[PATCH tip/core/rcu 3/3] doc: Fix memory-barrier control-dependency example

[Paul E. McKenney]

From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Each control-dependency example needs its barriers between the "if"
condition and the body of the "if" because a control dependency is
a dependency induced by a branch.  This commit makes the needed
adjustment.

Reported-by: Yongming Shen <symingz@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 Documentation/memory-barriers.txt | 10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
index fa5d8a9..c8c42e6 100644
--- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
@@ -531,9 +531,10 @@ dependency barrier to make it work correctly.  Consider the following bit of
 code:
 
 	q = &a;
-	if (p)
+	if (p) {
+		<data dependency barrier>
 		q = &b;
-	<data dependency barrier>
+	}
 	x = *q;
 
 This will not have the desired effect because there is no actual data
@@ -542,9 +543,10 @@ attempting to predict the outcome in advance.  In such a case what's actually
 required is:
 
 	q = &a;
-	if (p)
+	if (p) {
+		<read barrier>
 		q = &b;
-	<read barrier>
+	}
 	x = *q;
 
 
-- 
1.8.1.5

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