NTB: ntb_transport: Add 'tx_memcpy_offload' module option

Some platforms (e.g. R-Car S4) do not gain from using a DMAC on TX path
in ntb_transport and end up CPU-bound on memcpy_toio(). Add a module
parameter 'tx_memcpy_offload' that moves the TX memcpy_toio() and
descriptor writes to a per-QP kernel thread. It is disabled by default.

This change also fixes a rare ordering hazard in ntb_tx_copy_callback(),
that was observed on R-Car S4 once throughput improved with the new
module parameter: the DONE flag write to the peer MW, which is WC
mapped, could be observed after the DB/MSI trigger. Both operations are
posted PCIe MWr (often via different OB iATUs), so WC buffering and
bridges may reorder visibility. Insert dma_mb() to enforce store->load
ordering and then read back hdr->flags to flush the posted write before
ringing the doorbell / issuing MSI.

While at it, update tx_index with WRITE_ONCE() at the earlier possible
location to make ntb_transport_tx_free_entry() robust.

Signed-off-by: Koichiro Den <den@valinux.co.jp>
Signed-off-by: Jon Mason <jdmason@kudzu.us>

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