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From: Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@kvack.org>
To: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
	David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>,
	tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-net-drivers@solarflare.com, x86@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] x86_64: Define 128-bit memory-mapped I/O operations
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:30:54 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120822143054.GD9803@kvack.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1345645499.15245.8.camel@deadeye.wl.decadent.org.uk>

On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 03:24:59PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> -#ifdef EFX_USE_QWORD_IO
> +#if defined(EFX_USE_OWORD_IO)
> +       _efx_writeo(efx, value->u128, reg);
> +#elif defined(EFX_USE_QWORD_IO)
>         _efx_writeq(efx, value->u64[0], reg + 0);
>         _efx_writeq(efx, value->u64[1], reg + 8);
>  #else

This looks like a perfect fit for write combining.  I have traces showing 
that enabling write combining on MMIO does indeed generate a single PCIe 
transaction on at least a couple of different current systems.  Why is 
that not an option?

		-ben
-- 
"Thought is the essence of where you are now."

  reply	other threads:[~2012-08-22 14:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 56+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-08-22  1:17 [PATCH 0/3] x86_64, sfc: 128-bit memory-mapped I/O Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22  1:20 ` [PATCH 1/3] x86_64: Define 128-bit types for kernel code only Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22  1:23 ` [PATCH 2/3] x86_64: Define 128-bit memory-mapped I/O operations Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22  1:37   ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22  2:04     ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22  2:34       ` David Miller
2012-08-22  3:24         ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22  3:29           ` David Miller
2012-08-22  3:49             ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22  3:52           ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22  3:59             ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22  4:14               ` David Miller
2012-08-22 21:14                 ` David Miller
2012-08-22 21:28                   ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22 21:38                     ` David Miller
2012-08-22  4:35               ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22  5:00                 ` David Miller
2012-08-22 14:06                   ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22  4:42             ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22 13:26             ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22 14:20               ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22 14:24                 ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22 14:30                   ` Benjamin LaHaise [this message]
2012-08-22 14:58                     ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22 15:13                       ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22 15:27                         ` David Laight
2012-08-22 15:49                           ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22 15:51                           ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22 15:54                             ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22 16:44                               ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22 16:49                                 ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22 16:55                                 ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22 17:09                                   ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22 17:12                                     ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22 17:27                                       ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22 17:54                                         ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22 18:11                                           ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22 18:18                                             ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22 18:28                                             ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22 19:01                                               ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22 17:26                                     ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22 16:51                               ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22 16:59                                 ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22 15:51                           ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22 14:50                   ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22 14:56                     ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22 15:05                       ` David Laight
2012-08-22 15:16                         ` Linus Torvalds
2012-08-22 15:41                     ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22 14:42                 ` David Laight
2012-08-22  1:26 ` [PATCH 3/3] sfc: Use __raw_writeo() to perform TX descriptor push where possible Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22  1:38 ` [PATCH 0/3] x86_64, sfc: 128-bit memory-mapped I/O H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22  1:43   ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22  1:59     ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-08-22  2:10       ` Ben Hutchings
2012-08-22  2:31         ` H. Peter Anvin

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