netdev - [PATCH net 4/4] qed: Fix reading wrong value in loop condition

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Date:   Sun, 11 Nov 2018 17:05:00 +0200
From:   Denis Bolotin <denis.bolotin@...ium.com>
To:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <michal.kalderon@...ium.com>, <ariel.elior@...ium.com>,
        Denis Bolotin <denis.bolotin@...ium.com>
Subject: [PATCH net 4/4] qed: Fix reading wrong value in loop condition

The value of "sb_index" is written by the hardware. Reading its value and
writing it to "index" must finish before checking the loop condition.

Signed-off-by: Denis Bolotin <denis.bolotin@...ium.com>
Signed-off-by: Michal Kalderon <michal.kalderon@...ium.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c
index 0f0aba7..aa7504a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_int.c
@@ -992,6 +992,8 @@ static int qed_int_attentions(struct qed_hwfn *p_hwfn)
 	 */
 	do {
 		index = p_sb_attn->sb_index;
+		/* finish reading index before the loop condition */
+		rmb();
 		attn_bits = le32_to_cpu(p_sb_attn->atten_bits);
 		attn_acks = le32_to_cpu(p_sb_attn->atten_ack);
 	} while (index != p_sb_attn->sb_index);
-- 
1.8.3.1