[v3,3/3] x86: Cleanup page cross code in memcmp-avx2-movbe.S

Message ID 20220415172801.1525674-3-goldstein.w.n@gmail.com
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Series [v3,1/3] x86: Optimize memcmp SSE2 in memcmp.S |

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Noah Goldstein April 15, 2022, 5:28 p.m. UTC
  Old code was both inefficient and wasted code size. New code (-62
bytes) and comparable or better performance in the page cross case.

geometric_mean(N=20) of page cross cases New / Original: 0.960

size, align0, align1, ret, New Time/Old Time
   1,   4095,      0,   0,             1.001
   1,   4095,      0,   1,             0.999
   1,   4095,      0,  -1,               1.0
   2,   4094,      0,   0,               1.0
   2,   4094,      0,   1,               1.0
   2,   4094,      0,  -1,               1.0
   3,   4093,      0,   0,               1.0
   3,   4093,      0,   1,               1.0
   3,   4093,      0,  -1,               1.0
   4,   4092,      0,   0,             0.987
   4,   4092,      0,   1,               1.0
   4,   4092,      0,  -1,               1.0
   5,   4091,      0,   0,             0.984
   5,   4091,      0,   1,             1.002
   5,   4091,      0,  -1,             1.005
   6,   4090,      0,   0,             0.993
   6,   4090,      0,   1,             1.001
   6,   4090,      0,  -1,             1.003
   7,   4089,      0,   0,             0.991
   7,   4089,      0,   1,               1.0
   7,   4089,      0,  -1,             1.001
   8,   4088,      0,   0,             0.875
   8,   4088,      0,   1,             0.881
   8,   4088,      0,  -1,             0.888
   9,   4087,      0,   0,             0.872
   9,   4087,      0,   1,             0.879
   9,   4087,      0,  -1,             0.883
  10,   4086,      0,   0,             0.878
  10,   4086,      0,   1,             0.886
  10,   4086,      0,  -1,             0.873
  11,   4085,      0,   0,             0.878
  11,   4085,      0,   1,             0.881
  11,   4085,      0,  -1,             0.879
  12,   4084,      0,   0,             0.873
  12,   4084,      0,   1,             0.889
  12,   4084,      0,  -1,             0.875
  13,   4083,      0,   0,             0.873
  13,   4083,      0,   1,             0.863
  13,   4083,      0,  -1,             0.863
  14,   4082,      0,   0,             0.838
  14,   4082,      0,   1,             0.869
  14,   4082,      0,  -1,             0.877
  15,   4081,      0,   0,             0.841
  15,   4081,      0,   1,             0.869
  15,   4081,      0,  -1,             0.876
  16,   4080,      0,   0,             0.988
  16,   4080,      0,   1,              0.99
  16,   4080,      0,  -1,             0.989
  17,   4079,      0,   0,             0.978
  17,   4079,      0,   1,             0.981
  17,   4079,      0,  -1,              0.98
  18,   4078,      0,   0,             0.981
  18,   4078,      0,   1,              0.98
  18,   4078,      0,  -1,             0.985
  19,   4077,      0,   0,             0.977
  19,   4077,      0,   1,             0.979
  19,   4077,      0,  -1,             0.986
  20,   4076,      0,   0,             0.977
  20,   4076,      0,   1,             0.986
  20,   4076,      0,  -1,             0.984
  21,   4075,      0,   0,             0.977
  21,   4075,      0,   1,             0.983
  21,   4075,      0,  -1,             0.988
  22,   4074,      0,   0,             0.983
  22,   4074,      0,   1,             0.994
  22,   4074,      0,  -1,             0.993
  23,   4073,      0,   0,              0.98
  23,   4073,      0,   1,             0.992
  23,   4073,      0,  -1,             0.995
  24,   4072,      0,   0,             0.989
  24,   4072,      0,   1,             0.989
  24,   4072,      0,  -1,             0.991
  25,   4071,      0,   0,              0.99
  25,   4071,      0,   1,             0.999
  25,   4071,      0,  -1,             0.996
  26,   4070,      0,   0,             0.993
  26,   4070,      0,   1,             0.995
  26,   4070,      0,  -1,             0.998
  27,   4069,      0,   0,             0.993
  27,   4069,      0,   1,             0.999
  27,   4069,      0,  -1,               1.0
  28,   4068,      0,   0,             0.997
  28,   4068,      0,   1,               1.0
  28,   4068,      0,  -1,             0.999
  29,   4067,      0,   0,             0.996
  29,   4067,      0,   1,             0.999
  29,   4067,      0,  -1,             0.999
  30,   4066,      0,   0,             0.991
  30,   4066,      0,   1,             1.001
  30,   4066,      0,  -1,             0.999
  31,   4065,      0,   0,             0.988
  31,   4065,      0,   1,             0.998
  31,   4065,      0,  -1,             0.998
---
 sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S | 98 ++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 61 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
  

