Messages in this thread | | | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: [rfc][patch] i386: remove comment about barriers | Date | Sun, 30 Sep 2007 17:09:08 +0200 |
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> mb() and smp_mb() always have and always will require a full mfence or lock > prefixed instruction on x86. And we should remove this comment.
Thanks for the detailed explanation. I queued the patch.
-Andi
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