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diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt index ae9d306725ba..57e4a4b053c5 100644 --- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt +++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt @@ -1372,6 +1372,10 @@ is possible: r0 == 0 && r1 == 1 && r2 == 1 && r3 == 0 && r4 == 0 +As an aside, the following outcome is also possible: + + r0 == 0 && r1 == 1 && r2 == 1 && r3 == 0 && r4 == 0 && r5 == 1 + Although cpu0(), cpu1(), and cpu2() will see their respective reads and writes in order, CPUs not involved in the release-acquire chain might well disagree on the order. This disagreement stems from the fact that |