From: Chris Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Purify volatile use for atomic_t on avr32.
Signed-off-by: Chris Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- linux-2.6.23-rc2-orig/include/asm-avr32/atomic.h 2007-08-08 17:48:52.000000000 -0400 +++ linux-2.6.23-rc2/include/asm-avr32/atomic.h 2007-08-09 06:33:39.000000000 -0400 @@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ #include <asm/system.h> -typedef struct { volatile int counter; } atomic_t; +typedef struct { int counter; } atomic_t; #define ATOMIC_INIT(i) { (i) } -#define atomic_read(v) ((v)->counter) +/* + * Casting to volatile here minimizes the need for barriers, + * without having to declare the type itself as volatile. + */ +#define atomic_read(v) (*(volatile int *)&(v)->counter) #define atomic_set(v, i) (((v)->counter) = i) /* - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html