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@@ -1380,10 +1380,11 @@ static void mark_wake_futex(struct wake_q_head *wake_q, struct futex_q *q)
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wake_q_add(wake_q, p);
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__unqueue_futex(q);
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/*
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- * The waiting task can free the futex_q as soon as
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- * q->lock_ptr = NULL is written, without taking any locks. A
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- * memory barrier is required here to prevent the following
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- * store to lock_ptr from getting ahead of the plist_del.
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+ * The waiting task can free the futex_q as soon as q->lock_ptr = NULL
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+ * is written, without taking any locks. This is possible in the event
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+ * of a spurious wakeup, for example. A memory barrier is required here
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+ * to prevent the following store to lock_ptr from getting ahead of the
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+ * plist_del in __unqueue_futex().
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*/
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smp_store_release(&q->lock_ptr, NULL);
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}
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