| Message ID | 1521843791-21201-4-git-send-email-okaya@codeaurora.org (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New, archived |
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c index d7c98e8..b97820f 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c @@ -4153,7 +4153,8 @@ netdev_tx_t bnx2x_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev) wmb(); txdata->tx_db.data.prod += nbd; - barrier(); + /* make sur edescriptor update is observed by HW */ + wmb(); DOORBELL(bp, txdata->cid, txdata->tx_db.raw); diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c index 1e33abd..39af4f8 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c @@ -2591,7 +2591,8 @@ static int bnx2x_run_loopback(struct bnx2x *bp, int loopback_mode) wmb(); txdata->tx_db.data.prod += 2; - barrier(); + /* make sure descriptor update is observed by the HW */ + wmb(); DOORBELL(bp, txdata->cid, txdata->tx_db.raw); mmiowb();
barrier() doesn't guarantee memory writes to be observed by the hardware on all architectures. barrier() only tells compiler not to move this code with respect to other read/writes. If memory write needs to be observed by the HW, wmb() is the right choice. Signed-off-by: Sinan Kaya <okaya@codeaurora.org> --- drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_cmn.c | 3 ++- drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethtool.c | 3 ++- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)