> In your opinion, should there be a guarantee that accesses initiated
> by readl/writel/etc. will not be reordered?
>
> Alternatively, should device driver writers be required to put in an
> explicit statement (mb() or something similar) when they use
> readl/writel/etc. and want to prevent the accesses being reordered?
MIPS R3000 requires explicit flushing of write buffers anyway, so making
that explicit and not hidden inside write[bwl]() would be handy.
Ralf
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