Comments

H.J. Lu April 15, 2022, 5:33 p.m. UTC | #1
On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 10:28 AM Noah Goldstein <goldstein.w.n@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Old code was both inefficient and wasted code size. New code (-62
> bytes) and comparable or better performance in the page cross case.
>
> geometric_mean(N=20) of page cross cases New / Original: 0.960
>
> size, align0, align1, ret, New Time/Old Time
>    1,   4095,      0,   0,             1.001
>    1,   4095,      0,   1,             0.999
>    1,   4095,      0,  -1,               1.0
>    2,   4094,      0,   0,               1.0
>    2,   4094,      0,   1,               1.0
>    2,   4094,      0,  -1,               1.0
>    3,   4093,      0,   0,               1.0
>    3,   4093,      0,   1,               1.0
>    3,   4093,      0,  -1,               1.0
>    4,   4092,      0,   0,             0.987
>    4,   4092,      0,   1,               1.0
>    4,   4092,      0,  -1,               1.0
>    5,   4091,      0,   0,             0.984
>    5,   4091,      0,   1,             1.002
>    5,   4091,      0,  -1,             1.005
>    6,   4090,      0,   0,             0.993
>    6,   4090,      0,   1,             1.001
>    6,   4090,      0,  -1,             1.003
>    7,   4089,      0,   0,             0.991
>    7,   4089,      0,   1,               1.0
>    7,   4089,      0,  -1,             1.001
>    8,   4088,      0,   0,             0.875
>    8,   4088,      0,   1,             0.881
>    8,   4088,      0,  -1,             0.888
>    9,   4087,      0,   0,             0.872
>    9,   4087,      0,   1,             0.879
>    9,   4087,      0,  -1,             0.883
>   10,   4086,      0,   0,             0.878
>   10,   4086,      0,   1,             0.886
>   10,   4086,      0,  -1,             0.873
>   11,   4085,      0,   0,             0.878
>   11,   4085,      0,   1,             0.881
>   11,   4085,      0,  -1,             0.879
>   12,   4084,      0,   0,             0.873
>   12,   4084,      0,   1,             0.889
>   12,   4084,      0,  -1,             0.875
>   13,   4083,      0,   0,             0.873
>   13,   4083,      0,   1,             0.863
>   13,   4083,      0,  -1,             0.863
>   14,   4082,      0,   0,             0.838
>   14,   4082,      0,   1,             0.869
>   14,   4082,      0,  -1,             0.877
>   15,   4081,      0,   0,             0.841
>   15,   4081,      0,   1,             0.869
>   15,   4081,      0,  -1,             0.876
>   16,   4080,      0,   0,             0.988
>   16,   4080,      0,   1,              0.99
>   16,   4080,      0,  -1,             0.989
>   17,   4079,      0,   0,             0.978
>   17,   4079,      0,   1,             0.981
>   17,   4079,      0,  -1,              0.98
>   18,   4078,      0,   0,             0.981
>   18,   4078,      0,   1,              0.98
>   18,   4078,      0,  -1,             0.985
>   19,   4077,      0,   0,             0.977
>   19,   4077,      0,   1,             0.979
>   19,   4077,      0,  -1,             0.986
>   20,   4076,      0,   0,             0.977
>   20,   4076,      0,   1,             0.986
>   20,   4076,      0,  -1,             0.984
>   21,   4075,      0,   0,             0.977
>   21,   4075,      0,   1,             0.983
>   21,   4075,      0,  -1,             0.988
>   22,   4074,      0,   0,             0.983
>   22,   4074,      0,   1,             0.994
>   22,   4074,      0,  -1,             0.993
>   23,   4073,      0,   0,              0.98
>   23,   4073,      0,   1,             0.992
>   23,   4073,      0,  -1,             0.995
>   24,   4072,      0,   0,             0.989
>   24,   4072,      0,   1,             0.989
>   24,   4072,      0,  -1,             0.991
>   25,   4071,      0,   0,              0.99
>   25,   4071,      0,   1,             0.999
>   25,   4071,      0,  -1,             0.996
>   26,   4070,      0,   0,             0.993
>   26,   4070,      0,   1,             0.995
>   26,   4070,      0,  -1,             0.998
>   27,   4069,      0,   0,             0.993
>   27,   4069,      0,   1,             0.999
>   27,   4069,      0,  -1,               1.0
>   28,   4068,      0,   0,             0.997
>   28,   4068,      0,   1,               1.0
>   28,   4068,      0,  -1,             0.999
>   29,   4067,      0,   0,             0.996
>   29,   4067,      0,   1,             0.999
>   29,   4067,      0,  -1,             0.999
>   30,   4066,      0,   0,             0.991
>   30,   4066,      0,   1,             1.001
>   30,   4066,      0,  -1,             0.999
