Re: [RFC] Relaxed PIO read vs. DMA write ordering

From: Jes Sorensen
Date: Thu Jan 08 2004 - 05:04:29 EST


>>>>> "Greg" == Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

Greg> On Wed, Jan 07, 2004 at 03:07:12PM -0800, Jesse Barnes wrote:
>> 1) add pcix_enable_relaxed() and read_relaxed() (read() would
>> always be ordered)

Greg> This probably preserves the current situation best, enabling
Greg> driver writers to be explicit in knowing what is happening.

I concur, it also matches the current convention we have with
__raw_readX()

Cheers,
Jes
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