Re: [PATCH] tpm_tis: fix stall after iowrite*()s

[Alexander Stein]

On Monday 14 August 2017 17:53:47, Haris Okanovic wrote:
> --- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_tis.c
> @@ -52,6 +52,22 @@ static inline struct tpm_tis_tcg_phy
> *to_tpm_tis_tcg_phy(struct tpm_tis_data *da return container_of(data,
> struct tpm_tis_tcg_phy, priv);
>  }
> 
> +static inline void tpm_tis_iowrite8(u8 b, void __iomem *iobase, u32 addr)
> +{
> +	iowrite8(b, iobase + addr);
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL
> +	ioread8(iobase + TPM_ACCESS(0));
> +#endif
> +}

Maybe add some comment why an iorad8 is actually requried after each write on 
RT. Currently it is rather obvious why this additional read is necessary. But 
is this still the case in a year?

> +static inline void tpm_tis_iowrite32(u32 b, void __iomem *iobase, u32 addr)
> +{
> +	iowrite32(b, iobase + addr);
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT_FULL
> +	ioread8(iobase + TPM_ACCESS(0));
> +#endif
> +}

Same applies here. Or add a comment above both functions describing their 
purpose.

Just my 2 cents

Best regards,
Alexander