[PATCH] Documentation,barriers: Mention smp_cond_acquire()

From: Davidlohr Bueso
Date: Mon Mar 21 2016 - 17:07:47 EST


... do this next to smp_load_acquire when first mentioning
ACQUIRE. While this call is briefly explained and ctrl
dependencies are mentioned later, it does not hurt the reader.

Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@xxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/memory-barriers.txt | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
index 3729cbe60e41..2b5ea9d01a8f 100644
--- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
@@ -430,8 +430,9 @@ And a couple of implicit varieties:
This acts as a one-way permeable barrier. It guarantees that all memory
operations after the ACQUIRE operation will appear to happen after the
ACQUIRE operation with respect to the other components of the system.
- ACQUIRE operations include LOCK operations and smp_load_acquire()
- operations.
+ ACQUIRE operations include LOCK operations and both smp_load_acquire()
+ and smp_cond_acquire() operations. The later builds the necessary ACQUIRE
+ semantics from relying on a control dependency and smp_rmb().

Memory operations that occur before an ACQUIRE operation may appear to
happen after it completes.
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2.1.4