linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: io: Hook up __io

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Date:   Tue, 12 Feb 2019 11:42:44 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc:     Linux-Arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        andrew.murray@....com, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: io: Hook up __io_par() for inX() ordering

Hi Will,

On Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 9:34 PM Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com> wrote:
> Ensure that inX() provides the same ordering guarantees as readX()
> by hooking up __io_par() so that it maps directly to __iormb().
>
> Reported-by: Andrew Murray <andrew.murray@....com>
> Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/io.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/io.h
> @@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ static inline u64 __raw_readq(const volatile void __iomem *addr)
>                      : "memory");                                       \
>  })
>
> +#define __io_par               __iormb

I think it makes sense to make the parameter passing explicit, for
documentation purposes:

    #define __io_par(v)        __iormb(v)

>  #define __iowmb()              wmb()
>
>  #define mmiowb()               do { } while (0)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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