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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge.h
index 84ac50f92c9c..3e71b65a9546 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge.h
@@ -2185,6 +2185,22 @@ static inline void ql_write_db_reg(u32 val, void __iomem *addr)
}
/*
+ * Doorbell Registers:
+ * Doorbell registers are virtual registers in the PCI memory space.
+ * The space is allocated by the chip during PCI initialization. The
+ * device driver finds the doorbell address in BAR 3 in PCI config space.
+ * The registers are used to control outbound and inbound queues. For
+ * example, the producer index for an outbound queue. Each queue uses
+ * 1 4k chunk of memory. The lower half of the space is for outbound
+ * queues. The upper half is for inbound queues.
+ * Caller has to guarantee ordering.
+ */
+static inline void ql_write_db_reg_relaxed(u32 val, void __iomem *addr)
+{
+ writel_relaxed(val, addr);
+}
+
+/*
* Shadow Registers:
* Outbound queues have a consumer index that is maintained by the chip.
* Inbound queues have a producer index that is maintained by the chip.