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* [PATCH 0/3] x86: adjust entry frame generation
@ 2012-10-02 15:20 Jan Beulich
  2012-10-02 15:26 ` [PATCH 1/3] x86: use MOV instead of PUSH/POP when saving/restoring register state Jan Beulich
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From: Jan Beulich @ 2012-10-02 15:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: xen-devel

This set of patches converts the way frames gets created from
using PUSHes/POPs to using MOVes, thus allowing (in certain
cases) to avoid saving/restoring part of the register set.

While the place where the (small) win from this comes from varies
between CPUs, the net effect is a 1 to 2% reduction on a
combined interruption entry and exit when the full state save
can be avoided.

1: use MOV instead of PUSH/POP when saving/restoring register state
2: consolidate frame state manipulation functions
3: save only partial register state where possible

Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>

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2012-10-02 15:26 ` [PATCH 1/3] x86: use MOV instead of PUSH/POP when saving/restoring register state Jan Beulich
2012-10-02 17:01   ` Keir Fraser
2012-10-02 17:57   ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2012-10-03 13:01     ` Jan Beulich
2012-10-02 15:26 ` [PATCH 2/3] x86: consolidate frame state manipulation functions Jan Beulich
2012-10-02 17:01   ` Keir Fraser
2012-10-02 15:27 ` [PATCH 3/3] x86: save/restore only partial register state where possible Jan Beulich
2012-10-02 17:02   ` Keir Fraser
2012-10-03 13:05     ` Jan Beulich
2012-10-03 14:35       ` Keir Fraser
2012-10-30 14:26         ` Jan Beulich
2012-10-30 14:20 ` [PATCH 0/2, v2] x86: adjust entry frame generation Jan Beulich
2012-10-30 14:27   ` [PATCH 1/2, v2] x86: use MOV instead of PUSH/POP when saving/restoring register state Jan Beulich
2012-10-30 15:19     ` Mats Petersson
2012-10-30 14:36       ` Keir Fraser
2012-10-30 15:33       ` Jan Beulich
2012-10-30 14:29   ` [PATCH 2/2, v2] x86: save/restore only partial register state where possible Jan Beulich
2012-10-30 14:35   ` [PATCH 0/2, v2] x86: adjust entry frame generation Keir Fraser

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