JDK-6532536 : Optimize arraycopy stubs for Intel cpus
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: compiler
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: solaris_10
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2007-03-08
  • Updated: 2010-04-03
  • Resolved: 2008-11-04
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Description
Intel cpus very sensitive to data moves alignment.
Arraycopy stubs have to be fixed to avoid such misalignment
for these hardware.
SSE2 movdqu nstruction performance was greatly improved on newest Intel's cpus.

Comments
SUGGESTED FIX - Use SSE2 movdqu in arraycopy stubs on newest Intel's cpus since the instruction performance was greatly improved. It allows to skip the code which align a copy source address. - Use SSE2 movq instruction instead of MMX on Intel's Core2 cpus. - Add CPUID check for newest Intel's cpus. - Fix a cpu model number calculation.
15-10-2008

EVALUATION http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7/hotspot-comp/hotspot/rev/2649e5276dd7
15-10-2008

EVALUATION see comment.
24-08-2007