# Re: \[PATCH 2/2\] MIPS: enable GENERIC\_FIND\_FIRST\_BIT

- From: Yury Norov \<yury.norov@gmail.com\>
- Date: 2021-02-26 04:07:59 
- List: linux-arm-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2021/02/6279648
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2021/02/6278890/t.md

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On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 09:22:18AM +0800, Huacai Chen wrote:
> Hi, Yury,
> 
> On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 9:59 PM Yury Norov [ref] wrote:
> >
> > From: Alexander Lobakin <redacted>
> >
> > MIPS doesn't have architecture-optimized bitsearching functions,
> > like find_{first,next}_bit() etc.
> Emm, I think MIPS can use clo/clz to optimize bitsearching functions.

find_{first,next}_bit() is about manipulating the bitmaps bigger that
a single word, and some arches (arm) implement their own find_bit()
functions. find_bit() is not a replacement of __ffs() and ffz().

> Huacai
> 
> > It's absolutely harmless to enable GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT as this
> > functionality is not new at all and well-tested. It provides more
> > optimized code and saves some .text memory (32 R2):
> >
> > add/remove: 4/1 grow/shrink: 1/53 up/down: 216/-372 (-156)
> >
> > Users of for_each_set_bit() like hotpath gic_handle_shared_int()
> > will also benefit from this.
> >
> > Suggested-by: Yury Norov <yury.norov@gmail.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Alexander Lobakin <redacted>
> > Signed-off-by: Yury Norov <yury.norov@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/mips/Kconfig | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig b/arch/mips/Kconfig
> > index d89efba3d8a4..164bdd715d4b 100644
> > --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
> > +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
> > @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ config MIPS
> >         select GENERIC_ATOMIC64 if !64BIT
> >         select GENERIC_CMOS_UPDATE
> >         select GENERIC_CPU_AUTOPROBE
> > +       select GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT
> >         select GENERIC_GETTIMEOFDAY
> >         select GENERIC_IOMAP
> >         select GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
> > --
> > 2.25.1
> >

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