Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code

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From: David Miller

Subject: Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 3:53 pm

From: Scott Wood <scottwood@freescale.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 17:43:58 -0500

quoted text> David Miller wrote:
> > The __volatile__ in the asm construct disallows movement of the
> > inline asm relative to statements surrounding it.
> > 
> > The only reason barrier() in kernel.h needs a memory clobber is
> > because of a bug in ancient versions of gcc.  In fact, I think
> > that memory clobber might even be removable.
> 
> Current versions of GCC seem quite happy to move non-asm memory accesses 
> around a volatile asm without a memory clobber; see the test Trent posted.

Indeed, and even the GCC manual is clear about this.
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[PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Trent Piepho, (Tue May 20, 1:40 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Benjamin Herrenschmidt, (Tue May 20, 2:16 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Scott Wood, (Tue May 20, 2:38 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Trent Piepho, (Tue May 20, 3:00 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Andreas Schwab, (Tue May 20, 3:00 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Benjamin Herrenschmidt, (Tue May 20, 3:02 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Trent Piepho, (Tue May 20, 3:11 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Alan Cox, (Tue May 20, 3:15 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Trent Piepho, (Tue May 20, 3:21 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Scott Wood, (Tue May 20, 3:35 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, David Miller, (Tue May 20, 3:39 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Scott Wood, (Tue May 20, 3:43 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Andreas Schwab, (Tue May 20, 3:47 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, David Miller, (Tue May 20, 3:53 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Trent Piepho, (Tue May 20, 3:55 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Trent Piepho, (Tue May 20, 4:14 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Andreas Schwab, (Wed May 21, 1:03 am)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Benjamin Herrenschmidt, (Wed May 21, 7:00 am)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Benjamin Herrenschmidt, (Wed May 21, 7:01 am)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Trent Piepho, (Wed May 21, 12:44 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Trent Piepho, (Wed May 21, 1:25 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Benjamin Herrenschmidt, (Wed May 21, 1:41 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Trent Piepho, (Thu May 22, 3:56 pm)

Re: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve (in|out)_beXX() asm code, Benjamin Herrenschmidt, (Thu May 22, 9:24 pm)

MMIO and gcc re-ordering (Was: [PATCH] [POWERPC] Improve ( ..., Benjamin Herrenschmidt, (Fri May 23, 5:36 am)

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