[PATCH v2] ath10k: Replace ioread with mb to drain write buffer

[PATCH v2] ath10k: Replace ioread with mb to drain write buffer

[Peter Oh]

Using ioread() to perform draining write buffer is excessive.
Use compact API, mb(), that intended to be used for the case.
It reduces total 14 CPU clocks per interrupt.

Signed-off-by: Peter Oh <poh@qca.qualcomm.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c | 12 ++++--------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
index e6972b0..f1e6980 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
@@ -353,10 +353,8 @@ static void ath10k_pci_disable_and_clear_legacy_irq(struct ath10k *ar)
 	ath10k_pci_write32(ar, SOC_CORE_BASE_ADDRESS + PCIE_INTR_CLR_ADDRESS,
 			   PCIE_INTR_FIRMWARE_MASK | PCIE_INTR_CE_MASK_ALL);
 
-	/* IMPORTANT: this extra read transaction is required to
-	 * flush the posted write buffer. */
-	(void)ath10k_pci_read32(ar, SOC_CORE_BASE_ADDRESS +
-				PCIE_INTR_ENABLE_ADDRESS);
+	/* drain write buffer */
+	mb();
 }
 
 static void ath10k_pci_enable_legacy_irq(struct ath10k *ar)
@@ -365,10 +363,8 @@ static void ath10k_pci_enable_legacy_irq(struct ath10k *ar)
 			   PCIE_INTR_ENABLE_ADDRESS,
 			   PCIE_INTR_FIRMWARE_MASK | PCIE_INTR_CE_MASK_ALL);
 
-	/* IMPORTANT: this extra read transaction is required to
-	 * flush the posted write buffer. */
-	(void)ath10k_pci_read32(ar, SOC_CORE_BASE_ADDRESS +
-				PCIE_INTR_ENABLE_ADDRESS);
+	/* drain write buffer */
+	mb();
 }
 
 static inline const char *ath10k_pci_get_irq_method(struct ath10k *ar)
-- 
1.9.1

Re: [PATCH v2] ath10k: Replace ioread with mb to drain write buffer

[Jakub Kiciński]

On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 16:14:30 -0800, Peter Oh wrote:
> Using ioread() to perform draining write buffer is excessive.
> Use compact API, mb(), that intended to be used for the case.
> It reduces total 14 CPU clocks per interrupt.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Oh <poh@qca.qualcomm.com>

I have no idea what the code does but this change looks suspicious. 
Usually the point of ioread() is to flush the interconnect buffers 
while mb() ensures ordering only from the CPU perspective.

Could you provide the reason *why* flushing buffers is unnecessary
in the commit message?

Re: [PATCH v2] ath10k: Replace ioread with mb to drain write buffer

[Jakub Kiciński]

On Fri, 6 Feb 2015 09:58:46 +0100, Jakub Kiciński wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 16:14:30 -0800, Peter Oh wrote:
> > Using ioread() to perform draining write buffer is excessive.
> > Use compact API, mb(), that intended to be used for the case.
> > It reduces total 14 CPU clocks per interrupt.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Peter Oh <poh@qca.qualcomm.com>
> 
> I have no idea what the code does but this change looks suspicious. 
> Usually the point of ioread() is to flush the interconnect buffers 
> while mb() ensures ordering only from the CPU perspective.
> 
> Could you provide the reason *why* flushing buffers is unnecessary
> in the commit message?

I just noticed the discussion on the first version of the patch.
Sorry about the noise.