[PATCH 097/222] net:fec: add barrier to receive path to ensure proper ordering
Russell King
rmk+kernel at arm.linux.org.uk
Fri Apr 25 04:39:12 PDT 2014
Just as we need a barrier in the transmit path, we also need a barrier
in the receive path to ensure that we don't modify a handed over
descriptor.
Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel at arm.linux.org.uk>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c | 20 +++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 2d9a6493b33b..9d2023b3e5ce 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1036,13 +1036,6 @@ fec_enet_rx(struct net_device *ndev, int budget)
dma_sync_single_for_device(&fep->pdev->dev, bdp->cbd_bufaddr,
FEC_ENET_RX_FRSIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
rx_processing_done:
- /* Clear the status flags for this buffer */
- status &= ~BD_ENET_RX_STATS;
-
- /* Mark the buffer empty */
- status |= BD_ENET_RX_EMPTY;
- bdp->cbd_sc = status;
-
if (fep->bufdesc_ex) {
struct bufdesc_ex *ebdp = (struct bufdesc_ex *)bdp;
@@ -1051,6 +1044,19 @@ fec_enet_rx(struct net_device *ndev, int budget)
ebdp->cbd_bdu = 0;
}
+ /*
+ * Ensure that the previous writes have completed before
+ * the status update becomes visible.
+ */
+ wmb();
+
+ /* Clear the status flags for this buffer */
+ status &= ~BD_ENET_RX_STATS;
+
+ /* Mark the buffer empty */
+ status |= BD_ENET_RX_EMPTY;
+ bdp->cbd_sc = status;
+
/* Update BD pointer to next entry */
bdp = fec_enet_get_nextdesc(bdp, fep);
--
1.8.3.1
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