* Andi Kleen ([email protected]) wrote:
> > +static inline void pmd_clear(pmd_t *pmd)
> > +{
> > + u32 *tmp = (u32 *)pmd;
> > + *tmp = 0;
> > + smp_wmb();
> > + *(tmp + 1) = 0;
> > +}
>
> I think that's still wrong - it should be wmb() not smp_wmb because this
> problem can happen on a UP kernel already.
I thought the barrier is to keep compiler from reordering not processor.
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