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diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt index fa5d8a9ae205..c8c42e64e953 100644 --- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt +++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt @@ -531,9 +531,10 @@ dependency barrier to make it work correctly. Consider the following bit of code: q = &a; - if (p) + if (p) { + <data dependency barrier> q = &b; - <data dependency barrier> + } x = *q; This will not have the desired effect because there is no actual data @@ -542,9 +543,10 @@ attempting to predict the outcome in advance. In such a case what's actually required is: q = &a; - if (p) + if (p) { + <read barrier> q = &b; - <read barrier> + } x = *q; |