Replace this pattern in __active_lookup():

    cmpxchg64(*ptr, old, new) == old

... with the simpler and faster:

    try_cmpxchg64(*ptr, &old, new)

The x86 CMPXCHG instruction returns success in the ZF flag,
so this change saves a compare after the CMPXCHG.

The patch also improves the explanation of what the code really
does. cmpxchg64() will *succeed* for the winner of the race and
try_cmpxchg64() nicely documents this fact.

No functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@intel.com>
Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tursulin@ursulin.net>
Cc: David Airlie <airlied@gmail.com>
Cc: Simona Vetter <simona@ffwll.ch>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c
index 0dbc4e289300..6b0c1162505a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c
@@ -257,10 +257,9 @@ static struct active_node *__active_lookup(struct i915_active *ref, u64 idx)
 		 * claimed the cache and we know that is does not match our
 		 * idx. If, and only if, the timeline is currently zero is it
 		 * worth competing to claim it atomically for ourselves (for
-		 * only the winner of that race will cmpxchg return the old
-		 * value of 0).
+		 * only the winner of that race will cmpxchg succeed).
 		 */
-		if (!cached && !cmpxchg64(&it->timeline, 0, idx))
+		if (!cached && try_cmpxchg64(&it->timeline, &cached, idx))
 			return it;
 	}
 
-- 
2.50.1

Hi,

On 25/07/2025 08:26, Uros Bizjak wrote:
> Replace this pattern in __active_lookup():
> 
>      cmpxchg64(*ptr, old, new) == old
> 
> ... with the simpler and faster:
> 
>      try_cmpxchg64(*ptr, &old, new)
> 
> The x86 CMPXCHG instruction returns success in the ZF flag,
> so this change saves a compare after the CMPXCHG.
> 
> The patch also improves the explanation of what the code really
> does. cmpxchg64() will *succeed* for the winner of the race and
> try_cmpxchg64() nicely documents this fact.
> 
> No functional change intended.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
> Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@intel.com>
> Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tursulin@ursulin.net>
> Cc: David Airlie <airlied@gmail.com>
> Cc: Simona Vetter <simona@ffwll.ch>
> ---
>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c | 5 ++---
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c
> index 0dbc4e289300..6b0c1162505a 100644
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c
> @@ -257,10 +257,9 @@ static struct active_node *__active_lookup(struct i915_active *ref, u64 idx)
>   		 * claimed the cache and we know that is does not match our
>   		 * idx. If, and only if, the timeline is currently zero is it
>   		 * worth competing to claim it atomically for ourselves (for
> -		 * only the winner of that race will cmpxchg return the old
> -		 * value of 0).
> +		 * only the winner of that race will cmpxchg succeed).
>   		 */
> -		if (!cached && !cmpxchg64(&it->timeline, 0, idx))
> +		if (!cached && try_cmpxchg64(&it->timeline, &cached, idx))
>   			return it;
>   	}
>   

Patch looks fine, thank you!

I've sent it for a CI pass (see 
https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/series/152185/) before merging.

Regards,

Tvrtko