Re: [PATCH 4.19 15/28] spi: dw: use "smp_mb()" to avoid sending spi data error

From: Mark Brown
Date: Mon Jun 08 2020 - 07:16:26 EST


On Sun, Jun 07, 2020 at 10:09:11PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:

> > Because of out-of-order execution about some CPU architecture,
> > In this debug stage we find Completing spi interrupt enable ->
> > prodrucing TXEI interrupt -> running "interrupt_transfer" function
> > will prior to set "dw->rx and dws->rx_end" data, so this patch add
> > memory barrier to enable dw->rx and dw->rx_end to be visible and
> > solve to send SPI data error.

> So, this is apparently CPU-vs-device issue...

The commit message is a bit unclear but my read had been interrupt
handler racing with sending new data rather than an ordering issue with
writes to the hardware.

Attachment: signature.asc
Description: PGP signature