Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCHv4 2/9] cutils: add a function to find non-zero content in a buffer

[Eric Blake]

On 03/22/2013 06:46 AM, Peter Lieven wrote:
> this adds buffer_find_nonzero_offset() which is a SSE2/Altivec
> optimized function that searches for non-zero content in a
> buffer.
> 
> due to the optimizations used in the function there are restrictions
> on buffer address and search length. the function
> can_use_buffer_find_nonzero_content() can be used to check if
> the function can be used safely.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Lieven <address@hidden>
> ---
>  include/qemu-common.h |   13 +++++++++++++
>  util/cutils.c         |   45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 58 insertions(+)

> +#define BUFFER_FIND_NONZERO_OFFSET_UNROLL_FACTOR 8
> +static inline bool
> +can_use_buffer_find_nonzero_offset(const void *buf, size_t len)
> +{
> +    if (len % (BUFFER_FIND_NONZERO_OFFSET_UNROLL_FACTOR
> +                * sizeof(VECTYPE)) == 0
> +            && ((uintptr_t) buf) % sizeof(VECTYPE) == 0) {

I know that emacs tends to indent the second line to the column after
the ( that it is associated with, as in:

+    if (len % (BUFFER_FIND_NONZERO_OFFSET_UNROLL_FACTOR
+               * sizeof(VECTYPE)) == 0
+        && ((uintptr_t) buf) % sizeof(VECTYPE) == 0) {

But since checkpatch.pl didn't complain, and since I'm not sure if there
is a codified qemu indentation style, and since I _am_ sure that not
everyone uses emacs [hi, vi guys], it's not worth respinning.  A
maintainer can touch it up if desired.



> +
> +size_t buffer_find_nonzero_offset(const void *buf, size_t len)
> +{
> +    VECTYPE *p = (VECTYPE *)buf;
> +    VECTYPE zero = ZERO_SPLAT;
> +    size_t i;
> +
> +    assert(len % (BUFFER_FIND_NONZERO_OFFSET_UNROLL_FACTOR
> +        * sizeof(VECTYPE)) == 0);
> +    assert(((uintptr_t) buf) % sizeof(VECTYPE) == 0);

I would have written this:

assert(can_use_buffer_find_nonzero_offset(buf, len));

But that's cosmetic, and compiles to the same code, so it's not worth a
respin.

You've addressed my concerns on v3.

Reviewed-by: Eric Blake <address@hidden>

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