ternary conditional expression. Move
   the fallback volatile load into the default case of the switch,
   ensuring __u is unconditionally initialized across all paths.
   The statement expression now unconditionally returns __u.__val.

This refactoring appears to help the compiler improve (or fix) code
generation.

With a defconfig + LTO + debug options builds, we observe different
codegen for the following functions:

	btrfs_reclaim_sweep (708 -> 1032 bytes)
	btrfs_sinfo_bg_reclaim_threshold_store (200 -> 204 bytes)
	check_mem_access (3652 -> 3692 bytes) [inlined bpf_map_is_rdonly]
	console_flush_all (1268 -> 1264 bytes)
	console_lock_spinning_disable_and_check (180 -> 176 bytes)
	igb_add_filter (640 -> 636 bytes)
	igb_config_tx_modes (2404 -> 2400 bytes)
	kvm_vcpu_on_spin (480 -> 476 bytes)
	map_freeze (376 -> 380 bytes)
	netlink_bind (1664 -> 1656 bytes)
	nmi_cpu_backtrace (404 -> 400 bytes)
	set_rps_cpu (516 -> 520 bytes)
	swap_cluster_readahead (944 -> 932 bytes)
	tcp_accecn_third_ack (328 -> 336 bytes)
	tcp_create_openreq_child (1764 -> 1772 bytes)
	tcp_data_queue (5784 -> 5892 bytes)
	tcp_ecn_rcv_synack (620 -> 628 bytes)
	xen_manage_runstate_time (944 -> 896 bytes)
	xen_steal_clock (340 -> 296 bytes)

Increase of some functions are due to more aggressive inlining due to
better codegen (in this build, e.g. bpf_map_is_rdonly is no longer
present due to being inlined completely).

Signed-off-by: Marco Elver <elver@google.com>
---
 arch/arm64/include/asm/rwonce.h | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/rwonce.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/rwonce.h
index fc0fb42b0b64..9963948f4b44 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/rwonce.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/rwonce.h
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
 #define __READ_ONCE(x)							\
 ({									\
 	typeof(&(x)) __x = &(x);					\
-	int atomic = 1;							\
-	union { __unqual_scalar_typeof(*__x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u;	\
+	union { TYPEOF_UNQUAL(*__x) __val; char __c[1]; } __u;		\
 	switch (sizeof(x)) {						\
 	case 1:								\
 		asm volatile(__LOAD_RCPC(b, %w0, %1)			\
@@ -56,9 +55,9 @@
 			: "Q" (*__x) : "memory");			\
 		break;							\
 	default:							\
-		atomic = 0;						\
+		__u.__val = *(volatile typeof(*__x) *)__x;		\
 	}								\
-	atomic ? (typeof(*__x))__u.__val : (*(volatile typeof(*__x) *)__x);\
+	__u.__val;							\
 })
 
 #endif	/* !BUILD_VDSO */
-- 
2.52.0.457.g6b5491de43-goog



  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-01-26  0:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-01-26  0:25 [PATCH 0/3] arm64: Fixes for __READ_ONCE() with CONFIG_LTO=y Marco Elver
2026-01-26  0:25 ` [PATCH 1/3] arm64: Fix non-atomic " Marco Elver
2026-01-26  0:25 ` Marco Elver [this message]
2026-01-26  7:56   ` [PATCH 2/3] arm64: Optimize " Arnd Bergmann
2026-01-26 19:54     ` Marco Elver
2026-01-26 22:24       ` Arnd Bergmann
2026-01-27 12:01         ` Marco Elver
2026-01-27 14:30           ` David Laight
2026-01-27 15:04             ` Marco Elver
2026-01-27 18:54               ` David Laight
2026-01-26 22:55       ` David Laight
2026-01-26 11:16   ` David Laight
2026-01-26 23:15     ` Marco Elver
2026-01-27 10:13       ` David Laight
2026-01-26  0:25 ` [PATCH 3/3] arm64, compiler-context-analysis: Permit alias analysis through " Marco Elver

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