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From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: memory barrier question
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:59:14 +0100
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To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: dhowells@redhat.com, Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>, "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-arch@vger.kernel.org

Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> wrote:

> Therefore:
> 
>   A = 5
>   LOCK
> 
>   UNLOCK
>   B = 6
> 
> May be observed as:
> 
>    LOCK
>    B = 6
>    A = 5
>    UNLOCK

Yeah, you're right.

David