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@@ -542,6 +542,10 @@ The routines xchg() and cmpxchg() must provide the same exact
memory-barrier semantics as the atomic and bit operations returning
values.
+Note: If someone wants to use xchg(), cmpxchg() and their variants,
+linux/atomic.h should be included rather than asm/cmpxchg.h, unless
+the code is in arch/* and can take care of itself.
+
Spinlocks and rwlocks have memory barrier expectations as well.
The rule to follow is simple: