RFC: 8201193 C2 Object Initialization - Using XMM/YMM registers

Vladimir Kozlov vladimir.kozlov at oracle.com
Mon Jun 11 20:41:04 UTC 2018


Okay, I will send official RFR.

Thanks,
Vladimir

On 6/9/18 10:00 PM, Rohit Arul Raj wrote:
> Hello Vladimir,
> 
> Thank you very much for the review.
> 
> Please find my comments in-lined below.
> 
>> I hit assert in Assembler::vpxor() when ran on machine which does not have AVX:
>> assert(UseAVX > 0) failed: requires some form of AVX
>> I think you can use pxor() instead of vpxor() in else case:
>>     if (UseAVX >= 2) {
>>       vpxor(xtmp, xtmp, xtmp, AVX_256bit);
>>     } else {
>>       pxor(xtmp, xtmp);
>>     }
> 
> Yes, this change should be fine. My patch would have worked only on
> processors with AVX support.
> 
>> EAX zeroing - it is required for UseFastStosb case too.
>>
>> BTW your code is executed only when UseFastStosb is false. Is it intentional? My be add UseFastStosb
>> check in vm_version_x86.cpp code too.
> 
> Our AMD processors don't have ERMS (Enhanced REP MOVSB/STOSB) support.
> Hence it would have always been false.
> Your patch has a much better generic check for this.
> 
>> You can also do UseXMMForObjInit setting in vm_version_x86.cpp similar to UseBMI1Instructions flag
>> setting to avoid checking UseUnalignedLoadStores and other flags in all places.
> 
> Yes, right.
> 
>> Here is code with my changes:
>> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~kvn/8201193/webrev.02/
> 
> The patch looks good. We are OK with the updated changes.
> 
> Thanks,
> Rohit
> 
>>> Thank you, Rohit
>>>
>>> This change looks reasonable. Let me test it.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Vladimir
>>>
>>> On 5/30/18 9:55 PM, Rohit Arul Raj wrote:
>>>> Thanks Vladimir,
>>>>
>>>> I made the changes as you had suggested and it works now.
>>>> Please find attached the updated patch, relevant test case as well as
>>>> the micro-benchmark performance data.
>>>> Sorry for the delay.
>>>>
>>>> **************** P A T C H **************
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/globals_x86.hpp
>>>> b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/globals_x86.hpp
>>>> --- a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/globals_x86.hpp
>>>> +++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/globals_x86.hpp
>>>> @@ -150,6 +150,9 @@
>>>>      product(bool, UseUnalignedLoadStores, false,                              \
>>>>              "Use SSE2 MOVDQU instruction for Arraycopy")                      \
>>>>                                                                                \
>>>> +  product(bool, UseXMMForObjInit, false,                                    \
>>>> +          "Use XMM/YMM MOVDQU instruction for Object Initialization")       \
>>>> +                                                                            \
>>>>      product(bool, UseFastStosb, false,                                        \
>>>>              "Use fast-string operation for zeroing: rep stosb")               \
>>>>                                                                                \
>>>> diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/macroAssembler_x86.cpp
>>>> b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/macroAssembler_x86.cpp
>>>> --- a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/macroAssembler_x86.cpp
>>>> +++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/macroAssembler_x86.cpp
>>>> @@ -6775,7 +6775,58 @@
>>>>
>>>>    }
>>>>
>>>> -void MacroAssembler::clear_mem(Register base, Register cnt, Register
>>>> tmp, bool is_large) {
>>>> +// clear memory of size 'cnt' qwords, starting at 'base' using
>>>> XMM/YMM registers
>>>> +void MacroAssembler::xmm_clear_mem(Register base, Register cnt,
>>>> XMMRegister xtmp) {
>>>> +  // cnt - number of qwords (8-byte words).
>>>> +  // base - start address, qword aligned.
