[PATCH net-next V2 7/8] net: fec: don't transfer ownership until descriptor write is complete
From: Sergei Shtylyov <hidden>
Date: 2016-02-06 11:52:12
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Hello. On 2/6/2016 12:52 AM, Troy Kisky wrote:
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
If you don't own it, you shouldn't write to it. Signed-off-by: Troy Kisky <redacted> --- drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c | 14 +++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c index ca2708d..97ca72a 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c@@ -390,6 +390,10 @@ fec_enet_txq_submit_frag_skb(struct fec_enet_priv_tx_q *txq, bdp->cbd_bufaddr = cpu_to_fec32(addr); bdp->cbd_datlen = cpu_to_fec16(frag_len); + /* Make sure the updates to rest of the descriptor are + * performed before transferring ownership. + */ + wmb(); bdp->cbd_sc = cpu_to_fec16(status); }@@ -499,6 +503,10 @@ static int fec_enet_txq_submit_skb(struct fec_enet_priv_tx_q *txq, bdp->cbd_datlen = cpu_to_fec16(buflen); bdp->cbd_bufaddr = cpu_to_fec32(addr); + /* Make sure the updates to rest of the descriptor are performed before + * transferring ownership. + */ + wmb(); /* Send it on its way. Tell FEC it's ready, interrupt when done, * it's the last BD of the frame, and to put the CRC on the end.
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quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
@@ -1484,6 +1491,11 @@ rx_processing_done: ebdp->cbd_prot = 0; ebdp->cbd_bdu = 0; } + /* Make sure the updates to rest of the descriptor are + * performed before transferring ownership. + */ + wmb(); + bdp->cbd_sc = cpu_to_fec16(status);
I think you can use "ligter" dma_wmb() in this case.
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MBR, Sergei