[PATCH net-next] net: lantiq_etop: add missing comment for wmb()

From: Aleksander Jan Bajkowski
Date: Tue Dec 28 2021 - 16:49:28 EST


This patch adds the missing code comment for memory barrier
call and fixes checkpatch warning:

WARNING: memory barrier without comment
+ wmb();

Signed-off-by: Aleksander Jan Bajkowski <olek2@xxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
index 072391c494ce..5d90cc147950 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/lantiq_etop.c
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ ltq_etop_tx(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
desc->addr = ((unsigned int) dma_map_single(&priv->pdev->dev, skb->data, len,
DMA_TO_DEVICE)) - byte_offset;
+ /* Make sure the address is written before we give it to HW */
wmb();
desc->ctl = LTQ_DMA_OWN | LTQ_DMA_SOP | LTQ_DMA_EOP |
LTQ_DMA_TX_OFFSET(byte_offset) | (len & LTQ_DMA_SIZE_MASK);
--
2.30.2