netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/4] r8169: use smp_store_mb in rtl

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Date:   Sun, 19 Apr 2020 19:39:03 +0200
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     Realtek linux nic maintainers <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/4] r8169: use smp_store_mb in rtl_tx

Use helper smp_store_mb() instead of open-coding the functionality.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
index 1bc415d00..dd6113fd7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169_main.c
@@ -4438,7 +4438,6 @@ static void rtl_tx(struct net_device *dev, struct rtl8169_private *tp,
 		tp->tx_stats.bytes += bytes_compl;
 		u64_stats_update_end(&tp->tx_stats.syncp);
 
-		tp->dirty_tx = dirty_tx;
 		/* Sync with rtl8169_start_xmit:
 		 * - publish dirty_tx ring index (write barrier)
 		 * - refresh cur_tx ring index and queue status (read barrier)
@@ -4446,7 +4445,7 @@ static void rtl_tx(struct net_device *dev, struct rtl8169_private *tp,
 		 * a racing xmit thread can only have a right view of the
 		 * ring status.
 		 */
-		smp_mb();
+		smp_store_mb(tp->dirty_tx, dirty_tx);
 		if (netif_queue_stopped(dev) &&
 		    rtl_tx_slots_avail(tp, MAX_SKB_FRAGS)) {
 			netif_wake_queue(dev);
-- 
2.26.1