>>>> +  Label L_zero_64_bytes, L_loop, L_sloop, L_tail, L_end;
>>>> +  if (UseAVX >= 2)
>>>> +    vpxor(xtmp, xtmp, xtmp, AVX_256bit);
>>>> +  else
>>>> +    vpxor(xtmp, xtmp, xtmp, AVX_128bit);
>>>> +  jmp(L_zero_64_bytes);
>>>> +
>>>> +  BIND(L_loop);
>>>> +  if (UseAVX >= 2) {
>>>> +    vmovdqu(Address(base,  0), xtmp);
>>>> +    vmovdqu(Address(base, 32), xtmp);
>>>> +  } else {
>>>> +    movdqu(Address(base,  0), xtmp);
>>>> +    movdqu(Address(base, 16), xtmp);
>>>> +    movdqu(Address(base, 32), xtmp);
>>>> +    movdqu(Address(base, 48), xtmp);
>>>> +  }
>>>> +  addptr(base, 64);
>>>> +
>>>> +  BIND(L_zero_64_bytes);
>>>> +  subptr(cnt, 8);
>>>> +  jccb(Assembler::greaterEqual, L_loop);
>>>> +  addptr(cnt, 4);
>>>> +  jccb(Assembler::less, L_tail);
>>>> +  // Copy trailing 32 bytes
>>>> +  if (UseAVX >= 2) {
>>>> +    vmovdqu(Address(base, 0), xtmp);
>>>> +  } else {
>>>> +    movdqu(Address(base,  0), xtmp);
>>>> +    movdqu(Address(base, 16), xtmp);
>>>> +  }
>>>> +  addptr(base, 32);
>>>> +  subptr(cnt, 4);
>>>> +
>>>> +  BIND(L_tail);
>>>> +  addptr(cnt, 4);
>>>> +  jccb(Assembler::lessEqual, L_end);
>>>> +  decrement(cnt);
>>>> +
>>>> +  BIND(L_sloop);
>>>> +  movq(Address(base, 0), xtmp);
>>>> +  addptr(base, 8);
>>>> +  decrement(cnt);
>>>> +  jccb(Assembler::greaterEqual, L_sloop);
>>>> +  BIND(L_end);
>>>> +}
>>>> +
>>>> +void MacroAssembler::clear_mem(Register base, Register cnt, Register
>>>> tmp, XMMRegister xtmp, bool is_large) {
>>>>      // cnt - number of qwords (8-byte words).
>>>>      // base - start address, qword aligned.
>>>>      // is_large - if optimizers know cnt is larger than InitArrayShortSize
>>>> @@ -6787,7 +6838,9 @@
>>>>
>>>>      Label DONE;
>>>>
>>>> -  xorptr(tmp, tmp);
>>>> +  if (!is_large || !(UseXMMForObjInit && UseUnalignedLoadStores)) {
>>>> +    xorptr(tmp, tmp);
>>>> +  }
>>>>
>>>>      if (!is_large) {
>>>>        Label LOOP, LONG;
>>>> @@ -6813,6 +6866,9 @@
>>>>      if (UseFastStosb) {
>>>>        shlptr(cnt, 3); // convert to number of bytes
>>>>        rep_stosb();
>>>> +  } else if (UseXMMForObjInit && UseUnalignedLoadStores) {
>>>> +    movptr(tmp, base);
>>>> +    xmm_clear_mem(tmp, cnt, xtmp);
>>>>      } else {
>>>>        NOT_LP64(shlptr(cnt, 1);) // convert to number of 32-bit words
>>>> for 32-bit VM
>>>>        rep_stos();
>>>> diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/macroAssembler_x86.hpp
>>>> b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/macroAssembler_x86.hpp
>>>> --- a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/macroAssembler_x86.hpp
>>>> +++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/macroAssembler_x86.hpp
>>>> @@ -1578,7 +1578,10 @@
>>>>
>>>>      // clear memory of size 'cnt' qwords, starting at 'base';
>>>>      // if 'is_large' is set, do not try to produce short loop
>>>> -  void clear_mem(Register base, Register cnt, Register rtmp, bool is_large);
>>>> +  void clear_mem(Register base, Register cnt, Register rtmp,
>>>> XMMRegister xtmp, bool is_large);
>>>> +
>>>> +  // clear memory of size 'cnt' qwords, starting at 'base' using
>>>> XMM/YMM registers
>>>> +  void xmm_clear_mem(Register base, Register cnt, XMMRegister xtmp);
>>>>
>>>>    #ifdef COMPILER2
>>>>      void string_indexof_char(Register str1, Register cnt1, Register ch,
>>>> Register result,
>>>> diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/x86_32.ad b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/x86_32.ad
>>>> --- a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/x86_32.ad
>>>> +++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/x86_32.ad
>>>> @@ -11482,13 +11482,15 @@
>>>>
>>>>    // =======================================================================
>>>>    // fast clearing of an array
