linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 5/5] msm: add SMP support for msm

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Date:	Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:44:14 -0800
From:	David Brown <davidb@...eaurora.org>
To:	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Cc:	Jeff Ohlstein <johlstei@...eaurora.org>,
	David Brown <davidb@...eaurora.org>,
	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Brian Swetland <swetland@...gle.com>,
	Dima Zavin <dima@...roid.com>,
	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>,
	Bryan Huntsman <bryanh@...eaurora.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Steve Muckle <smuckle@...eaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 5/5] msm: add SMP support for msm

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 12:35:18PM +0000, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> On 14 December 2010 04:50, Jeff Ohlstein <johlstei@...eaurora.org> wrote:
> > +       outer_clean_range(__pa(&pen_release), __pa(&pen_release + 1));
> > +       __asm__("sev");
> > +       dsb();
> 
> What's the need for the dsb() here (one before SEV maybe)?
> 
> Also, do we need to add a "memory" clobber to the SEV asm, not sure
> whether the compiler would try to reorder the code.

It doesn't seem to, but it seems to me that it would be allowed to,
so, I would think the "memory" clobber should be there.

David

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