[IA64] In syscall-entry, use st8 instead of stf8 to clear pt_regs.r8
authorDavid Mosberger-Tang <davidm@hpl.hp.com>
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 04:17:03 +0000 (21:17 -0700)
committerTony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
Thu, 28 Apr 2005 04:17:03 +0000 (21:17 -0700)
commit060561ff79b01eea58e6d72abfb8e7580ff21f2a
tree7c3f95456480d3c6b44842df5a7619be98f2e14d
parent96e017495e6833adcbad84783e3c5eb685836bbf
[IA64] In syscall-entry, use st8 instead of stf8 to clear pt_regs.r8

Using stf8 seemed like a clever idea at the time, but stf8 forces
the cache-line to be invalidated in the L1D (if it happens to be
there already).  This patch eliminates a guaranteed L1D cache-miss
and, by itself, is good for a 1-2 cycle improvement for heavy-weight
syscalls.

Signed-off-by: David Mosberger-Tang <davidm@hpl.hp.com>
Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>
arch/ia64/kernel/ivt.S