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diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
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--- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
@@ -1784,10 +1784,9 @@ for each construct. These operations all imply certain barriers:
Memory operations issued before the ACQUIRE may be completed after
the ACQUIRE operation has completed. An smp_mb__before_spinlock(),
- combined with a following ACQUIRE, orders prior loads against
- subsequent loads and stores and also orders prior stores against
- subsequent stores. Note that this is weaker than smp_mb()! The
- smp_mb__before_spinlock() primitive is free on many architectures.
+ combined with a following ACQUIRE, orders prior stores against
+ subsequent loads and stores. Note that this is weaker than smp_mb()!
+ The smp_mb__before_spinlock() primitive is free on many architectures.
(2) RELEASE operation implication: