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@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ do { \
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* @nr: the bit to set
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* @addr: the address to start counting from
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*
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- * This operation is like clear_bit_unlock, however it is not atomic.
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- * It does provide release barrier semantics so it can be used to unlock
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- * a bit lock, however it would only be used if no other CPU can modify
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- * any bits in the memory until the lock is released (a good example is
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- * if the bit lock itself protects access to the other bits in the word).
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+ * A weaker form of clear_bit_unlock() as used by __bit_lock_unlock(). If all
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+ * the bits in the word are protected by this lock some archs can use weaker
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+ * ops to safely unlock.
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+ *
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+ * See for example x86's implementation.
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*/
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#define __clear_bit_unlock(nr, addr) \
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do { \
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- smp_mb(); \
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- __clear_bit(nr, addr); \
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+ smp_mb__before_atomic(); \
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+ clear_bit(nr, addr); \
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} while (0)
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#endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_BITOPS_LOCK_H_ */
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