[PATCH v5 1/1] riscv: optimize ELF relocation function in riscv

[Maxim Kochetkov]

The patch can optimize the running times of insmod command by modify ELF
relocation function.
In the 5.10 and latest kernel, when install the riscv ELF drivers which
contains multiple symbol table items to be relocated, kernel takes a lot
of time to execute the relocation. For example, we install a 3+MB driver
need 180+s.
We focus on the riscv architecture handle R_RISCV_HI20 and R_RISCV_LO20
type items relocation function in the arch\riscv\kernel\module.c and
find that there are two-loops in the function. If we modify the begin
number in the second for-loops iteration, we could save significant time
for installation. We install the same 3+MB driver could just need 2s.

Signed-off-by: Amma Lee <lixiaoyun at binary-semi.com>
Signed-off-by: Maxim Kochetkov <fido_max at inbox.ru>
Reviewed-by: Charlie Jenkins <charlie at rivosinc.com>
---
Changes in v5:
- rebase onto latest linux-next

Changes in v4:
- use 'while' loop instead of 'for' loop to avoid code duplicate
---
 arch/riscv/kernel/module.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c
index aac019ed63b1..a8a01df1cc17 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/module.c
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 	Elf_Sym *sym;
 	void *location;
 	unsigned int i, type;
+	unsigned int j_idx = 0;
 	Elf_Addr v;
 	int res;
 	unsigned int num_relocations = sechdrs[relsec].sh_size / sizeof(*rel);
@@ -829,9 +830,10 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 		v = sym->st_value + rel[i].r_addend;
 
 		if (type == R_RISCV_PCREL_LO12_I || type == R_RISCV_PCREL_LO12_S) {
-			unsigned int j;
+			unsigned int j = j_idx;
+			bool found = false;
 
-			for (j = 0; j < sechdrs[relsec].sh_size / sizeof(*rel); j++) {
+			do {
 				unsigned long hi20_loc =
 					sechdrs[sechdrs[relsec].sh_info].sh_addr
 					+ rel[j].r_offset;
@@ -860,16 +862,26 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 					hi20 = (offset + 0x800) & 0xfffff000;
 					lo12 = offset - hi20;
 					v = lo12;
+					found = true;
 
 					break;
 				}
-			}
-			if (j == sechdrs[relsec].sh_size / sizeof(*rel)) {
+
+				j++;
+				if (j > sechdrs[relsec].sh_size / sizeof(*rel))
+					j = 0;
+
+			} while (j_idx != j);
+
+			if (!found) {
 				pr_err(
 				  "%s: Can not find HI20 relocation information\n",
 				  me->name);
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
+
+			/* Record the previous j-loop end index */
+			j_idx = j;
 		}
 
 		if (reloc_handlers[type].accumulate_handler)
-- 
2.40.1