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@@ -1662,7 +1662,7 @@ CPU from reordering them.
There are some more advanced barrier functions:
- (*) set_mb(var, value)
+ (*) smp_store_mb(var, value)
This assigns the value to the variable and then inserts a full memory
barrier after it, depending on the function. It isn't guaranteed to
@@ -1975,7 +1975,7 @@ after it has altered the task state:
CPU 1
===============================
set_current_state();
- set_mb();
+ smp_store_mb();
STORE current->state
<general barrier>
LOAD event_indicated
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ between the STORE to indicate the event and the STORE to set TASK_RUNNING:
CPU 1 CPU 2
=============================== ===============================
set_current_state(); STORE event_indicated
- set_mb(); wake_up();
+ smp_store_mb(); wake_up();
STORE current->state <write barrier>
<general barrier> STORE current->state
LOAD event_indicated