From 17a30a14db09dfe9d3302f8a2d50571b0d94b144 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rasesh Mody Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:07:37 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] bna: CQ Read Fix Valid bit check for completion needs read fence, so that it does not get reordered with other loads. Signed-off-by: Rasesh Mody Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c index 3061dc5e7a64..7d818de66e53 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c @@ -601,7 +601,18 @@ bnad_cq_process(struct bnad *bnad, struct bna_ccb *ccb, int budget) cq = ccb->sw_q; cmpl = &cq[ccb->producer_index]; - while (cmpl->valid && (packets < budget)) { + while (packets < budget) { + if (!cmpl->valid) + break; + /* The 'valid' field is set by the adapter, only after writing + * the other fields of completion entry. Hence, do not load + * other fields of completion entry *before* the 'valid' is + * loaded. Adding the rmb() here prevents the compiler and/or + * CPU from reordering the reads which would potentially result + * in reading stale values in completion entry. + */ + rmb(); + BNA_UPDATE_PKT_CNT(pkt_rt, ntohs(cmpl->length)); if (bna_is_small_rxq(cmpl->rxq_id)) @@ -641,6 +652,16 @@ bnad_cq_process(struct bnad *bnad, struct bna_ccb *ccb, int budget) if (!next_cmpl->valid) break; + /* The 'valid' field is set by the adapter, only + * after writing the other fields of completion + * entry. Hence, do not load other fields of + * completion entry *before* the 'valid' is + * loaded. Adding the rmb() here prevents the + * compiler and/or CPU from reordering the reads + * which would potentially result in reading + * stale values in completion entry. + */ + rmb(); len = ntohs(next_cmpl->length); flags = ntohl(next_cmpl->flags); -- 2.20.1