1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
index 92f0056d928c..c61d8b876fdb 100644
--- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ conflict on any particular lock.
 LOCKS VS MEMORY ACCESSES
 ------------------------
 
-Consider the following: the system has a pair of spinlocks (N) and (Q), and
+Consider the following: the system has a pair of spinlocks (M) and (Q), and
 three CPUs; then should the following sequence of events occur:
 
         CPU 1                           CPU 2
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ CPU's caches by some other cache event:
         smp_wmb();
         <A:modify v=2>  <C:busy>
                         <C:queue v=2>
-        p = &b;         q = p;
+        p = &v;         q = p;
                         <D:request p>
         <B:modify p=&v> <D:commit p=&v>
                         <D:read p>