netdev - Re: [PATCH 13/17] mlx4: Add blue flame support for kernel consumers

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Date:	Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:09:12 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eli@....mellanox.co.il
Cc:	roland@...estorage.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/17] mlx4: Add blue flame support for kernel consumers

From: Eli Cohen <eli@....mellanox.co.il>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 23:58:03 +0200

> On Mon, Mar 07, 2011 at 01:49:31PM -0800, David Miller wrote:
>> 
>> It's a performance optimization, if you don't get write combining you'll
>> get more strict ordering, rather than less.
>> 
>> It cannot cause problem.
> 
> I agree, but the function could still fail and the caller's logic
> could attempt to call ioreamp or take other action. For example, in
> the case of blue flame, it is better performance-wise to avoid using
> this feature if write combining is not available.

It could, but the less complicated the interfaces the better.
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