[U-Boot] [PATCH] MX28: MMC: Avoid DMA DCache race condition
Stefano Babic
sbabic at denx.de
Thu Sep 6 14:20:51 CEST 2012
On 01/09/2012 04:18, Marek Vasut wrote:
> This patch prevents dcache-related problem. The problem manifested
> itself on the SPI driver, this is just a port to the MMC driver.
>
> The scenario is the same. In case an "mmc read" is issued to a
> buffer which was written right before it and data cache is enabled,
> the cache eviction might happen during the DMA transfer into the
> buffer, therefore corrupting the buffer. Clear any cache lines that
> might contain the buffer to prevent such issue.
>
> Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de>
> Cc: Fabio Estevam <festevam at gmail.com>
> Cc: Otavio Salvador <otavio at ossystems.com.br>
> Cc: Stefano Babic <sbabic at denx.de>
> ---
Applied to u-boot-imx, thanks.
Best regards,
Stefano Babic
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