[PATCH v2 2/3] riscv: Optimize gcd() code size when CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_ZBB is disabled

Kuan-Wei Chiu visitorckw at gmail.com
Sat May 24 08:55:18 PDT 2025


The binary GCD implementation depends on efficient ffs(), which on
RISC-V requires hardware support for the Zbb extension. When
CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_ZBB is not enabled, the kernel will never use binary
GCD, as runtime logic will always fall back to the odd-even
implementation.

To avoid compiling unused code and reduce code size, select
CONFIG_CPU_NO_EFFICIENT_FFS when CONFIG_RISCV_ISA_ZBB is not set.

$ ./scripts/bloat-o-meter ./lib/math/gcd.o.old ./lib/math/gcd.o.new
add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 0/1 up/down: 0/-274 (-274)
Function                                     old     new   delta
gcd                                          360      86    -274
Total: Before=384, After=110, chg -71.35%

Co-developed-by: Yu-Chun Lin <eleanor15x at gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Yu-Chun Lin <eleanor15x at gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kuan-Wei Chiu <visitorckw at gmail.com>
---
 arch/riscv/Kconfig | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index bbec87b79309..f085adc6f573 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ config RISCV
 	select CLINT_TIMER if RISCV_M_MODE
 	select CLONE_BACKWARDS
 	select COMMON_CLK
+	select CPU_NO_EFFICIENT_FFS if !RISCV_ISA_ZBB
 	select CPU_PM if CPU_IDLE || HIBERNATION || SUSPEND
 	select EDAC_SUPPORT
 	select FRAME_POINTER if PERF_EVENTS || (FUNCTION_TRACER && !DYNAMIC_FTRACE)
-- 
2.34.1




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