Jesse Barnes writes:
> So ultimately mmiowb() is the only thing drivers really have to care
> about on Altix (assuming they do DMA mapping correctly), and the rules
> for that are fairly simple. Then they can additionally use
> read_relaxed() to optimize performance a bit (quite a bit on big
> systems).
If I can be sure that all the drivers we care about on PPC use mmiowb
correctly, I can reduce or eliminate the barrier in write*, which
would be nice.
Which drivers have been audited to make sure they use mmiowb
correctly? In particular, has the USB driver been audited?
Paul.
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