Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268411AbUI3CLt (ORCPT ); Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:11:49 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S268470AbUI3CLt (ORCPT ); Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:11:49 -0400 Received: from zeus.kernel.org ([204.152.189.113]:49371 "EHLO zeus.kernel.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S268411AbUI3CLr (ORCPT ); Wed, 29 Sep 2004 22:11:47 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] I/O space write barrier From: Greg Banks To: "David S. Miller" Cc: Jesse Barnes , akpm@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Jeremy Higdon , John Partridge , Linux Network Development list In-Reply-To: <20040929135029.38444afd.davem@davemloft.net> References: <200409271103.39913.jbarnes@engr.sgi.com> <20040929103646.GA4682@sgi.com> <20040929133500.59d78765.davem@davemloft.net> <200409291343.55863.jbarnes@engr.sgi.com> <20040929135029.38444afd.davem@davemloft.net> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Silicon Graphics Inc, Australian Software Group. Message-Id: <1096511023.3620.3314.camel@hole.melbourne.sgi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.6-1mdk Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 12:23:43 +1000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 886 Lines: 28 On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 06:50, David S. Miller wrote: > On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:43:55 -0700 > Jesse Barnes wrote: > > > The patch that actually implements mmiowb() already does this, I think Greg > > just used his patch for testing. Yes, that hunk will be unnecessary when Jesse's patch goes in. > The proper way to do it of course is to > > just use mmiowb() where needed in tg3 after the write barrier patch gets in. > > Perfect, please send me a tg3 patch once the mmiowb() bits > go into the tree. Will do. Greg. -- Greg Banks, R&D Software Engineer, SGI Australian Software Group. I don't speak for SGI. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/