>   31,   4065,      0,   0,             0.988
>   31,   4065,      0,   1,             0.998
>   31,   4065,      0,  -1,             0.998
> ---
>  sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S | 98 ++++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 61 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S
> index a34ea1645d..210c9925b6 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S
> +++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S
> @@ -429,22 +429,21 @@ L(page_cross_less_vec):
>  # ifndef USE_AS_WMEMCMP
>         cmpl    $8, %edx
>         jae     L(between_8_15)
> +       /* Fall through for [4, 7].  */
>         cmpl    $4, %edx
> -       jae     L(between_4_7)
> +       jb      L(between_2_3)
>
> -       /* Load as big endian to avoid branches.  */
> -       movzwl  (%rdi), %eax
> -       movzwl  (%rsi), %ecx
> -       shll    $8, %eax
> -       shll    $8, %ecx
> -       bswap   %eax
> -       bswap   %ecx
> -       movzbl  -1(%rdi, %rdx), %edi
> -       movzbl  -1(%rsi, %rdx), %esi
> -       orl     %edi, %eax
> -       orl     %esi, %ecx
> -       /* Subtraction is okay because the upper 8 bits are zero.  */
> -       subl    %ecx, %eax
> +       movbe   (%rdi), %eax
> +       movbe   (%rsi), %ecx
> +       shlq    $32, %rax
> +       shlq    $32, %rcx
> +       movbe   -4(%rdi, %rdx), %edi
> +       movbe   -4(%rsi, %rdx), %esi
> +       orq     %rdi, %rax
> +       orq     %rsi, %rcx
> +       subq    %rcx, %rax
> +       /* Fast path for return zero.  */
> +       jnz     L(ret_nonzero)
>         /* No ymm register was touched.  */
>         ret
>
> @@ -457,9 +456,33 @@ L(one_or_less):
>         /* No ymm register was touched.  */
>         ret
>
> +       .p2align 4,, 5
> +L(ret_nonzero):
> +       sbbl    %eax, %eax
> +       orl     $1, %eax
> +       /* No ymm register was touched.  */
> +       ret
> +
> +       .p2align 4,, 2
> +L(zero):
> +       xorl    %eax, %eax
> +       /* No ymm register was touched.  */
> +       ret
> +
>         .p2align 4
>  L(between_8_15):
> -# endif
> +       movbe   (%rdi), %rax
> +       movbe   (%rsi), %rcx
> +       subq    %rcx, %rax
> +       jnz     L(ret_nonzero)
> +       movbe   -8(%rdi, %rdx), %rax
> +       movbe   -8(%rsi, %rdx), %rcx
> +       subq    %rcx, %rax
> +       /* Fast path for return zero.  */
> +       jnz     L(ret_nonzero)
> +       /* No ymm register was touched.  */
> +       ret
> +# else
>         /* If USE_AS_WMEMCMP fall through into 8-15 byte case.  */
>         vmovq   (%rdi), %xmm1
>         vmovq   (%rsi), %xmm2
> @@ -475,16 +498,13 @@ L(between_8_15):
>         VPCMPEQ %xmm1, %xmm2, %xmm2
>         vpmovmskb %xmm2, %eax
>         subl    $0xffff, %eax
> +       /* Fast path for return zero.  */
>         jnz     L(return_vec_0)
>         /* No ymm register was touched.  */
>         ret
> +# endif
>
> -       .p2align 4
> -L(zero):
> -       xorl    %eax, %eax
> -       ret
> -
> -       .p2align 4
> +       .p2align 4,, 10
>  L(between_16_31):
>         /* From 16 to 31 bytes.  No branch when size == 16.  */
>         vmovdqu (%rsi), %xmm2
> @@ -501,11 +521,17 @@ L(between_16_31):
>         VPCMPEQ (%rdi), %xmm2, %xmm2
>         vpmovmskb %xmm2, %eax
>         subl    $0xffff, %eax
> +       /* Fast path for return zero.  */
>         jnz     L(return_vec_0)
>         /* No ymm register was touched.  */
>         ret
>
>  # ifdef USE_AS_WMEMCMP
> +       .p2align 4,, 2
> +L(zero):
> +       xorl    %eax, %eax
> +       ret
> +
>         .p2align 4
>  L(one_or_less):
>         jb      L(zero)
> @@ -520,22 +546,20 @@ L(one_or_less):
>  # else
>
>         .p2align 4
> -L(between_4_7):
> -       /* Load as big endian with overlapping movbe to avoid branches.
> -        */
> -       movbe   (%rdi), %eax
> -       movbe   (%rsi), %ecx
> -       shlq    $32, %rax
> -       shlq    $32, %rcx
> -       movbe   -4(%rdi, %rdx), %edi
> -       movbe   -4(%rsi, %rdx), %esi
> -       orq     %rdi, %rax
> -       orq     %rsi, %rcx
> -       subq    %rcx, %rax
> -       jz      L(zero_4_7)
> -       sbbl    %eax, %eax
> -       orl     $1, %eax
> -L(zero_4_7):
> +L(between_2_3):
> +       /* Load as big endian to avoid branches.  */
> +       movzwl  (%rdi), %eax
> +       movzwl  (%rsi), %ecx
> +       bswap   %eax
> +       bswap   %ecx
> +       shrl    %eax
> +       shrl    %ecx
> +       movzbl  -1(%rdi, %rdx), %edi
> +       movzbl  -1(%rsi, %rdx), %esi
> +       orl     %edi, %eax
> +       orl     %esi, %ecx
> +       /* Subtraction is okay because the upper bit is zero.  */
> +       subl    %ecx, %eax
>         /* No ymm register was touched.  */
>         ret
>  # endif
> --
> 2.25.1
>

