sparc64: Add a comment about why we only use certain memory barriers these days.

[cascardo/linux.git] / arch / sparc / include / asm / system_64.h

diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/system_64.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/system_64.h
index 25e848f..d47a98e 100644 (file)
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/system_64.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/system_64.h
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ do { __asm__ __volatile__("ba,pt     %%xcc, 1f\n\t" \
                             : : : "memory"); \
 } while (0)
 
+/* The kernel always executes in TSO memory model these days,
+ * and furthermore most sparc64 chips implement more stringent
+ * memory ordering than required by the specifications.
+ */
 #define mb()   membar_safe("#StoreLoad")
 #define rmb()  __asm__ __volatile__("":::"memory")
 #define wmb()  __asm__ __volatile__("":::"memory")