This is the payoff.
From perf record -g data of ubuntu 18 boot and shutdown:
BEFORE:
- 23.02% 2.82% qemu-system-aar [.] helper_lookup_tb_ptr
- 20.22% helper_lookup_tb_ptr
+ 10.05% tb_htable_lookup
- 9.13% cpu_get_tb_cpu_state
3.20% aa64_va_parameters_both
0.55% fp_exception_el
- 11.66% 4.74% qemu-system-aar [.] cpu_get_tb_cpu_state
- 6.96% cpu_get_tb_cpu_state
3.63% aa64_va_parameters_both
0.60% fp_exception_el
0.53% sve_exception_el
AFTER:
- 16.40% 3.40% qemu-system-aar [.] helper_lookup_tb_ptr
- 13.03% helper_lookup_tb_ptr
+ 11.19% tb_htable_lookup
0.55% cpu_get_tb_cpu_state
0.98% 0.71% qemu-system-aar [.] cpu_get_tb_cpu_state
0.87% 0.24% qemu-system-aar [.] rebuild_hflags_a64
Before, helper_lookup_tb_ptr is the second hottest function in the
application, consuming almost a quarter of the runtime. Within the
entire execution, cpu_get_tb_cpu_state consumes about 12%.
After, helper_lookup_tb_ptr has dropped to the fourth hottest function,
with consumption dropping to a sixth of the runtime. Within the
entire execution, cpu_get_tb_cpu_state has dropped below 1%, and the
supporting function to rebuild hflags also consumes about 1%.
Assertions are retained for --enable-debug-tcg.
Tested-by: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>
Message-id: 20191023150057.25731-25-richard.henderson@linaro.org
Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
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