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diff --git a/Documentation/atomic_ops.txt b/Documentation/atomic_ops.txt index 27f2b21a9d5..d9ca5be9b47 100644 --- a/Documentation/atomic_ops.txt +++ b/Documentation/atomic_ops.txt @@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ This performs an atomic exchange operation on the atomic variable v, setting the given new value. It returns the old value that the atomic variable v had just before the operation. +atomic_xchg requires explicit memory barriers around the operation. + int atomic_cmpxchg(atomic_t *v, int old, int new); This performs an atomic compare exchange operation on the atomic value v, |