Add a memory barrier prior to sending a new command to the VIOS to ensure the VIOS does not receive stale data in the command buffer. Also add a memory barrier when processing the CRQ for completed commands. Signed-off-by: Brian King <brking@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff -puN drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c~ibmvscsi_barrier drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c --- linux/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c~ibmvscsi_barrier 2014-05-23 10:41:35.000000000 -0500 +++ linux-bjking1/drivers/scsi/ibmvscsi/ibmvscsi.c 2014-05-23 10:42:53.000000000 -0500 @@ -185,6 +185,11 @@ static struct viosrp_crq *crq_queue_next if (crq->valid & 0x80) { if (++queue->cur == queue->size) queue->cur = 0; + + /* Ensure the read of the valid bit occurs before reading any + * other bits of the CRQ entry + */ + rmb(); } else crq = NULL; spin_unlock_irqrestore(&queue->lock, flags); @@ -203,6 +208,11 @@ static int ibmvscsi_send_crq(struct ibmv { struct vio_dev *vdev = to_vio_dev(hostdata->dev); + /* + * Ensure the command buffer is flushed to memory before handing it + * over to the VIOS to prevent it from fetching any stale data. + */ + mb(); return plpar_hcall_norets(H_SEND_CRQ, vdev->unit_address, word1, word2); } _ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html