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Date:	Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:36:15 -0700
From:	Grant Grundler <grundler@...gle.com>
To:	Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@....ocn.ne.jp>
Cc:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tx4939ide: remove wmb()

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@....ocn.ne.jp> wrote:
> * define CHECK_DMA_MASK
> * remove use of wmb()
>
> Suggested-by: Grant Grundler <grundler@...gle.com>

Thank you for the attribution!

But I think proper header would be:
    Reported-by: Grant Grundler <grundler@...gle.com>

But in this case, since i've looked at the code and am under the
illusion I understand it, I'm comfortable with:
    Reviewed-by: Grant Grundler <grundler@...gle.com>

thanks!
grant

> Signed-off-by: Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@....ocn.ne.jp>
> ---
> This patch is against linux-next 20090331.
>
>  drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c |    6 +++---
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c b/drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c
> index cc269c0..48186ae 100644
> --- a/drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c
> +++ b/drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c
> @@ -327,15 +327,15 @@ static int tx4939ide_dma_end(ide_drive_t *drive)
>        /* read and clear the INTR & ERROR bits */
>        dma_stat = tx4939ide_clear_dma_status(base);
>
> -       wmb();
> +#define CHECK_DMA_MASK (ATA_DMA_ACTIVE | ATA_DMA_ERR | ATA_DMA_INTR)
>
>        /* verify good DMA status */
> -       if ((dma_stat & (ATA_DMA_INTR | ATA_DMA_ERR | ATA_DMA_ACTIVE)) == 0 &&
> +       if ((dma_stat & CHECK_DMA_MASK) == 0 &&
>            (ctl & (TX4939IDE_INT_XFEREND | TX4939IDE_INT_HOST)) ==
>            (TX4939IDE_INT_XFEREND | TX4939IDE_INT_HOST))
>                /* INT_IDE lost... bug? */
>                return 0;
> -       return ((dma_stat & (ATA_DMA_INTR | ATA_DMA_ERR | ATA_DMA_ACTIVE)) !=
> +       return ((dma_stat & CHECK_DMA_MASK) !=
>                ATA_DMA_INTR) ? 0x10 | dma_stat : 0;
>  }
>
> --
> 1.5.6.3
>
>
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