linux-kernel - [PATCH] xen/events: use virt

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Date:	Mon, 4 Jan 2016 13:46:49 +0200
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
	Julien Grall <julien.grall@...rix.com>,
	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...rix.com>,
	Ross Lagerwall <ross.lagerwall@...rix.com>,
	Wei Liu <wei.liu2@...rix.com>, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org
Subject: [PATCH] xen/events: use virt_xxx barriers

drivers/xen/events/events_fifo.c uses rmb() to communicate with the
other side.

For guests compiled with CONFIG_SMP, smp_rmb would be sufficient, so
rmb() here is only needed if a non-SMP guest runs on an SMP host.

Switch to the virt_rmb barrier which serves this exact purpose.

Pull in asm/barrier.h here to make sure the file is self-contained.

Suggested-by: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
---

This is on top of my series:
	arch: barrier cleanup + barriers for virt
and will be included in v3 of the series.

 drivers/xen/events/events_fifo.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/xen/events/events_fifo.c b/drivers/xen/events/events_fifo.c
index 96a1b8d..eff2b88 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events/events_fifo.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/events/events_fifo.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 
+#include <asm/barrier.h>
 #include <asm/sync_bitops.h>
 #include <asm/xen/hypercall.h>
 #include <asm/xen/hypervisor.h>
@@ -296,7 +297,7 @@ static void consume_one_event(unsigned cpu,
 	 * control block.
 	 */
 	if (head == 0) {
-		rmb(); /* Ensure word is up-to-date before reading head. */
+		virt_rmb(); /* Ensure word is up-to-date before reading head. */
 		head = control_block->head[priority];
 	}
 
-- 
MST
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