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diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt index 9f34364922c8..d1d1716f904b 100644 --- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt +++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt @@ -1981,10 +1981,7 @@ for each construct. These operations all imply certain barriers: ACQUIRE operation has completed. Memory operations issued before the ACQUIRE may be completed after - the ACQUIRE operation has completed. An smp_mb__before_spinlock(), - combined with a following ACQUIRE, orders prior stores against - subsequent loads and stores. Note that this is weaker than smp_mb()! - The smp_mb__before_spinlock() primitive is free on many architectures. + the ACQUIRE operation has completed. (2) RELEASE operation implication: |