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SubjectRe: [PATCH] powerpc/mpic: Remove WHOAMI readback after EOI
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On 24.03.2015 12:43, Bogdan Purcareata wrote:
> After previous discussions regarding the subject [1][2], there's no clear
> explanation or reason why the call was needed in the first place. The sensible
> argument is some sort of synchronization between the CPU and the MPIC, which
> hasn't been pointed out precisely and is no longer required (at least on BookE
> platforms).
>
> The benefit of this change is saving a MMIO trap per interrupt when running in a
> KVM guest.
>
> [1] https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/429098/
> [2] https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/433557/
>
> Signed-off-by: Bogdan Purcareata <bogdan.purcareata@freescale.com>
> ---
> arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c | 1 -
> 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
> index bbfbbf2..045e72a9 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/sysdev/mpic.c
> @@ -655,7 +655,6 @@ static inline struct mpic * mpic_from_irq_data(struct irq_data *d)
> static inline void mpic_eoi(struct mpic *mpic)
> {
> mpic_cpu_write(MPIC_INFO(CPU_EOI), 0);
> - (void)mpic_cpu_read(MPIC_INFO(CPU_WHOAMI));
> }
>
> /*
>


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