linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 1/2] MIPS: io: prevent compiler reordering on the default writeX() implementation

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Message-Id: <1523586646-19630-1-git-send-email-okaya@codeaurora.org>
Date:   Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:30:43 -0400
From:   Sinan Kaya <okaya@...eaurora.org>
To:     linux-mips@...ux-mips.org, arnd@...db.de, timur@...eaurora.org,
        sulrich@...eaurora.org
Cc:     linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Sinan Kaya <okaya@...eaurora.org>,
        Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
        James Hogan <jhogan@...nel.org>,
        Paul Burton <paul.burton@...s.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 1/2] MIPS: io: prevent compiler reordering on the default writeX() implementation

writeX() has a strong ordering semantics with respect to memory updates.
In the abscence of a write barrier or a compiler barrier, commpiler can
reorder register and memory update instructions. This breaks the writeX()
API.

Signed-off-by: Sinan Kaya <okaya@...eaurora.org>
---
 arch/mips/include/asm/io.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/io.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/io.h
index 0cbf3af..fd00ddaf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/io.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/io.h
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static inline void iounmap(const volatile void __iomem *addr)
 #if defined(CONFIG_CPU_CAVIUM_OCTEON) || defined(CONFIG_LOONGSON3_ENHANCEMENT)
 #define war_io_reorder_wmb()		wmb()
 #else
-#define war_io_reorder_wmb()		do { } while (0)
+#define war_io_reorder_wmb()		barrier()
 #endif
 
 #define __BUILD_MEMORY_SINGLE(pfx, bwlq, type, irq)			\
-- 
2.7.4