linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 11/32] mips: reuse asm-generic/barrier.h

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Date:	Mon, 4 Jan 2016 14:26:10 +0100
From:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
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	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
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	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
	Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@...gle.com>,
	David Daney <ddaney.cavm@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 11/32] mips: reuse asm-generic/barrier.h

On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 09:07:10PM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> -#define smp_store_release(p, v)						\
> -do {									\
> -	compiletime_assert_atomic_type(*p);				\
> -	smp_mb();							\
> -	WRITE_ONCE(*p, v);						\
> -} while (0)
> -
> -#define smp_load_acquire(p)						\
> -({									\
> -	typeof(*p) ___p1 = READ_ONCE(*p);				\
> -	compiletime_assert_atomic_type(*p);				\
> -	smp_mb();							\
> -	___p1;								\
> -})

David Daney wanted to use fancy new MIPS barriers to provide better
implementations of this.

This patch isn't in the way of that, just a FYI.
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