From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-9.0 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0F4CC43381 for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:51:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A843C2070B for ; Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:51:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727742AbfBVSvy (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:51:54 -0500 Received: from usa-sjc-mx-foss1.foss.arm.com ([217.140.101.70]:39688 "EHLO foss.arm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726400AbfBVSvf (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:51:35 -0500 Received: from usa-sjc-imap-foss1.foss.arm.com (unknown [10.72.51.249]) by usa-sjc-mx-foss1.foss.arm.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CE4119BF; Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:51:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from fuggles.cambridge.arm.com (usa-sjc-imap-foss1.foss.arm.com [10.72.51.249]) by usa-sjc-imap-foss1.foss.arm.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id DD2AF3F5C1; Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:51:31 -0800 (PST) From: Will Deacon To: linux-arch@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Will Deacon , "Paul E. McKenney" , Benjamin Herrenschmidt , Michael Ellerman , Arnd Bergmann , Peter Zijlstra , Andrea Parri , Palmer Dabbelt , Daniel Lustig , David Howells , Alan Stern , Linus Torvalds , "Maciej W. Rozycki" , Paul Burton , Ingo Molnar , Yoshinori Sato , Rich Felker , Tony Luck Subject: [RFC PATCH 17/20] scsi: qla1280: Remove stale comment about mmiowb() Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:50:23 +0000 Message-Id: <20190222185026.10973-18-will.deacon@arm.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.11.0 In-Reply-To: <20190222185026.10973-1-will.deacon@arm.com> References: <20190222185026.10973-1-will.deacon@arm.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org All mmiowb() invocations have been removed, so there's no need to keep banging on about it. Signed-off-by: Will Deacon --- drivers/scsi/qla1280.c | 10 ---------- 1 file changed, 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c index 93acbc5094f0..327eff67a1ee 100644 --- a/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c +++ b/drivers/scsi/qla1280.c @@ -3363,16 +3363,6 @@ qla1280_isp_cmd(struct scsi_qla_host *ha) /* * Update request index to mailbox4 (Request Queue In). - * The mmiowb() ensures that this write is ordered with writes by other - * CPUs. Without the mmiowb(), it is possible for the following: - * CPUA posts write of index 5 to mailbox4 - * CPUA releases host lock - * CPUB acquires host lock - * CPUB posts write of index 6 to mailbox4 - * On PCI bus, order reverses and write of 6 posts, then index 5, - * causing chip to issue full queue of stale commands - * The mmiowb() prevents future writes from crossing the barrier. - * See Documentation/driver-api/device-io.rst for more information. */ WRT_REG_WORD(®->mailbox4, ha->req_ring_index); -- 2.11.0