doc/atomic_ops: Clarify smp_mb__{before,after}_atomic()
This commit explicitly states that surrounding a non-value-returning atomic read-modify atomic operations provides full ordering, just as is provided by value-returning atomic read-modify-write operations. Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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@ -303,6 +303,11 @@ defined which accomplish this::
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void smp_mb__before_atomic(void);
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void smp_mb__after_atomic(void);
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Preceding a non-value-returning read-modify-write atomic operation with
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smp_mb__before_atomic() and following it with smp_mb__after_atomic()
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provides the same full ordering that is provided by value-returning
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read-modify-write atomic operations.
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For example, smp_mb__before_atomic() can be used like so::
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obj->dead = 1;
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