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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c24
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 9d3bd65b85ff..e2d7ce1a85e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -2211,15 +2211,35 @@ static netdev_tx_t ravb_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ndev)
skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
}
- /* Descriptor type must be set after all the above writes */
- dma_wmb();
+
if (num_tx_desc > 1) {
desc->die_dt = DT_FEND;
desc--;
+ /* When using multi-descriptors, DT_FEND needs to get written
+ * before DT_FSTART, but the compiler may reorder the memory
+ * writes in an attempt to optimize the code.
+ * Use a dma_wmb() barrier to make sure DT_FEND and DT_FSTART
+ * are written exactly in the order shown in the code.
+ * This is particularly important for cases where the DMA engine
+ * is already running when we are running this code. If the DMA
+ * sees DT_FSTART without the corresponding DT_FEND it will enter
+ * an error condition.
+ */
+ dma_wmb();
desc->die_dt = DT_FSTART;
} else {
+ /* Descriptor type must be set after all the above writes */
+ dma_wmb();
desc->die_dt = DT_FSINGLE;
}
+
+ /* Before ringing the doorbell we need to make sure that the latest
+ * writes have been committed to memory, otherwise it could delay
+ * things until the doorbell is rang again.
+ * This is in replacement of the read operation mentioned in the HW
+ * manuals.
+ */
+ dma_wmb();
ravb_modify(ndev, TCCR, TCCR_TSRQ0 << q, TCCR_TSRQ0 << q);
priv->cur_tx[q] += num_tx_desc;