RE: cpu2000(both float and int) 13% regression with 2.6.28-rc1

["Zhang, Yanmin" <yanmin_zhang@linux.intel.com>]

On Thu, 2008-10-30 at 17:32 -0700, Pallipadi, Venkatesh wrote:
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
> >[mailto:linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Suresh Siddha
> >Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 1:27 PM
> >To: Ingo Molnar
> >Cc: Zhang, Yanmin; LKML; H. Peter Anvin; Siddha, Suresh B;
> >Roland McGrath; Hiroshi Shimamoto; Yinghai Lu
> >Subject: Re: cpu2000(both float and int) 13% regression with 2.6.28-rc1
> >
> >On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 01:03:27AM -0700, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >>
> >> * Zhang, Yanmin <yanmin_zhang@linux.intel.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Comparing with 2.6.27, cpu2000 (both float and int) has
> >about 13% regression
> >> > with 2.6.28-rc1 on my new-model x86-64 machine.
> >> >
> >> > I bisected down to below patch.
> >> >
> >> > commit 0afe2db21394820d32646a695eccf3fbfe6ab5c7
> >> > Merge: d847059... 43603c8...
> >> > Author: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
> >> > Date:   Sat Oct 11 20:23:20 2008 +0200
> >> >
> >> >     Merge branch 'x86/unify-cpu-detect' into
> >x86-v28-for-linus-phase4-D
> >> >
> >> >     Conflicts:
> >> >         arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
> >> >         arch/x86/kernel/signal_64.c
> >> >         include/asm-x86/cpufeature.h
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > When I tried to revert it against 2.6.28-rc2, there are
> >many conflictions.
> >
> >Ingo, I will work with Yanmin and report our findings. It is
> >interesting to see
> >double digit regression on cpu2000 benchmark. My understanding is that
> >these benchmarks are not sensitive to signal handling. Also lmbench
> >signal handling(lat_sig) has less than 3-4% regression, because of
> >added overhead duing signal setup and restore. Context switch
> >didn't have
> >any noticeable difference, when I measure before.
> >
> 
> We figured out that this is not related to signals. But to this mismerge here
> 
> >  +#define X86_FEATURE_AMDC1E  (3*32+21) /* AMD C1E detected */
> > + #define X86_FEATURE_XTOPOLOGY       (3*32+21) /* cpu topology enum extensions */
> 
> I had earler sent a patch to fix this.
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122341178202930&w=2
> 
> But, somehow I don’t see this patch either in Linus's git or in tip.
I confirm it does fix the issues. But the patch need to be ported to 2.6.28-rc2.