From: Chris Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Purify volatile use for atomic[64]_t on powerpc.
Signed-off-by: Chris Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- linux-2.6.23-rc2-orig/include/asm-powerpc/atomic.h 2007-07-08 19:32:17.000000000 -0400 +++ linux-2.6.23-rc2/include/asm-powerpc/atomic.h 2007-08-09 07:15:21.000000000 -0400 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ * PowerPC atomic operations */ -typedef struct { volatile int counter; } atomic_t; +typedef struct { int counter; } atomic_t; #ifdef __KERNEL__ #include <linux/compiler.h> @@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ typedef struct { volatile int counter; } #define ATOMIC_INIT(i) { (i) } -#define atomic_read(v) ((v)->counter) +/* + * Casting to volatile here minimizes the need for barriers, + * without having to declare the type itself as volatile. + */ +#define atomic_read(v) (*(volatile int *)&(v)->counter) #define atomic_set(v,i) (((v)->counter) = (i)) static __inline__ void atomic_add(int a, atomic_t *v) @@ -240,11 +244,11 @@ static __inline__ int atomic_dec_if_posi #ifdef __powerpc64__ -typedef struct { volatile long counter; } atomic64_t; +typedef struct { long counter; } atomic64_t; #define ATOMIC64_INIT(i) { (i) } -#define atomic64_read(v) ((v)->counter) +#define atomic64_read(v) (*(volatile long *)&(v)->counter) #define atomic64_set(v,i) (((v)->counter) = (i)) static __inline__ void atomic64_add(long a, atomic64_t *v) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html