>>>> -instruct rep_stos(eCXRegI cnt, eDIRegP base, eAXRegI zero, Universe
>>>> dummy, eFlagsReg cr) %{
>>>> +instruct rep_stos(eCXRegI cnt, eDIRegP base, regD tmp, eAXRegI zero,
>>>> Universe dummy, eFlagsReg cr) %{
>>>>      predicate(!((ClearArrayNode*)n)->is_large());
>>>>      match(Set dummy (ClearArray cnt base));
>>>> -  effect(USE_KILL cnt, USE_KILL base, KILL zero, KILL cr);
>>>> +  effect(USE_KILL cnt, USE_KILL base, TEMP tmp, KILL zero, KILL cr);
>>>>
>>>>      format %{ $$template
>>>> -    $$emit$$"XOR    EAX,EAX\t# ClearArray:\n\t"
>>>> +    if (!is_large || !(UseXMMForObjInit && UseUnalignedLoadStores)) {
>>>> +      $$emit$$"XOR    EAX,EAX\t# ClearArray:\n\t"
>>>> +    }
>>>>        $$emit$$"CMP    InitArrayShortSize,rcx\n\t"
>>>>        $$emit$$"JG     LARGE\n\t"
>>>>        $$emit$$"SHL    ECX, 1\n\t"
>>>> @@ -11502,6 +11504,32 @@
>>>>        if (UseFastStosb) {
>>>>           $$emit$$"SHL    ECX,3\t# Convert doublewords to bytes\n\t"
>>>>           $$emit$$"REP STOSB\t# store EAX into [EDI++] while ECX--\n\t"
>>>> +    } else if (UseXMMForObjInit && UseUnalignedLoadStores) {
>>>> +       $$emit$$"MOV     RDI,RAX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"VPXOR   YMM0,YMM0,YMM0\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"JMPQ    L_zero_64_bytes\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_loop:\t# 64-byte LOOP\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"VMOVDQU YMM0,(RAX)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"VMOVDQU YMM0,0x20(RAX)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"ADD     0x40,RAX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_zero_64_bytes:\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"SUB     0x8,RCX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"JGE     L_loop\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"ADD     0x4,RCX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"JL      L_tail\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"VMOVDQU YMM0,(RAX)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"ADD     0x20,RAX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"SUB     0x4,RCX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_tail:\t# Clearing tail bytes\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"ADD     0x4,RCX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"JLE     L_end\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"DEC     RCX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_sloop:\t# 8-byte short loop\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"VMOVQ   XMM0,(RAX)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"ADD     0x8,RAX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"DEC     RCX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"JGE     L_sloop\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_end:\n\t"
>>>>        } else {
>>>>           $$emit$$"SHL    ECX,1\t# Convert doublewords to words\n\t"
>>>>           $$emit$$"REP STOS\t# store EAX into [EDI++] while ECX--\n\t"
>>>> @@ -11509,20 +11537,49 @@
>>>>        $$emit$$"# DONE"
>>>>      %}
>>>>      ins_encode %{
>>>> -    __ clear_mem($base$$Register, $cnt$$Register, $zero$$Register, false);
>>>> -  %}
>>>> -  ins_pipe( pipe_slow );
>>>> -%}
>>>> -
>>>> -instruct rep_stos_large(eCXRegI cnt, eDIRegP base, eAXRegI zero,
>>>> Universe dummy, eFlagsReg cr) %{
>>>> +    __ clear_mem($base$$Register, $cnt$$Register, $zero$$Register,
>>>> +                 $tmp$$XMMRegister, false);
>>>> +  %}
>>>> +  ins_pipe( pipe_slow );
>>>> +%}
>>>> +
>>>> +instruct rep_stos_large(eCXRegI cnt, eDIRegP base, regD tmp, eAXRegI
>>>> zero, Universe dummy, eFlagsReg cr) %{
>>>>      predicate(((ClearArrayNode*)n)->is_large());
>>>>      match(Set dummy (ClearArray cnt base));
>>>> -  effect(USE_KILL cnt, USE_KILL base, KILL zero, KILL cr);
