kernel locking guide fix.
PATCH 1/1 kernel locking guide fix.
Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl +5 -2
@@ -760,8 +760,11 @@ </para> <para> - Any atomic operation is defined to act as a memory barrier - (ie. as per the <function>mb()</function> macro). Also, + Some atomic operations are defined to act as a memory barrier + (ie. as per the <function>mb()</function> macro, but if in + doubt, be explicit. + <!-- Rusty Russell 2 May 2001, 2.4.4 --> + Also, spinlock operations act as partial barriers: operations after gaining a spinlock will never be moved to precede the <function>spin_lock()</function> call, and operations before
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Premature optmztion is rt of all evl. --DK