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diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/atomic_ops.rst b/Documentation/core-api/atomic_ops.rst index 55e43f1c80de..fce929144ccd 100644 --- a/Documentation/core-api/atomic_ops.rst +++ b/Documentation/core-api/atomic_ops.rst @@ -303,6 +303,11 @@ defined which accomplish this:: void smp_mb__before_atomic(void); void smp_mb__after_atomic(void); +Preceding a non-value-returning read-modify-write atomic operation with +smp_mb__before_atomic() and following it with smp_mb__after_atomic() +provides the same full ordering that is provided by value-returning +read-modify-write atomic operations. + For example, smp_mb__before_atomic() can be used like so:: obj->dead = 1; |