LGTM.

Reviewed-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>

Thanks.
  
Sunil Pandey May 12, 2022, 8:03 p.m. UTC | #2
On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 10:34 AM H.J. Lu via Libc-alpha
<libc-alpha@sourceware.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 10:28 AM Noah Goldstein <goldstein.w.n@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Old code was both inefficient and wasted code size. New code (-62
> > bytes) and comparable or better performance in the page cross case.
> >
> > geometric_mean(N=20) of page cross cases New / Original: 0.960
> >
> > size, align0, align1, ret, New Time/Old Time
> >    1,   4095,      0,   0,             1.001
> >    1,   4095,      0,   1,             0.999
> >    1,   4095,      0,  -1,               1.0
> >    2,   4094,      0,   0,               1.0
> >    2,   4094,      0,   1,               1.0
> >    2,   4094,      0,  -1,               1.0
> >    3,   4093,      0,   0,               1.0
> >    3,   4093,      0,   1,               1.0
> >    3,   4093,      0,  -1,               1.0
> >    4,   4092,      0,   0,             0.987
> >    4,   4092,      0,   1,               1.0
> >    4,   4092,      0,  -1,               1.0
> >    5,   4091,      0,   0,             0.984
> >    5,   4091,      0,   1,             1.002
> >    5,   4091,      0,  -1,             1.005
> >    6,   4090,      0,   0,             0.993
> >    6,   4090,      0,   1,             1.001
> >    6,   4090,      0,  -1,             1.003
> >    7,   4089,      0,   0,             0.991
> >    7,   4089,      0,   1,               1.0
> >    7,   4089,      0,  -1,             1.001
> >    8,   4088,      0,   0,             0.875
> >    8,   4088,      0,   1,             0.881
> >    8,   4088,      0,  -1,             0.888
> >    9,   4087,      0,   0,             0.872
> >    9,   4087,      0,   1,             0.879
> >    9,   4087,      0,  -1,             0.883
> >   10,   4086,      0,   0,             0.878
> >   10,   4086,      0,   1,             0.886
> >   10,   4086,      0,  -1,             0.873
> >   11,   4085,      0,   0,             0.878
> >   11,   4085,      0,   1,             0.881
> >   11,   4085,      0,  -1,             0.879
> >   12,   4084,      0,   0,             0.873
> >   12,   4084,      0,   1,             0.889
> >   12,   4084,      0,  -1,             0.875
> >   13,   4083,      0,   0,             0.873
> >   13,   4083,      0,   1,             0.863
> >   13,   4083,      0,  -1,             0.863
> >   14,   4082,      0,   0,             0.838
> >   14,   4082,      0,   1,             0.869
> >   14,   4082,      0,  -1,             0.877
> >   15,   4081,      0,   0,             0.841
> >   15,   4081,      0,   1,             0.869
> >   15,   4081,      0,  -1,             0.876
> >   16,   4080,      0,   0,             0.988
> >   16,   4080,      0,   1,              0.99
> >   16,   4080,      0,  -1,             0.989
> >   17,   4079,      0,   0,             0.978
> >   17,   4079,      0,   1,             0.981
> >   17,   4079,      0,  -1,              0.98
> >   18,   4078,      0,   0,             0.981
> >   18,   4078,      0,   1,              0.98
> >   18,   4078,      0,  -1,             0.985
> >   19,   4077,      0,   0,             0.977
> >   19,   4077,      0,   1,             0.979
