net/mlx4_core: A write memory barrier is sufficient in EQ ci update

Soften the memory barrier call of mb() by a sufficient wmb() in the
consumer index update of the event queues.

Suggested-by: Eric Dumazet <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]>

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
index 2f42010238369738b7615feafcf6668e52a8119c..a5be27772b8ed47951704ec881eb7e267013bcf1 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/eq.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static void eq_set_ci(struct mlx4_eq *eq, int req_not)
                                               req_not << 31),
                     eq->doorbell);
        /* We still want ordering, just not swabbing, so add a barrier */
-       mb();
+       wmb();
 }
 
 static struct mlx4_eqe *get_eqe(struct mlx4_eq *eq, u32 entry, u8 eqe_factor,