>>>> +  effect(USE_KILL cnt, USE_KILL base, TEMP tmp, KILL zero, KILL cr);
>>>>      format %{ $$template
>>>> -    $$emit$$"XOR    EAX,EAX\t# ClearArray:\n\t"
>>>> +    if (!is_large || !(UseXMMForObjInit && UseUnalignedLoadStores)) {
>>>> +       $$emit$$"XOR    EAX,EAX\t# ClearArray:\n\t"
>>>> +    }
>>>>        if (UseFastStosb) {
>>>>           $$emit$$"SHL    ECX,3\t# Convert doublewords to bytes\n\t"
>>>>           $$emit$$"REP STOSB\t# store EAX into [EDI++] while ECX--\n\t"
>>>> +    } else if (UseXMMForObjInit && UseUnalignedLoadStores) {
>>>> +       $$emit$$"MOV     RDI,RAX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"VPXOR   YMM0,YMM0,YMM0\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"JMPQ    L_zero_64_bytes\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_loop:\t# 64-byte LOOP\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"VMOVDQU YMM0,(RAX)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"VMOVDQU YMM0,0x20(RAX)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"ADD     0x40,RAX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_zero_64_bytes:\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"SUB     0x8,RCX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"JGE     L_loop\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"ADD     0x4,RCX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"JL      L_tail\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"VMOVDQU YMM0,(RAX)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"ADD     0x20,RAX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"SUB     0x4,RCX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_tail:\t# Clearing tail bytes\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"ADD     0x4,RCX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"JLE     L_end\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"DEC     RCX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_sloop:\t# 8-byte short loop\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"VMOVQ   XMM0,(RAX)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"ADD     0x8,RAX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"DEC     RCX\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"JGE     L_sloop\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_end:\n\t"
>>>>        } else {
>>>>           $$emit$$"SHL    ECX,1\t# Convert doublewords to words\n\t"
>>>>           $$emit$$"REP STOS\t# store EAX into [EDI++] while ECX--\n\t"
>>>> @@ -11530,7 +11587,8 @@
>>>>        $$emit$$"# DONE"
>>>>      %}
>>>>      ins_encode %{
>>>> -    __ clear_mem($base$$Register, $cnt$$Register, $zero$$Register, true);
>>>> +    __ clear_mem($base$$Register, $cnt$$Register, $zero$$Register,
>>>> +                 $tmp$$XMMRegister, true);
>>>>      %}
>>>>      ins_pipe( pipe_slow );
>>>>    %}
>>>> diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/x86_64.ad b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/x86_64.ad
>>>> --- a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/x86_64.ad
>>>> +++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/x86_64.ad
>>>> @@ -10625,15 +10625,17 @@
>>>>
>>>>    // =======================================================================
>>>>    // fast clearing of an array
>>>> -instruct rep_stos(rcx_RegL cnt, rdi_RegP base, rax_RegI zero, Universe dummy,
>>>> -                  rFlagsReg cr)
>>>> +instruct rep_stos(rcx_RegL cnt, rdi_RegP base, regD tmp, rax_RegI zero,
>>>> +                  Universe dummy, rFlagsReg cr)
>>>>    %{
>>>>      predicate(!((ClearArrayNode*)n)->is_large());
>>>>      match(Set dummy (ClearArray cnt base));
>>>> -  effect(USE_KILL cnt, USE_KILL base, KILL zero, KILL cr);
>>>> +  effect(USE_KILL cnt, USE_KILL base, TEMP tmp, KILL zero, KILL cr);
>>>>
