memcpy with unaligned 256-bit AVX register loads/stores are slow on older
processorsl like Sandy Bridge. This patch adds bit_AVX_Fast_Unaligned_Load
and sets it only when AVX2 is available.
[BZ #17801]
* sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/init-arch.c (__init_cpu_features):
Set the bit_AVX_Fast_Unaligned_Load bit for AVX2.
* sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/init-arch.h (bit_AVX_Fast_Unaligned_Load):
New.
(index_AVX_Fast_Unaligned_Load): Likewise.
(HAS_AVX_FAST_UNALIGNED_LOAD): Likewise.
* sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcpy.S (__new_memcpy): Check the
bit_AVX_Fast_Unaligned_Load bit instead of the bit_AVX_Usable bit.
* sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcpy_chk.S (__memcpy_chk): Likewise.
* sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/mempcpy.S (__mempcpy): Likewise.
* sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/mempcpy_chk.S (__mempcpy_chk): Likewise.
* sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memmove.c (__libc_memmove): Replace
HAS_AVX with HAS_AVX_FAST_UNALIGNED_LOAD.
* sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memmove_chk.c (__memmove_chk): Likewise.
In this patch we take advantage of HSW memory bandwidth, manage to
reduce miss branch prediction by avoiding using branch instructions and
force destination to be aligned with avx instruction.
The CPU2006 403.gcc benchmark indicates this patch improves performance
from 2% to 10%.
This patch includes optimized 64bit memcpy/memmove for Atom, Core 2 and
Core i7. It improves memcpy by up to 3X on Atom, up to 4X on Core 2 and
up to 1X on Core i7. It also improves memmove by up to 3X on Atom, up to
4X on Core 2 and up to 2X on Core i7.
