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[Xen-ia64-devel] [PATCH] xen: Use wmb instead of rmb in xen_evtchn_do_up

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Subject: [Xen-ia64-devel] [PATCH] xen: Use wmb instead of rmb in xen_evtchn_do_upcall().
From: Isaku Yamahata <yamahata@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:35:32 +0900
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This patch is ported one from 534:77db69c38249 of linux-2.6.18-xen.hg.
Use wmb instead of rmb to enforce ordering between
evtchn_upcall_pending and evtchn_pending_sel stores
in xen_evtchn_do_upcall().

Cc: Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Isaku Yamahata <yamahata@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/xen/events.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/xen/events.c b/drivers/xen/events.c
index 73d78dc..332dd63 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/events.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ void xen_evtchn_do_upcall(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_X86 /* No need for a barrier -- XCHG is a barrier on x86. */
                /* Clear master flag /before/ clearing selector flag. */
-               rmb();
+               wmb();
 #endif
                pending_words = xchg(&vcpu_info->evtchn_pending_sel, 0);
                while (pending_words != 0) {
-- 
1.5.3

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