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-rw-r--r--arch/i386/kernel/process.c12
-rw-r--r--arch/i386/kernel/traps.c3
-rw-r--r--include/asm-i386/i387.h5
3 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
index dd53c58f64f..ae924c416b6 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/process.c
@@ -648,6 +648,11 @@ struct task_struct fastcall * __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct tas
__unlazy_fpu(prev_p);
+
+ /* we're going to use this soon, after a few expensive things */
+ if (next_p->fpu_counter > 5)
+ prefetch(&next->i387.fxsave);
+
/*
* Reload esp0.
*/
@@ -697,6 +702,13 @@ struct task_struct fastcall * __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct tas
disable_tsc(prev_p, next_p);
+ /* If the task has used fpu the last 5 timeslices, just do a full
+ * restore of the math state immediately to avoid the trap; the
+ * chances of needing FPU soon are obviously high now
+ */
+ if (next_p->fpu_counter > 5)
+ math_state_restore();
+
return prev_p;
}
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
index f9bb1f89d68..4a6fa2837df 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/traps.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ fastcall unsigned long patch_espfix_desc(unsigned long uesp,
* Must be called with kernel preemption disabled (in this case,
* local interrupts are disabled at the call-site in entry.S).
*/
-asmlinkage void math_state_restore(struct pt_regs regs)
+asmlinkage void math_state_restore(void)
{
struct thread_info *thread = current_thread_info();
struct task_struct *tsk = thread->task;
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@ asmlinkage void math_state_restore(struct pt_regs regs)
init_fpu(tsk);
restore_fpu(tsk);
thread->status |= TS_USEDFPU; /* So we fnsave on switch_to() */
+ tsk->fpu_counter++;
}
#ifndef CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/i387.h b/include/asm-i386/i387.h
index bc1d6edae1e..434936c732d 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/i387.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/i387.h
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ static inline void __save_init_fpu( struct task_struct *tsk )
#define __unlazy_fpu( tsk ) do { \
if (task_thread_info(tsk)->status & TS_USEDFPU) \
- save_init_fpu( tsk ); \
+ save_init_fpu( tsk ); \
+ else \
+ tsk->fpu_counter = 0; \
} while (0)
#define __clear_fpu( tsk ) \
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ static inline void save_init_fpu( struct task_struct *tsk )
extern unsigned short get_fpu_cwd( struct task_struct *tsk );
extern unsigned short get_fpu_swd( struct task_struct *tsk );
extern unsigned short get_fpu_mxcsr( struct task_struct *tsk );
+extern asmlinkage void math_state_restore(void);
/*
* Signal frame handlers...