On Thursday 10 February 2005 22:50, David S. Miller wrote: > > > Unlike the above routines, it is required that explicit memory > > > barriers are performed before and after the operation. It must > > > be done such that all memory operations before and after the > > > atomic operation calls are strongly ordered with respect to the > > > atomic operation itself. > > > > Hmm, given that this description will not only be read by implementers > > of atomic functions, but also by users, the "explicit memory barriers" > > may be confusing. > > Absolutely, I agree. My fingers even itched as I typed those lines > in. I didn't change the wording because I couldn't come up with > anything better.
What about the following: Unlike the routines above, these functions should always perform memory barriers before and after the operation in question so that all memory accesses before and after the atomic operation are strongly ordered with respect to the atomic operation itself. -- Dmitry - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
