[PATCH] pcmcia/yenta: avoid PCI write posting problem

Daniel Ritz daniel.ritz at gmx.ch
Wed Aug 17 17:03:43 EDT 2005


[PATCH] pcmcia/yenta: avoid PCI write posting problems

extend cb_writel(), exca_writeb(), exca_writel() to do a read[lb]() after
the write[lb]() to avoid possible problem with PCI write posting.

Seems to fix Bug #5061.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Ritz <daniel.ritz at gmx.ch>

diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c b/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/yenta_socket.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static inline void cb_writel(struct yent
 {
 	debug("%p %04x %08x\n", socket, reg, val);
 	writel(val, socket->base + reg);
+	readl(socket->base + reg); /* avoid problems with PCI write posting */
 }
 
 static inline u8 config_readb(struct yenta_socket *socket, unsigned offset)
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ static inline void exca_writeb(struct ye
 {
 	debug("%p %04x %02x\n", socket, reg, val);
 	writeb(val, socket->base + 0x800 + reg);
+	readb(socket->base + 0x800 + reg); /* PCI write posting... */
 }
 
 static void exca_writew(struct yenta_socket *socket, unsigned reg, u16 val)
@@ -143,6 +145,10 @@ static void exca_writew(struct yenta_soc
 	debug("%p %04x %04x\n", socket, reg, val);
 	writeb(val, socket->base + 0x800 + reg);
 	writeb(val >> 8, socket->base + 0x800 + reg + 1);
+
+	/* PCI write posting... */
+	readb(socket->base + 0x800 + reg);
+	readb(socket->base + 0x800 + reg + 1);
 }
 
 /*



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