>>>>      format %{ $$template
>>>> -    $$emit$$"xorq    rax, rax\t# ClearArray:\n\t"
>>>> +    if (!is_large || !(UseXMMForObjInit && UseUnalignedLoadStores)) {
>>>> +       $$emit$$"xorq    rax, rax\t# ClearArray:\n\t"
>>>> +    }
>>>>        $$emit$$"cmp     InitArrayShortSize,rcx\n\t"
>>>>        $$emit$$"jg      LARGE\n\t"
>>>>        $$emit$$"dec     rcx\n\t"
>>>> @@ -10646,35 +10648,91 @@
>>>>        if (UseFastStosb) {
>>>>           $$emit$$"shlq    rcx,3\t# Convert doublewords to bytes\n\t"
>>>>           $$emit$$"rep     stosb\t# Store rax to *rdi++ while rcx--\n\t"
>>>> +    } else if (UseXMMForObjInit && UseUnalignedLoadStores) {
>>>> +       $$emit$$"mov     rdi,rax\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"vpxor   ymm0,ymm0,ymm0\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"jmpq    L_zero_64_bytes\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_loop:\t# 64-byte LOOP\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"vmovdqu ymm0,(rax)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"vmovdqu ymm0,0x20(rax)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"add     0x40,rax\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_zero_64_bytes:\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"sub     0x8,rcx\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"jge     L_loop\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"add     0x4,rcx\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"jl      L_tail\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"vmovdqu ymm0,(rax)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"add     0x20,rax\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"sub     0x4,rcx\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_tail:\t# Clearing tail bytes\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"add     0x4,rcx\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"jle     L_end\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"dec     rcx\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_sloop:\t# 8-byte short loop\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"vmovq   xmm0,(rax)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"add     0x8,rax\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"dec     rcx\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"jge     L_sloop\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_end:\n\t"
>>>>        } else {
>>>>           $$emit$$"rep     stosq\t# Store rax to *rdi++ while rcx--\n\t"
>>>>        }
>>>>        $$emit$$"# DONE"
>>>>      %}
>>>>      ins_encode %{
>>>> -    __ clear_mem($base$$Register, $cnt$$Register, $zero$$Register, false);
>>>> +    __ clear_mem($base$$Register, $cnt$$Register, $zero$$Register,
>>>> +                 $tmp$$XMMRegister, false);
>>>>      %}
>>>>      ins_pipe(pipe_slow);
>>>>    %}
>>>>
>>>> -instruct rep_stos_large(rcx_RegL cnt, rdi_RegP base, rax_RegI zero,
>>>> Universe dummy,
>>>> -                  rFlagsReg cr)
>>>> +instruct rep_stos_large(rcx_RegL cnt, rdi_RegP base, regD tmp, rax_RegI zero,
>>>> +                        Universe dummy, rFlagsReg cr)
>>>>    %{
>>>>      predicate(((ClearArrayNode*)n)->is_large());
>>>>      match(Set dummy (ClearArray cnt base));
>>>> -  effect(USE_KILL cnt, USE_KILL base, KILL zero, KILL cr);
>>>> +  effect(USE_KILL cnt, USE_KILL base, TEMP tmp, KILL zero, KILL cr);
>>>>
>>>>      format %{ $$template
>>>> -    $$emit$$"xorq    rax, rax\t# ClearArray:\n\t"
>>>> +    if (!is_large || !(UseXMMForObjInit && UseUnalignedLoadStores)) {
>>>> +      $$emit$$"xorq    rax, rax\t# ClearArray:\n\t"
>>>> +    }
>>>>        if (UseFastStosb) {
>>>>           $$emit$$"shlq    rcx,3\t# Convert doublewords to bytes\n\t"
>>>>           $$emit$$"rep     stosb\t# Store rax to *rdi++ while rcx--"
