ARM: why smp_mb() is not needed in the "__mutex_fastpath_lock" and "__mutex_fastpath_unlock" functions

shan kang kangshan0910 at gmail.com
Wed Jul 11 22:14:35 EDT 2012


Hello,
   I wonder why smp_mb() is not needed in the "__mutex_fastpath_lock"
and "__mutex_fastpath_unlock" functions which are located in the
"arch/arm/include/asm/mutex.h"?
   I think "dmb" instruction is necessary there.



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