@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static void gfar_init_rxbdp(struct gfar_priv_rx_q *rx_queue, struct rxbd8 *bdp,
if (bdp == rx_queue->rx_bd_base + rx_queue->rx_ring_size - 1)
lstatus |= BD_LFLAG(RXBD_WRAP);
- eieio();
+ gfar_wmb();
bdp->lstatus = lstatus;
}
@@ -2371,18 +2371,11 @@ static int gfar_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
*/
spin_lock_irqsave(&tx_queue->txlock, flags);
- /* The powerpc-specific eieio() is used, as wmb() has too strong
- * semantics (it requires synchronization between cacheable and
- * uncacheable mappings, which eieio doesn't provide and which we
- * don't need), thus requiring a more expensive sync instruction. At
- * some point, the set of architecture-independent barrier functions
- * should be expanded to include weaker barriers.
- */
- eieio();
+ gfar_wmb();
txbdp_start->lstatus = lstatus;
- eieio(); /* force lstatus write before tx_skbuff */
+ gfar_wmb(); /* force lstatus write before tx_skbuff */
tx_queue->tx_skbuff[tx_queue->skb_curtx] = skb;
@@ -1241,6 +1241,22 @@ static inline int gfar_is_rx_dma_stopped(struct gfar_private *priv)
return gfar_read(®s->ievent) & IEVENT_GRSC;
}
+static inline void gfar_wmb(void)
+{
+#if defined(CONFIG_PPC)
+ /* The powerpc-specific eieio() is used, as wmb() has too strong
+ * semantics (it requires synchronization between cacheable and
+ * uncacheable mappings, which eieio() doesn't provide and which we
+ * don't need), thus requiring a more expensive sync instruction. At
+ * some point, the set of architecture-independent barrier functions
+ * should be expanded to include weaker barriers.
+ */
+ eieio();
+#else
+ wmb(); /* order write acesses for BD (or FCB) fields */
+#endif
+}
+
irqreturn_t gfar_receive(int irq, void *dev_id);
int startup_gfar(struct net_device *dev);
void stop_gfar(struct net_device *dev);
Replace PPC specific eieio() with arch independent wmb() for other architectures, i.e. ARM. The eieio() macro is not defined on ARM and generates build error. Signed-off-by: Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@freescale.com> --- v2 - none drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c | 13 +++---------- drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.h | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)