>>>> +    } else if (UseXMMForObjInit && UseUnalignedLoadStores) {
>>>> +       $$emit$$"mov     rdi,rax\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"vpxor   ymm0,ymm0,ymm0\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"jmpq    L_zero_64_bytes\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_loop:\t# 64-byte LOOP\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"vmovdqu ymm0,(rax)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"vmovdqu ymm0,0x20(rax)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"add     0x40,rax\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_zero_64_bytes:\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"sub     0x8,rcx\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"jge     L_loop\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"add     0x4,rcx\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"jl      L_tail\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"vmovdqu ymm0,(rax)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"add     0x20,rax\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"sub     0x4,rcx\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_tail:\t# Clearing tail bytes\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"add     0x4,rcx\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"jle     L_end\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"dec     rcx\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_sloop:\t# 8-byte short loop\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"vmovq   xmm0,(rax)\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"add     0x8,rax\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"dec     rcx\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"jge     L_sloop\n\t"
>>>> +       $$emit$$"# L_end:\n\t"
>>>>        } else {
>>>>           $$emit$$"rep     stosq\t# Store rax to *rdi++ while rcx--"
>>>>        }
>>>>      %}
>>>>      ins_encode %{
>>>> -    __ clear_mem($base$$Register, $cnt$$Register, $zero$$Register, true);
>>>> +    __ clear_mem($base$$Register, $cnt$$Register, $zero$$Register,
>>>> +                 $tmp$$XMMRegister, true);
>>>>      %}
>>>>      ins_pipe(pipe_slow);
>>>>    %}
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *********************** END of P A T C H *******************
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Generated assembly code after change:
>>>> ------------------------------------------------------
>>>>    0x00002b771c0016e4: mov    %rdx,%rdi
>>>>    0x00002b771c0016e7: add    $0x10,%rdi
>>>>    0x00002b771c0016eb: mov    $0x14,%ecx
>>>>    0x00002b771c0016f0: mov    %rdi,%rax
>>>>    0x00002b771c0016f3: vpxor  %ymm0,%ymm0,%ymm0
>>>>    0x00002b771c0016f7: jmpq   0x00002b771c001709
>>>>    0x00002b771c0016fc: vmovdqu %ymm0,(%rax)
>>>>    0x00002b771c001700: vmovdqu %ymm0,0x20(%rax)
>>>>    0x00002b771c001705: add    $0x40,%rax
>>>>    0x00002b771c001709: sub    $0x8,%rcx
>>>>    0x00002b771c00170d: jge    0x00002b771c0016fc
>>>>    0x00002b771c00170f: add    $0x4,%rcx
>>>>    0x00002b771c001713: jl     0x00002b771c001721
>>>>    0x00002b771c001715: vmovdqu %ymm0,(%rax)
>>>>    0x00002b771c001719: add    $0x20,%rax
>>>>    0x00002b771c00171d: sub    $0x4,%rcx
>>>>    0x00002b771c001721: add    $0x4,%rcx
>>>>    0x00002b771c001725: jle    0x00002b771c001737
>>>>    0x00002b771c001727: dec    %rcx
>>>>    0x00002b771c00172a: vmovq  %xmm0,(%rax)
>>>>    0x00002b771c00172e: add    $0x8,%rax
>>>>    0x00002b771c001732: dec    %rcx
>>>>    0x00002b771c001735: jge    0x00002b771c00172a
>>>>    0x00002b771c001737:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have done regression testing (changeset:
>>>> 50250:04f9bb270ab8/24May2018) on 32-bit as well as 64-bit builds and
>>>> didn't find any regressions.
