JDK-6537990 : Optimize multibytes NOP generation and loops alignment
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: hotspot
  • Sub-Component: compiler
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: solaris_10
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2007-03-23
  • Updated: 2010-04-03
  • Resolved: 2007-05-24
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Description
Use '0F 01' NOP instructions.
Avoid generation of several NOPs for loop alignment if possible.
Comments
SUGGESTED FIX Webrev: http://prt-web.sfbay.sun.com/net/prt-archiver.sfbay/data/archived_workspaces/main/c2_baseline/2007/20070501160332.kvn.6537990/workspace/webrevs/webrev-2007.05.01/index.html Generate "address" NOPs under the product flag UseAddressNop, for new Intel cpus the default is true otherwise it is false. Added few C2 flags to optimize loop alignment padding generation: MaxLoopPad - default (OptoLoopAlignment-1), for Intel == 11 (max NOP size), generate padding if it is <= MaxLoopPad. NumberOfLoopInstrToAlign - default 4, generate padding if it is less then size of first NumberOfLoopInstrToAlign loop instructions.
02-05-2007
EVALUATION Using '0F 01' NOP instruction allow to reduce the number of nop instructions.
23-03-2007