On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 09:08:22PM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > +#ifdef CONFIG_SMP > +#define fence() metag_fence() > +#else > +#define fence() do { } while (0) > #endif James, it strikes me as odd that fence() is a no-op instead of a barrier() for UP, can you verify/explain?