>>>> $make run-test TEST="tier1 tier2" JTREG="JOBS=1"
>>>> CONF=linux-x86_64-normal-server-release
>>>>
>>>> Please let me know your comments.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Rohit
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 12:33 AM, Vladimir Kozlov
>>>> <vladimir.kozlov at oracle.com> wrote:
>>>>> Sorry for delay.
>>>>>
>>>>> In general you can't use arbitrary registers without letting know JIT
>>>>> compilers that you use it. It will definitely cause problems.
>>>>> You need to pass it as additional XMMRegister argument and described it as
>>>>> TEMP in .ad files.
>>>>>
>>>>> See byte_array_inflate() as example.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/11/18 7:25 PM, Rohit Arul Raj wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When I use XMM0 as a temporary register, the micro-benchmark crashes.
>>>>>>>> Saving and Restoring the XMM0 register before and after use works
>>>>>>>> fine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Looking at the  "hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/x86.ad" file, XMM0 as with
>>>>>>>> other XMM registers has been mentioned as Save-On-Call registers and
>>>>>>>> on Linux ABI, no register is preserved across function calls though
>>>>>>>> XMM0-XMM7 might hold parameters. So I assumed using XMM0 without
>>>>>>>> saving/restoring should be fine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is it incorrect use XMM* registers without saving/restoring them?
>>>>>>>> Using XMM10 register as temporary register works fine without having
>>>>>>>> to save and restore it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any comments/suggestions on the usage of XMM* registers?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Rohit
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 11:38 PM, Vladimir Kozlov
>>>>>> <vladimir.kozlov at oracle.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good suggestion, Rohit
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I created new RFE. Please add you suggestion and performance data there:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8201193
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>> Vladimir
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 4/5/18 12:19 AM, Rohit Arul Raj wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I was going through the C2 object initialization (zeroing) code based
>>>>>>>> on the below bug entry:
>>>>>>>> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8146801
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Right now, for longer lengths we use "rep stos" instructions on x86. I
>>>>>>>> was experimenting with using XMM/YMM registers (on AMD EPYC processor)
>>>>>>>> and found that they do improve performance for certain lengths:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For lengths > 64 bytes - 512 bytes : improvement is in the range of 8%
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> 44%
>>>>>>>> For lengths > 512bytes                   : some lengths show slight
>>>>>>>> improvement in the range of 2% to 7%, others almost same as "rep stos"
>>>>>>>> numbers.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have attached the complete performance data (data.txt) for reference .
>>>>>>>> Can we add this as an user option similar to UseXMMForArrayCopy?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have used the same test case as in
>>>>>>>> (http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~shade/8146801/benchmarks.jar) with
>>>>>>>> additional sizes.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Initial Patch:
>>>>>>>> I haven't added the check for 32-bit mode as I need some help with the
>>>>>>>> code (description given below the patch).
