/* The macros in this file implement an exponential backoff facility * for atomic operations. * * When multiple threads compete on an atomic operation, it is * possible for one thread to be continually denied a successful * completion of the compare-and-swap instruction. Heavily * threaded cpu implementations like Niagara can compound this * problem even further. * * When an atomic operation fails and needs to be retried, we spin a * certain number of times. At each subsequent failure of the same * operation we double the spin count, realizing an exponential * backoff. * * When we spin, we try to use an operation that will cause the * current cpu strand to block, and therefore make the core fully * available to any other runnable strands. There are two * options, based upon cpu capabilities. * * On all cpus prior to SPARC-T4 we do three dummy reads of the * condition code register. Each read blocks the strand for something * between 40 and 50 cpu cycles. * * For SPARC-T4 and later we have a special "pause" instruction * available. This is implemented using writes to register %asr27. * The cpu will block the number of cycles written into the register, * unless a disrupting trap happens first. SPARC-T4 specifically * implements pause with a granularity of 8 cycles. Each strand has * an internal pause counter which decrements every 8 cycles. So the * chip shifts the %asr27 value down by 3 bits, and writes the result * into the pause counter. If a value smaller than 8 is written, the * chip blocks for 1 cycle. * * To achieve the same amount of backoff as the three %ccr reads give * on earlier chips, we shift the backoff value up by 7 bits. (Three * %ccr reads block for about 128 cycles, 1 << 7 == 128) We write the * whole amount we want to block into the pause register, rather than * loop writing 128 each time.
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