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diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt index 13feb697271f..18fc860df1be 100644 --- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt +++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt @@ -2383,9 +2383,7 @@ about the state (old or new) implies an SMP-conditional general memory barrier explicit lock operations, described later). These include: xchg(); - cmpxchg(); atomic_xchg(); atomic_long_xchg(); - atomic_cmpxchg(); atomic_long_cmpxchg(); atomic_inc_return(); atomic_long_inc_return(); atomic_dec_return(); atomic_long_dec_return(); atomic_add_return(); atomic_long_add_return(); @@ -2398,7 +2396,9 @@ explicit lock operations, described later). These include: test_and_clear_bit(); test_and_change_bit(); - /* when succeeds (returns 1) */ + /* when succeeds */ + cmpxchg(); + atomic_cmpxchg(); atomic_long_cmpxchg(); atomic_add_unless(); atomic_long_add_unless(); These are used for such things as implementing ACQUIRE-class and RELEASE-class |