netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] drivers: crypto: add support for OCTEONTX2 CPT engine

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Date:   Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:51:19 +1000
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Srujana Challa <schalla@...vell.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, schandran@...vell.com,
        pathreya@...vell.com, sgoutham@...vell.com, lcherian@...vell.com,
        gakula@...vell.com, jerinj@...vell.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] drivers: crypto: add support for OCTEONTX2 CPT
 engine

On Fri, Aug 07, 2020 at 07:39:19PM +0530, Srujana Challa wrote:
>
> +/*
> + * On OcteonTX2 platform the parameter insts_num is used as a count of
> + * instructions to be enqueued. The valid values for insts_num are:
> + * 1 - 1 CPT instruction will be enqueued during LMTST operation
> + * 2 - 2 CPT instructions will be enqueued during LMTST operation
> + */
> +static inline void otx2_cpt_send_cmd(union otx2_cpt_inst_s *cptinst,
> +				     u32 insts_num, void *obj)
> +{
> +	struct otx2_cptlf_info *lf = obj;
> +	void *lmtline = lf->lmtline;
> +	long ret;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Make sure memory areas pointed in CPT_INST_S
> +	 * are flushed before the instruction is sent to CPT
> +	 */
> +	smp_wmb();

Why should this be a NOOP on UP?

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