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From:
Moore, Eric <Eric.Moore@...>
To: Roland Dreier <rdreier@...>, David Miller <davem@...>
Cc: <linux-scsi@...>, <linux-kernel@...>
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RE: HELP: Is writeq an atomic operation??
Date: Friday, May 2, 2008 - 6:49 pm
> >
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> > The answer to this question this is platform dependent. > > > > On most 64-bit platforms, it is. On some 32-bit ones, it is not. > > Are there any 32-bit platforms with writeq()? A quick grep > suggests not.
I think writeq defined in include/asm-x86/io_64.h
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> > Are there any 64-bit platforms where writeq() allows the MMIO to be > split into multiple cycles from the target device's view? I've been > coding assuming that at least no other MMIO writes will reach > the device > in the middle of a writeq(). >
I hope that is the case. --
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Re: HELP: Is writeq an atomic operation??
, David Miller
, (Fri May 2, 6:32 pm)
Re: HELP: Is writeq an atomic operation??
, Roland Dreier
, (Fri May 2, 6:43 pm)
RE: HELP: Is writeq an atomic operation??
, Moore, Eric
, (Fri May 2, 6:49 pm)
Re: HELP: Is writeq an atomic operation??
, Roland Dreier
, (Fri May 2, 6:53 pm)
RE: HELP: Is writeq an atomic operation??
, Moore, Eric
, (Fri May 2, 7:13 pm)
Re: HELP: Is writeq an atomic operation??
, Roland Dreier
, (Fri May 2, 7:21 pm)
RE: HELP: Is writeq an atomic operation??
, Moore, Eric
, (Fri May 2, 7:31 pm)
Re: HELP: Is writeq an atomic operation??
, David Miller
, (Fri May 2, 6:49 pm)
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