netdev - [PATCH 01/18] bnx2x: Remove redundant smb

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Date:	Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:59:17 +0200
From:	"Eilon Greenstein" <eilong@...adcom.com>
To:	"David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, "Ben Hutchings" <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
Subject: [PATCH 01/18] bnx2x: Remove redundant smb_mb on unload

Subject: [PATCH 01/18] bnx2x: Remove redundant smb_mb on unload

As noted by Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>, these smb_mb are not
needed

Signed-off-by: Eilon Greenstein <eilong@...adcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c |    2 --
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
index 9427175..5954bed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -7210,7 +7210,6 @@ static int bnx2x_nic_unload(struct bnx2x *bp, int unload_mode)
 		struct bnx2x_fastpath *fp = &bp->fp[i];
 
 		cnt = 1000;
-		smp_mb();
 		while (bnx2x_has_tx_work_unload(fp)) {
 
 			bnx2x_tx_int(fp, 1000);
@@ -7226,7 +7225,6 @@ static int bnx2x_nic_unload(struct bnx2x *bp, int unload_mode)
 			}
 			cnt--;
 			msleep(1);
-			smp_mb();
 		}
 	}
 	/* Give HW time to discard old tx messages */
-- 
1.5.4.3




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