Hi Guo, > +/* > + * set_bit - Atomically set a bit in memory > + * @nr: the bit to set > + * @addr: the address to start counting from > + * > + * This function is atomic and may not be reordered. See __set_bit() > + * if you do not require the atomic guarantees. > + * > + * Note: there are no guarantees that this function will not be reordered > + * on non x86 architectures, so if you are writing portable code, > + * make sure not to rely on its reordering guarantees. > + * > + * Note that @nr may be almost arbitrarily large; this function is not > + * restricted to acting on a single-word quantity. > + */ > +static inline void set_bit(int nr, volatile unsigned long *addr) > +{ > + unsigned long mask = BIT_MASK(nr); > + unsigned long *p = ((unsigned long *)addr) + BIT_WORD(nr); > + unsigned long tmp; > + > + /* *p |= mask; */ > + smp_mb(); > + asm volatile ( > + "1: ldex.w %0, (%2) \n" > + " or32 %0, %0, %1 \n" > + " stex.w %0, (%2) \n" > + " bez %0, 1b \n" > + : "=&r"(tmp) > + : "r"(mask), "r"(p) > + : "memory"); > + smp_mb(); > +} > + > +/** > + * clear_bit - Clears a bit in memory > + * @nr: Bit to clear > + * @addr: Address to start counting from > + * > + * clear_bit() is atomic and may not be reordered. However, it does > + * not contain a memory barrier, so if it is used for locking purposes, > + * you should call smp_mb__before_atomic() and/or smp_mb__after_atomic() > + * in order to ensure changes are visible on other processors. > + */ > +static inline void clear_bit(int nr, volatile unsigned long *addr) > +{ > + unsigned long mask = BIT_MASK(nr); > + unsigned long *p = ((unsigned long *)addr) + BIT_WORD(nr); > + unsigned long tmp; > + > + /* *p &= ~mask; */ > + mask = ~mask; > + smp_mb(); > + asm volatile ( > + "1: ldex.w %0, (%2) \n" > + " and32 %0, %0, %1 \n" > + " stex.w %0, (%2) \n" > + " bez %0, 1b \n" > + : "=&r"(tmp) > + : "r"(mask), "r"(p) > + : "memory"); > + smp_mb(); > +} > + > +/** > + * change_bit - Toggle a bit in memory > + * @nr: Bit to change > + * @addr: Address to start counting from > + * > + * change_bit() is atomic and may not be reordered. It may be > + * reordered on other architectures than x86. > + * Note that @nr may be almost arbitrarily large; this function is not > + * restricted to acting on a single-word quantity. > + */ > +static inline void change_bit(int nr, volatile unsigned long *addr) > +{ > + unsigned long mask = BIT_MASK(nr); > + unsigned long *p = ((unsigned long *)addr) + BIT_WORD(nr); > + unsigned long tmp; > + > + /* *p ^= mask; */ > + smp_mb(); > + asm volatile ( > + "1: ldex.w %0, (%2) \n" > + " xor32 %0, %0, %1 \n" > + " stex.w %0, (%2) \n" > + " bez %0, 1b \n" > + : "=&r"(tmp) > + : "r"(mask), "r"(p) > + : "memory"); > + smp_mb(); > +} The {set,clear,change}_bit() operations don't have to be ordered: you might want to remove the above smp_mb()s (and adjust the comments). Andrea