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diff --git a/Documentation/atomic_ops.txt b/Documentation/atomic_ops.txt index f1744161ef06..23a1c2402bcc 100644 --- a/Documentation/atomic_ops.txt +++ b/Documentation/atomic_ops.txt | |||
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ boolean is return which indicates whether the resulting counter value | |||
115 | is negative. It requires explicit memory barrier semantics around the | 115 | is negative. It requires explicit memory barrier semantics around the |
116 | operation. | 116 | operation. |
117 | 117 | ||
118 | Finally: | 118 | Then: |
119 | 119 | ||
120 | int atomic_cmpxchg(atomic_t *v, int old, int new); | 120 | int atomic_cmpxchg(atomic_t *v, int old, int new); |
121 | 121 | ||
@@ -129,6 +129,18 @@ atomic_cmpxchg requires explicit memory barriers around the operation. | |||
129 | The semantics for atomic_cmpxchg are the same as those defined for 'cas' | 129 | The semantics for atomic_cmpxchg are the same as those defined for 'cas' |
130 | below. | 130 | below. |
131 | 131 | ||
132 | Finally: | ||
133 | |||
134 | int atomic_add_unless(atomic_t *v, int a, int u); | ||
135 | |||
136 | If the atomic value v is not equal to u, this function adds a to v, and | ||
137 | returns non zero. If v is equal to u then it returns zero. This is done as | ||
138 | an atomic operation. | ||
139 | |||
140 | atomic_add_unless requires explicit memory barriers around the operation. | ||
141 | |||
142 | atomic_inc_not_zero, equivalent to atomic_add_unless(v, 1, 0) | ||
143 | |||
132 | 144 | ||
133 | If a caller requires memory barrier semantics around an atomic_t | 145 | If a caller requires memory barrier semantics around an atomic_t |
134 | operation which does not return a value, a set of interfaces are | 146 | operation which does not return a value, a set of interfaces are |