[aarch64-port-dev ] RFR: 8151340: aarch64: prefetch the destination word for write prior to ldxr/stxr loops.
Andrew Haley
aph at redhat.com
Sun Mar 6 18:45:13 UTC 2016
On 05/03/16 15:54, Felix Yang wrote:
> This patch makes use of the "prfm" instruction to prefetch cache lines
> for write prior to ldxr/stxr loops. Is it OK?
Yes, but there is another much larger patch to ldxr/stxr on its
way, and this patch is already approved. Please wait for it to
be pushed.
Thanks,
Andrew.
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