Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] powerpc/selftests/copyloops: extend selftest to exercise __copy_tofrom_user_power7_vmx
From: Ritesh Harjani (IBM) <ritesh.list@gmail.com>
Date: 2026-03-09 05:01:53
From: Ritesh Harjani (IBM) <ritesh.list@gmail.com>
Date: 2026-03-09 05:01:53
Sayali Patil [off-list ref] writes:
The new PowerPC VMX fast path (__copy_tofrom_user_power7_vmx) is not
exercised by existing copyloops selftests. This patch updates
the selftest to exercise the VMX variant, ensuring the VMX copy path
is validated.
Changes include:
- COPY_LOOP=test___copy_tofrom_user_power7_vmx with -D VMX_TEST is used
in existing selftest build targets.
- Inclusion of ../utils.c to provide get_auxv_entry() for hardware
feature detection.
- At runtime, the test skips execution if Altivec is not available.
- Copy sizes above VMX_COPY_THRESHOLD are used to ensure the VMX
path is taken.
This enables validation of the VMX fast path without affecting systems
that do not support Altivec.
Signed-off-by: Sayali Patil <redacted>
---The changes looks good to me. Please feel free to add: Reviewed-by: Ritesh Harjani (IBM) <ritesh.list@gmail.com>