> >   19,   4077,      0,  -1,             0.986
> >   20,   4076,      0,   0,             0.977
> >   20,   4076,      0,   1,             0.986
> >   20,   4076,      0,  -1,             0.984
> >   21,   4075,      0,   0,             0.977
> >   21,   4075,      0,   1,             0.983
> >   21,   4075,      0,  -1,             0.988
> >   22,   4074,      0,   0,             0.983
> >   22,   4074,      0,   1,             0.994
> >   22,   4074,      0,  -1,             0.993
> >   23,   4073,      0,   0,              0.98
> >   23,   4073,      0,   1,             0.992
> >   23,   4073,      0,  -1,             0.995
> >   24,   4072,      0,   0,             0.989
> >   24,   4072,      0,   1,             0.989
> >   24,   4072,      0,  -1,             0.991
> >   25,   4071,      0,   0,              0.99
> >   25,   4071,      0,   1,             0.999
> >   25,   4071,      0,  -1,             0.996
> >   26,   4070,      0,   0,             0.993
> >   26,   4070,      0,   1,             0.995
> >   26,   4070,      0,  -1,             0.998
> >   27,   4069,      0,   0,             0.993
> >   27,   4069,      0,   1,             0.999
> >   27,   4069,      0,  -1,               1.0
> >   28,   4068,      0,   0,             0.997
> >   28,   4068,      0,   1,               1.0
> >   28,   4068,      0,  -1,             0.999
> >   29,   4067,      0,   0,             0.996
> >   29,   4067,      0,   1,             0.999
> >   29,   4067,      0,  -1,             0.999
> >   30,   4066,      0,   0,             0.991
> >   30,   4066,      0,   1,             1.001
> >   30,   4066,      0,  -1,             0.999
> >   31,   4065,      0,   0,             0.988
> >   31,   4065,      0,   1,             0.998
> >   31,   4065,      0,  -1,             0.998
> > ---
> >  sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S | 98 ++++++++++++--------
> >  1 file changed, 61 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S
> > index a34ea1645d..210c9925b6 100644
> > --- a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S
> > +++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S
> > @@ -429,22 +429,21 @@ L(page_cross_less_vec):
> >  # ifndef USE_AS_WMEMCMP
> >         cmpl    $8, %edx
> >         jae     L(between_8_15)
> > +       /* Fall through for [4, 7].  */
> >         cmpl    $4, %edx
> > -       jae     L(between_4_7)
> > +       jb      L(between_2_3)
> >
> > -       /* Load as big endian to avoid branches.  */
> > -       movzwl  (%rdi), %eax
> > -       movzwl  (%rsi), %ecx
> > -       shll    $8, %eax
> > -       shll    $8, %ecx
> > -       bswap   %eax
> > -       bswap   %ecx
> > -       movzbl  -1(%rdi, %rdx), %edi
> > -       movzbl  -1(%rsi, %rdx), %esi
> > -       orl     %edi, %eax
> > -       orl     %esi, %ecx
> > -       /* Subtraction is okay because the upper 8 bits are zero.  */
> > -       subl    %ecx, %eax
> > +       movbe   (%rdi), %eax
> > +       movbe   (%rsi), %ecx
> > +       shlq    $32, %rax
> > +       shlq    $32, %rcx
> > +       movbe   -4(%rdi, %rdx), %edi
> > +       movbe   -4(%rsi, %rdx), %esi
> > +       orq     %rdi, %rax
> > +       orq     %rsi, %rcx
> > +       subq    %rcx, %rax
> > +       /* Fast path for return zero.  */
> > +       jnz     L(ret_nonzero)
> >         /* No ymm register was touched.  */
> >         ret
> >
