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Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 13:40:49 +0530 From: Srikanth Thokala <sthokal@...inx.com> To: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org Cc: davem@...emloft.net, michal.simek@...inx.com, Srikanth Thokala <sthokal@...inx.com> Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] net: emaclite: add barriers to support Xilinx Zynq platform This patch adds barriers at appropriate places to ensure the driver works on Xilinx Zynq ARM-based SoC platform. Signed-off-by: Srikanth Thokala <sthokal@...inx.com> --- Changes in v2: rebased on v3.13.0-rc3. added comments for memory barrier. --- drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c index b2850fd..fefb8cd 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_emaclite.c @@ -220,6 +220,13 @@ static void xemaclite_aligned_write(void *src_ptr, u32 *dest_ptr, *to_u16_ptr++ = *from_u16_ptr++; *to_u16_ptr++ = *from_u16_ptr++; + /* This barrier resolves occasional issues seen around + * cases where the data is not properly flushed out + * from the processor store buffers to the destination + * memory locations. + */ + wmb(); + /* Output a word */ *to_u32_ptr++ = align_buffer; } @@ -235,6 +242,12 @@ static void xemaclite_aligned_write(void *src_ptr, u32 *dest_ptr, for (; length > 0; length--) *to_u8_ptr++ = *from_u8_ptr++; + /* This barrier resolves occasional issues seen around + * cases where the data is not properly flushed out + * from the processor store buffers to the destination + * memory locations. + */ + wmb(); *to_u32_ptr = align_buffer; } } -- 1.7.9.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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