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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:20:37 +0100
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc: kernel list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, jikos@suse.cz, jack@suse.cz
Subject: Re: wmb() confusion in system.h
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* Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> Comment says wmb is a nop, but it is implemented as lock addl below... 
> Should it be compiled to nop if we know we are running on "good" Intel 
> cpu?
> 
> At least remove confusing comment for now.

agreed - that comment is pretty much out of date. I've applied your 
patch.

	Ingo