> > @@ -457,9 +456,33 @@ L(one_or_less):
> >         /* No ymm register was touched.  */
> >         ret
> >
> > +       .p2align 4,, 5
> > +L(ret_nonzero):
> > +       sbbl    %eax, %eax
> > +       orl     $1, %eax
> > +       /* No ymm register was touched.  */
> > +       ret
> > +
> > +       .p2align 4,, 2
> > +L(zero):
> > +       xorl    %eax, %eax
> > +       /* No ymm register was touched.  */
> > +       ret
> > +
> >         .p2align 4
> >  L(between_8_15):
> > -# endif
> > +       movbe   (%rdi), %rax
> > +       movbe   (%rsi), %rcx
> > +       subq    %rcx, %rax
> > +       jnz     L(ret_nonzero)
> > +       movbe   -8(%rdi, %rdx), %rax
> > +       movbe   -8(%rsi, %rdx), %rcx
> > +       subq    %rcx, %rax
> > +       /* Fast path for return zero.  */
> > +       jnz     L(ret_nonzero)
> > +       /* No ymm register was touched.  */
> > +       ret
> > +# else
> >         /* If USE_AS_WMEMCMP fall through into 8-15 byte case.  */
> >         vmovq   (%rdi), %xmm1
> >         vmovq   (%rsi), %xmm2
> > @@ -475,16 +498,13 @@ L(between_8_15):
> >         VPCMPEQ %xmm1, %xmm2, %xmm2
> >         vpmovmskb %xmm2, %eax
> >         subl    $0xffff, %eax
> > +       /* Fast path for return zero.  */
> >         jnz     L(return_vec_0)
> >         /* No ymm register was touched.  */
> >         ret
> > +# endif
> >
> > -       .p2align 4
> > -L(zero):
> > -       xorl    %eax, %eax
> > -       ret
> > -
> > -       .p2align 4
> > +       .p2align 4,, 10
> >  L(between_16_31):
> >         /* From 16 to 31 bytes.  No branch when size == 16.  */
> >         vmovdqu (%rsi), %xmm2
> > @@ -501,11 +521,17 @@ L(between_16_31):
> >         VPCMPEQ (%rdi), %xmm2, %xmm2
> >         vpmovmskb %xmm2, %eax
> >         subl    $0xffff, %eax
> > +       /* Fast path for return zero.  */
> >         jnz     L(return_vec_0)
> >         /* No ymm register was touched.  */
> >         ret
> >
> >  # ifdef USE_AS_WMEMCMP
> > +       .p2align 4,, 2
> > +L(zero):
> > +       xorl    %eax, %eax
> > +       ret
> > +
> >         .p2align 4
> >  L(one_or_less):
> >         jb      L(zero)
> > @@ -520,22 +546,20 @@ L(one_or_less):
> >  # else
> >
> >         .p2align 4
> > -L(between_4_7):
> > -       /* Load as big endian with overlapping movbe to avoid branches.
> > -        */
> > -       movbe   (%rdi), %eax
> > -       movbe   (%rsi), %ecx
> > -       shlq    $32, %rax
> > -       shlq    $32, %rcx
> > -       movbe   -4(%rdi, %rdx), %edi
> > -       movbe   -4(%rsi, %rdx), %esi
> > -       orq     %rdi, %rax
> > -       orq     %rsi, %rcx
> > -       subq    %rcx, %rax
> > -       jz      L(zero_4_7)
> > -       sbbl    %eax, %eax
> > -       orl     $1, %eax
> > -L(zero_4_7):
> > +L(between_2_3):
> > +       /* Load as big endian to avoid branches.  */
> > +       movzwl  (%rdi), %eax
> > +       movzwl  (%rsi), %ecx
> > +       bswap   %eax
> > +       bswap   %ecx
> > +       shrl    %eax
> > +       shrl    %ecx
> > +       movzbl  -1(%rdi, %rdx), %edi
> > +       movzbl  -1(%rsi, %rdx), %esi
> > +       orl     %edi, %eax
> > +       orl     %esi, %ecx
> > +       /* Subtraction is okay because the upper bit is zero.  */
> > +       subl    %ecx, %eax
> >         /* No ymm register was touched.  */
> >         ret
> >  # endif
> > --
> > 2.25.1
> >
>
> LGTM.
>
> Reviewed-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> H.J.

