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Re: [PATCH V2] scsi: mpt3sas: remove redundant wmb

From "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH V2] scsi: mpt3sas: remove redundant wmb
Date 2017-04-20 04:30 +0200
Message-ID <tya13-38v-13@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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Sinan Kaya <okaya@codeaurora.org> writes:

> Due to relaxed ordering requirements on multiple architectures,
> drivers are required to use wmb/rmb/mb combinations when they need to
> guarantee observability between the memory and the HW.
>
> The mpt3sas driver is already using wmb() for this purpose.  However,
> it issues a writel following wmb(). writel() function on arm/arm64
> arhictectures have an embedded wmb() call inside.
>
> This results in unnecessary performance loss and code duplication.
>
> writel already guarantees ordering for both cpu and bus. we don't need
> additional wmb()

Broadcom folks, please review!

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering

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Re: [PATCH V2] scsi: mpt3sas: remove redundant wmb "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@oracle.com> - 2017-04-20 04:30 +0200
  Re: [PATCH V2] scsi: mpt3sas: remove redundant wmb Sreekanth Reddy <sreekanth.reddy@broadcom.com> - 2017-04-21 10:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH V2] scsi: mpt3sas: remove redundant wmb Sinan Kaya <okaya@codeaurora.org> - 2017-04-21 15:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH V2] scsi: mpt3sas: remove redundant wmb Brian King <brking@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-21 21:10 +0200

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