Optimize pattern filling by limiting small calls to memcpy
[fio.git] / verify.c
index 91a9077ac272d2ffcc04f5b4e7e00a2eb879944e..9ee3bc42ca215961b03951445fdb64070b3f35aa 100644 (file)
--- a/verify.c
+++ b/verify.c
@@ -39,38 +39,24 @@ void fill_pattern(struct thread_data *td, void *p, unsigned int len, struct io_u
                        io_u->rand_seed = fill_random_buf(&td->buf_state, p, len);
                break;
        case 1:
-               /*
-                * See below write barrier comment
-                */
-#if 0
-               read_barrier();
                if (io_u->buf_filled_len >= len) {
                        dprint(FD_VERIFY, "using already filled verify pattern b=0 len=%u\n", len);
                        return;
                }
-#endif
                dprint(FD_VERIFY, "fill verify pattern b=0 len=%u\n", len);
                memset(p, td->o.verify_pattern[0], len);
-               /*
-                * We need to ensure that the pattern stores are seen before
-                * the fill length store, or we could observe headers that
-                * aren't valid to the extent notified by the fill length
-                */
-               write_barrier();
                io_u->buf_filled_len = len;
                break;
        default: {
                unsigned int i = 0, size = 0;
                unsigned char *b = p;
 
-#if 0
-               read_barrier();
                if (io_u->buf_filled_len >= len) {
                        dprint(FD_VERIFY, "using already filled verify pattern b=%d len=%u\n",
                                        td->o.verify_pattern_bytes, len);
                        return;
                }
-#endif
+
                dprint(FD_VERIFY, "fill verify pattern b=%d len=%u\n",
                                        td->o.verify_pattern_bytes, len);
 
@@ -81,7 +67,6 @@ void fill_pattern(struct thread_data *td, void *p, unsigned int len, struct io_u
                        memcpy(b+i, td->o.verify_pattern, size);
                        i += size;
                }
-               write_barrier();
                io_u->buf_filled_len = len;
                break;
                }