Re: Ordering between PCI config space writes and MMIO reads?

From: Roland Dreier
Date: Wed Oct 25 2006 - 10:06:25 EST


> I'll check if there is any additional reordering that can occur AFTER the
> PIO_WRITE_COUNT goes to zero. If so, it would be at bus level - not in
> shub or routers.

Unfortunately, at least in theory, the reordering can occur. For
example a bridge on some card plugged into an SN slot is allowed to
reorder things too.

- R.
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