I would like to backport this patch to release branches.
Any comments or objections?

Conflict resolution patch attached.

--Sunil
  

Patch

diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S
index a34ea1645d..210c9925b6 100644
--- a/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S
+++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/multiarch/memcmp-avx2-movbe.S
@@ -429,22 +429,21 @@  L(page_cross_less_vec):
 # ifndef USE_AS_WMEMCMP
 	cmpl	$8, %edx
 	jae	L(between_8_15)
+	/* Fall through for [4, 7].  */
 	cmpl	$4, %edx
-	jae	L(between_4_7)
+	jb	L(between_2_3)
 
-	/* Load as big endian to avoid branches.  */
-	movzwl	(%rdi), %eax
-	movzwl	(%rsi), %ecx
-	shll	$8, %eax
-	shll	$8, %ecx
-	bswap	%eax
-	bswap	%ecx
-	movzbl	-1(%rdi, %rdx), %edi
-	movzbl	-1(%rsi, %rdx), %esi
-	orl	%edi, %eax
-	orl	%esi, %ecx
-	/* Subtraction is okay because the upper 8 bits are zero.  */
-	subl	%ecx, %eax
+	movbe	(%rdi), %eax
+	movbe	(%rsi), %ecx
+	shlq	$32, %rax
+	shlq	$32, %rcx
+	movbe	-4(%rdi, %rdx), %edi
+	movbe	-4(%rsi, %rdx), %esi
+	orq	%rdi, %rax
+	orq	%rsi, %rcx
+	subq	%rcx, %rax
+	/* Fast path for return zero.  */
+	jnz	L(ret_nonzero)
 	/* No ymm register was touched.  */
 	ret
 
