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authorRandy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>2008-10-16 01:01:59 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-10-16 14:21:32 -0400
commit8033fe65a6d6c0e47ba9e3cb2e4e6902f9dfb8dd (patch)
tree5f1531ef9cd4bc0f3056ff904696437652685f07
parent7968b3d9a673e922ab980b2616945e63a52d88fe (diff)
documentation: explain memory barriers
We want all uses of memory barriers to be explained in the source code. Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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@@ -85,3 +85,6 @@ kernel patches.
8523: Tested after it has been merged into the -mm patchset to make sure 8523: Tested after it has been merged into the -mm patchset to make sure
86 that it still works with all of the other queued patches and various 86 that it still works with all of the other queued patches and various
87 changes in the VM, VFS, and other subsystems. 87 changes in the VM, VFS, and other subsystems.
88
8924: All memory barriers {e.g., barrier(), rmb(), wmb()} need a comment in the
90 source code that explains the logic of what they are doing and why.