The rte_smp_xx() APIs are deprecated. But it is not mentioned in the function header. Added notes in function header for clarification.
Signed-off-by: Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.w...@arm.com> --- lib/eal/include/generic/rte_atomic.h | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/lib/eal/include/generic/rte_atomic.h b/lib/eal/include/generic/rte_atomic.h index 58df843c54..542a2c16ff 100644 --- a/lib/eal/include/generic/rte_atomic.h +++ b/lib/eal/include/generic/rte_atomic.h @@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ static inline void rte_rmb(void); * Guarantees that the LOAD and STORE operations that precede the * rte_smp_mb() call are globally visible across the lcores * before the LOAD and STORE operations that follows it. + * + * @note + * This function is deprecated. It adds complexity to the memory model + * used by this project. C11 memory model should always be used. + * rte_atomic_thread_fence() should be used instead. */ static inline void rte_smp_mb(void); @@ -64,6 +69,11 @@ static inline void rte_smp_mb(void); * Guarantees that the STORE operations that precede the * rte_smp_wmb() call are globally visible across the lcores * before the STORE operations that follows it. + * + * @note + * This function is deprecated. It adds complexity to the memory model + * used by this project. C11 memory model should always be used. + * rte_atomic_thread_fence() should be used instead. */ static inline void rte_smp_wmb(void); @@ -73,6 +83,11 @@ static inline void rte_smp_wmb(void); * Guarantees that the LOAD operations that precede the * rte_smp_rmb() call are globally visible across the lcores * before the LOAD operations that follows it. + * + * @note + * This function is deprecated. It adds complexity to the memory model + * used by this project. C11 memory model should always be used. + * rte_atomic_thread_fence() should be used instead. */ static inline void rte_smp_rmb(void); ///@} -- 2.25.1