>>>>>>>> The code is similar to the one used in array copy stubs
>>>>>>>> (copy_bytes_forward).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/globals_x86.hpp
>>>>>>>> b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/globals_x86.hpp
>>>>>>>> --- a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/globals_x86.hpp
>>>>>>>> +++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/globals_x86.hpp
>>>>>>>> @@ -150,6 +150,9 @@
>>>>>>>>        product(bool, UseUnalignedLoadStores, false,
>>>>>>>> \
>>>>>>>>                "Use SSE2 MOVDQU instruction for Arraycopy")
>>>>>>>> \
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> \
>>>>>>>> +  product(bool, UseXMMForObjInit, false,
>>>>>>>> \
>>>>>>>> +          "Use XMM/YMM MOVDQU instruction for Object Initialization")
>>>>>>>> \
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> \
>>>>>>>>        product(bool, UseFastStosb, false,
>>>>>>>> \
>>>>>>>>                "Use fast-string operation for zeroing: rep stosb")
>>>>>>>> \
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> \
>>>>>>>> diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/macroAssembler_x86.cpp
>>>>>>>> b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/macroAssembler_x86.cpp
>>>>>>>> --- a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/macroAssembler_x86.cpp
>>>>>>>> +++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/macroAssembler_x86.cpp
>>>>>>>> @@ -7106,6 +7106,56 @@
>>>>>>>>        if (UseFastStosb) {
>>>>>>>>          shlptr(cnt, 3); // convert to number of bytes
>>>>>>>>          rep_stosb();
>>>>>>>> +  } else if (UseXMMForObjInit && UseUnalignedLoadStores) {
>>>>>>>> +    Label L_loop, L_sloop, L_check, L_tail, L_end;
>>>>>>>> +    push(base);
>>>>>>>> +    if (UseAVX >= 2)
>>>>>>>> +      vpxor(xmm10, xmm10, xmm10, AVX_256bit);
>>>>>>>> +    else
>>>>>>>> +      vpxor(xmm10, xmm10, xmm10, AVX_128bit);
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    jmp(L_check);
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    BIND(L_loop);
>>>>>>>> +    if (UseAVX >= 2) {
>>>>>>>> +      vmovdqu(Address(base,  0), xmm10);
>>>>>>>> +      vmovdqu(Address(base, 32), xmm10);
>>>>>>>> +    } else {
>>>>>>>> +      movdqu(Address(base,  0), xmm10);
>>>>>>>> +      movdqu(Address(base, 16), xmm10);
>>>>>>>> +      movdqu(Address(base, 32), xmm10);
>>>>>>>> +      movdqu(Address(base, 48), xmm10);
>>>>>>>> +    }
>>>>>>>> +    addptr(base, 64);
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    BIND(L_check);
>>>>>>>> +    subptr(cnt, 8);
>>>>>>>> +    jccb(Assembler::greaterEqual, L_loop);
>>>>>>>> +    addptr(cnt, 4);
>>>>>>>> +    jccb(Assembler::less, L_tail);
>>>>>>>> +    // Copy trailing 32 bytes
>>>>>>>> +    if (UseAVX >= 2) {
>>>>>>>> +      vmovdqu(Address(base, 0), xmm10);
>>>>>>>> +    } else {
>>>>>>>> +      movdqu(Address(base,  0), xmm10);
>>>>>>>> +      movdqu(Address(base, 16), xmm10);
>>>>>>>> +    }
>>>>>>>> +    addptr(base, 32);
>>>>>>>> +    subptr(cnt, 4);
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    BIND(L_tail);
>>>>>>>> +    addptr(cnt, 4);
>>>>>>>> +    jccb(Assembler::lessEqual, L_end);
>>>>>>>> +    decrement(cnt);
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    BIND(L_sloop);
>>>>>>>> +    movptr(Address(base, 0), tmp);
>>>>>>>> +    addptr(base, 8);
>>>>>>>> +    decrement(cnt);
>>>>>>>> +    jccb(Assembler::greaterEqual, L_sloop);
>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>> +    BIND(L_end);
>>>>>>>> +    pop(base);
>>>>>>>>        } else {
>>>>>>>>          NOT_LP64(shlptr(cnt, 1);) // convert to number of 32-bit words
>>>>>>>> for 32-bit VM
>>>>>>>>          rep_stos();
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When I use XMM0 as a temporary register, the micro-benchmark crashes.
>>>>>>>> Saving and Restoring the XMM0 register before and after use works
>>>>>>>> fine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Looking at the  "hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/x86.ad" file, XMM0 as with
>>>>>>>> other XMM registers has been mentioned as Save-On-Call registers and
>>>>>>>> on Linux ABI, no register is preserved across function calls though
>>>>>>>> XMM0-XMM7 might hold parameters. So I assumed using XMM0 without
>>>>>>>> saving/restoring should be fine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is it incorrect use XMM* registers without saving/restoring them?
>>>>>>>> Using XMM10 register as temporary register works fine without having
>>>>>>>> to save and restore it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Please let me know your comments.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>> Rohit
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>


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