Re: wbflush() abuse for TOSHIBA_RBTX4927

[Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp>]

>>>>> On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 18:25:38 +0200 (MET DST), "Maciej W. Rozycki" 
>>>>> <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl> said:
>> I remember that some of the Toshiba parts of the TX39 series
>> had some interesting quirks relating to the write buffer.  Perhaps
>> some of these were carried into the TX49 series as well?

macro> I suppose that's unrelated, since I'm specifically referring to
macro> the way the buffer is handled in the TOSHIBA_RBTX4927 code --
macro> the __wbflush() backend is not invoked by wbflush() and calls
macro> like mb() (used by portable drivers) unless the kernel is
macro> configured in an unobvious way and then there is duplicate
macro> "sync" (but maybe that's needed, thus my question among
macro> others).

I suppose it's just because the code was written before
CONFIG_CPU_HAS_SYNC was introduced.

AFAIK TX49's SYNC instruction correctly flushes the write buffer.
No bc0f loop is required.

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Atsushi Nemoto