linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 34/34] xen/io: use virt

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Date:	Mon, 4 Jan 2016 12:05:57 +0000
From:	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
CC:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
	<virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
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	<xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>,
	"Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk" <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 34/34] xen/io: use virt_xxx barriers

On Thu, 31 Dec 2015, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> include/xen/interface/io/ring.h uses
> full memory barriers to communicate with the other side.
> 
> For guests compiled with CONFIG_SMP, smp_wmb and smp_mb
> would be sufficient, so mb() and wmb() here are only needed if
> a non-SMP guest runs on an SMP host.
> 
> Switch to virt_xxx barriers which serve this exact purpose.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>


>  include/xen/interface/io/ring.h | 16 ++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/xen/interface/io/ring.h b/include/xen/interface/io/ring.h
> index 7dc685b..21f4fbd 100644
> --- a/include/xen/interface/io/ring.h
> +++ b/include/xen/interface/io/ring.h
> @@ -208,12 +208,12 @@ struct __name##_back_ring {						\
>  
>  
>  #define RING_PUSH_REQUESTS(_r) do {					\
> -    wmb(); /* back sees requests /before/ updated producer index */	\
> +    virt_wmb(); /* back sees requests /before/ updated producer index */	\
>      (_r)->sring->req_prod = (_r)->req_prod_pvt;				\
>  } while (0)
>  
>  #define RING_PUSH_RESPONSES(_r) do {					\
> -    wmb(); /* front sees responses /before/ updated producer index */	\
> +    virt_wmb(); /* front sees responses /before/ updated producer index */	\
>      (_r)->sring->rsp_prod = (_r)->rsp_prod_pvt;				\
>  } while (0)
>  
> @@ -250,9 +250,9 @@ struct __name##_back_ring {						\
>  #define RING_PUSH_REQUESTS_AND_CHECK_NOTIFY(_r, _notify) do {		\
>      RING_IDX __old = (_r)->sring->req_prod;				\
>      RING_IDX __new = (_r)->req_prod_pvt;				\
> -    wmb(); /* back sees requests /before/ updated producer index */	\
> +    virt_wmb(); /* back sees requests /before/ updated producer index */	\
>      (_r)->sring->req_prod = __new;					\
> -    mb(); /* back sees new requests /before/ we check req_event */	\
> +    virt_mb(); /* back sees new requests /before/ we check req_event */	\
>      (_notify) = ((RING_IDX)(__new - (_r)->sring->req_event) <		\
>  		 (RING_IDX)(__new - __old));				\
>  } while (0)
> @@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ struct __name##_back_ring {						\
>  #define RING_PUSH_RESPONSES_AND_CHECK_NOTIFY(_r, _notify) do {		\
>      RING_IDX __old = (_r)->sring->rsp_prod;				\
>      RING_IDX __new = (_r)->rsp_prod_pvt;				\
> -    wmb(); /* front sees responses /before/ updated producer index */	\
> +    virt_wmb(); /* front sees responses /before/ updated producer index */	\
>      (_r)->sring->rsp_prod = __new;					\
> -    mb(); /* front sees new responses /before/ we check rsp_event */	\
> +    virt_mb(); /* front sees new responses /before/ we check rsp_event */	\
>      (_notify) = ((RING_IDX)(__new - (_r)->sring->rsp_event) <		\
>  		 (RING_IDX)(__new - __old));				\
>  } while (0)
> @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ struct __name##_back_ring {						\
>      (_work_to_do) = RING_HAS_UNCONSUMED_REQUESTS(_r);			\
>      if (_work_to_do) break;						\
>      (_r)->sring->req_event = (_r)->req_cons + 1;			\
> -    mb();								\
> +    virt_mb();								\
>      (_work_to_do) = RING_HAS_UNCONSUMED_REQUESTS(_r);			\
>  } while (0)
>  
> @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ struct __name##_back_ring {						\
>      (_work_to_do) = RING_HAS_UNCONSUMED_RESPONSES(_r);			\
>      if (_work_to_do) break;						\
>      (_r)->sring->rsp_event = (_r)->rsp_cons + 1;			\
> -    mb();								\
> +    virt_mb();								\
>      (_work_to_do) = RING_HAS_UNCONSUMED_RESPONSES(_r);			\
>  } while (0)
>  
> -- 
> MST
> 
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