Re: [PATCH v9 4/5] qrwlock: Use smp_store_release() in write_unlock()

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 10:45:42AM -0500, Waiman Long wrote:
> I can change the logic to use only cmpxchg for readers, but I don't see a
> compelling reason to do so.

The fact that you can then use smp_store_release() is fairly compelling
methinks.
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