Re: [PATCH] remove volatile from nmi.c

On Fri, 2006-07-14 at 10:28 -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 

> 	endflag = 1;
> 	smp_wmb();
> 

This was what I originally wrote, and then I saw the set_wmb which made
me think that it was the proper way to do things (why else is it
there?). So if it shouldn't be used, then we should get rid of it or at
least mark it deprecated, otherwise you have people like me thinking
that we should use it.

-- Steve


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