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The axienet_start_xmit function was updating the tx_bd_tail variable multiple times, with potential rollbacks on error or invalid intermediate positions, even though this variable is also used in the TX completion path. Use READ_ONCE where this variable is read and WRITE_ONCE where it is written to make this update more atomic, and move the write before the MMIO write to start the transfer, so it is protected by that implicit write barrier. Signed-off-by: Robert Hancock <robert.hancock@calian.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.