Re: define pg_structiszero(addr, s, r)

Hi,

On Sat, Nov 09, 2024 at 04:15:04AM +0000, Bertrand Drouvot wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, Nov 08, 2024 at 11:18:09PM +1300, David Rowley wrote:
> > I tried with [1] and the
> > latest gcc does not seem to be smart enough to figure this out.  I
> > tried adding some additional len checks that the compiler can use as a
> > cue and won't need to emit code for the checks providing the function
> > does get inlined. That was enough to get the compiler to not emit the
> > loops when they'll not be used. See the -DCHECK_LEN flag I'm passing
> > in the 2nd compiler window. I just don't know if putting something
> > like that into the code is a good idea as if the function wasn't
> > inlined for some reason, the extra len checks would have to be
> > compiled into the function.
> > 
> > David
> > 
> > [1] https://godbolt.org/z/xa81ro8GK
> 
> Looking at it, that looks like an issue.
> 
> I mean, without the -DCHECK_LEN flag then the SIMD code will read up to 48 bytes
> beyond the struct's memory (which is 16 bytes):
> 
> This is fine:
> "
> movdqu  xmm0, XMMWORD PTR [rdi]
> "
> 
> But I don't think it is:
> 
> "
> movdqu  xmm2, XMMWORD PTR [rdi+16]
> movdqu  xmm1, XMMWORD PTR [rdi+32]
> movdqu  xmm3, XMMWORD PTR [rdi+48]
> "
> 
> given that the struct size is only 16 bytes.
> 
> Thoughts?

What about "simply" starting pg_memory_is_all_zeros() with?

"
    if (len < sizeof(size_t)*8) {
        while (p < end) {
            if (*p++ != 0)
                return false;
        }
        return true;
    }
"

That way:

- we prevents reading beyond the memory area in the SIMD section (if < 64 bytes)
- we make sure that aligned_end can not be after the real end (could be if the
len is < 8 bytes)
- there is no need for additional size checks later in the code
- len < 64 bytes will be read byte per byte but that's likely "enough" (if not
faster) for those "small" sizes

Thoughts?

Regards,

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Bertrand Drouvot
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