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charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.15 Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH] eal/ppc: remove fix of memory barrier for IBM POWER X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions <dev.dpdk.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://mails.dpdk.org/options/dev>, <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://mails.dpdk.org/archives/dev/> List-Post: <mailto:dev@dpdk.org> List-Help: <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://mails.dpdk.org/listinfo/dev>, <mailto:dev-request@dpdk.org?subject=subscribe> Errors-To: dev-bounces@dpdk.org Sender: "dev" <dev-bounces@dpdk.org> Message-ID: <20190324063742.mwtUScr0fg8s8XJfZ8GIHbQf0BsAS5EsMw7RW9_osTA@z> Pradeep, Pradeep Satyanarayana wrote on Saturday, March 23, 2019 12:58 AM >Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net> wrote on 03/22/2019 10:51:17 AM: >> Date: 03/22/2019 10:51 AM >> Subject: Re: [PATCH] eal/ppc: remove fix of memory barrier for IBM POWER >> >> 22/03/2019 16:30, Pradeep Satyanarayana: >> > Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net> wrote on 03/22/2019 01:49:03 AM: >> > > 22/03/2019 02:40, Pradeep Satyanarayana: >> > > > - rte_[rw]mb (general memory barrier) --> should be lwsync >> > > >> > > This is what may be discussed. >> > > The assumption is that the general memory barrier should cover >> > > all cases (CPU caches, SMP and I/O). >> > > That's why we think it should "sync" for Power. >> > >> > In that case, at a minimum we must de-link rte_smp_[rw]mb from rte_[rw= ]mb >> > and retain it as lwsync. Agreed? >> >> I have no clue about what is needed for SMP barrier in Power. >> As long as it works as expected, no problem. >> > >We will try that out and report back here, later next week Till then, i think there are 2 orthogonal issues: 1. ppc rte_wmb is incorrect 2. ppc rte_smp_[rw]mb may be improved. for #1 the current patch from Dekel seems to be OK. do you agree? for #2 i guess you will check and come back w/ patch/answer?