netdev - [PATCH net-next 5/7] net/sonic: Remove explicit memory barriers

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Message-Id: <0124da144de7ddce8d1fe6d4fd72a17c343a5f04.1581800613.git.fthain@telegraphics.com.au>
Date:   Sun, 16 Feb 2020 08:03:32 +1100
From:   Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
To:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
        Chris Zankel <chris@...kel.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next 5/7] net/sonic: Remove explicit memory barriers

The explicit memory barriers are redundant now that proper locking and
MMIO accessors have been employed.

Tested-by: Stan Johnson <userm57@...oo.com>
Signed-off-by: Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
index 1d6de6706875..508c6a80fc6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
@@ -311,12 +311,10 @@ static int sonic_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	sonic_tda_put(dev, entry, SONIC_TD_LINK,
 		sonic_tda_get(dev, entry, SONIC_TD_LINK) | SONIC_EOL);
 
-	wmb();
 	lp->tx_len[entry] = length;
 	lp->tx_laddr[entry] = laddr;
 	lp->tx_skb[entry] = skb;
 
-	wmb();
 	sonic_tda_put(dev, lp->eol_tx, SONIC_TD_LINK,
 				  sonic_tda_get(dev, lp->eol_tx, SONIC_TD_LINK) & ~SONIC_EOL);
 	lp->eol_tx = entry;
-- 
2.24.1