@@ -457,9 +456,33 @@  L(one_or_less):
 	/* No ymm register was touched.  */
 	ret
 
+	.p2align 4,, 5
+L(ret_nonzero):
+	sbbl	%eax, %eax
+	orl	$1, %eax
+	/* No ymm register was touched.  */
+	ret
+
+	.p2align 4,, 2
+L(zero):
+	xorl	%eax, %eax
+	/* No ymm register was touched.  */
+	ret
+
 	.p2align 4
 L(between_8_15):
-# endif
+	movbe	(%rdi), %rax
+	movbe	(%rsi), %rcx
+	subq	%rcx, %rax
+	jnz	L(ret_nonzero)
+	movbe	-8(%rdi, %rdx), %rax
+	movbe	-8(%rsi, %rdx), %rcx
+	subq	%rcx, %rax
+	/* Fast path for return zero.  */
+	jnz	L(ret_nonzero)
+	/* No ymm register was touched.  */
+	ret
+# else
 	/* If USE_AS_WMEMCMP fall through into 8-15 byte case.  */
 	vmovq	(%rdi), %xmm1
 	vmovq	(%rsi), %xmm2
@@ -475,16 +498,13 @@  L(between_8_15):
 	VPCMPEQ	%xmm1, %xmm2, %xmm2
 	vpmovmskb %xmm2, %eax
 	subl	$0xffff, %eax
+	/* Fast path for return zero.  */
 	jnz	L(return_vec_0)
 	/* No ymm register was touched.  */
 	ret
+# endif
 
-	.p2align 4
-L(zero):
-	xorl	%eax, %eax
-	ret
-
-	.p2align 4
+	.p2align 4,, 10
 L(between_16_31):
 	/* From 16 to 31 bytes.  No branch when size == 16.  */
 	vmovdqu	(%rsi), %xmm2
@@ -501,11 +521,17 @@  L(between_16_31):
 	VPCMPEQ	(%rdi), %xmm2, %xmm2
 	vpmovmskb %xmm2, %eax
 	subl	$0xffff, %eax
+	/* Fast path for return zero.  */
 	jnz	L(return_vec_0)
 	/* No ymm register was touched.  */
 	ret
 
 # ifdef USE_AS_WMEMCMP
+	.p2align 4,, 2
+L(zero):
+	xorl	%eax, %eax
+	ret
+
 	.p2align 4
 L(one_or_less):
 	jb	L(zero)
@@ -520,22 +546,20 @@  L(one_or_less):
 # else
 
 	.p2align 4
-L(between_4_7):
-	/* Load as big endian with overlapping movbe to avoid branches.
-	 */
-	movbe	(%rdi), %eax
-	movbe	(%rsi), %ecx
-	shlq	$32, %rax
-	shlq	$32, %rcx
-	movbe	-4(%rdi, %rdx), %edi
-	movbe	-4(%rsi, %rdx), %esi
-	orq	%rdi, %rax
-	orq	%rsi, %rcx
-	subq	%rcx, %rax
-	jz	L(zero_4_7)
-	sbbl	%eax, %eax
-	orl	$1, %eax
-L(zero_4_7):
+L(between_2_3):
+	/* Load as big endian to avoid branches.  */
+	movzwl	(%rdi), %eax
+	movzwl	(%rsi), %ecx
+	bswap	%eax
+	bswap	%ecx
+	shrl	%eax
+	shrl	%ecx
+	movzbl	-1(%rdi, %rdx), %edi
+	movzbl	-1(%rsi, %rdx), %esi
+	orl	%edi, %eax
+	orl	%esi, %ecx
+	/* Subtraction is okay because the upper bit is zero.  */
+	subl	%ecx, %eax
 	/* No ymm register was touched.  */
 	ret
 # endif