netdev - [PATCH 1/1] qlcnic: add wmb() call in transmit data path.

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Date:	Wed, 29 Jun 2016 17:51:34 -0400
From:	Sony Chacko <sony.chacko@...gic.com>
To:	<davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <Dept_NX_Linux_NIC_Driver@...gic.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] qlcnic: add wmb() call in transmit data path.

Call wmb() to ensure writes are complete before
hardware fetches updated Tx descriptors.

Signed-off-by: Sony Chacko <sony.chacko@...gic.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
index 607bb7d..87c642d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_io.c
@@ -772,6 +772,8 @@ netdev_tx_t qlcnic_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	tx_ring->tx_stats.tx_bytes += skb->len;
 	tx_ring->tx_stats.xmit_called++;

+	/* Ensure writes are complete before HW fetches Tx descriptors */
+	wmb();
 	qlcnic_update_cmd_producer(tx_ring);

 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
-- 
1.7.1