[PATCH memory-model 4/8] docs/memory-barriers.txt: Fix a typo in CPU MEMORY BARRIERS section

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From: Fox Chen <foxhlchen@xxxxxxxxx>

Commit 39323c6 ("smp_mb__{before,after}_atomic(): update Documentation")
has a typo in CPU MEORY BARRIERS section:
"RMW functions that do not imply are memory barrier are ..." should be
"RMW functions that do not imply a memory barrier are ...".

This patch fixes this typo.

Signed-off-by: Fox Chen <foxhlchen@xxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 Documentation/memory-barriers.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
index 17c8e0c..7367ada 100644
--- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@ There are some more advanced barrier functions:
 
      These are for use with atomic RMW functions that do not imply memory
      barriers, but where the code needs a memory barrier. Examples for atomic
-     RMW functions that do not imply are memory barrier are e.g. add,
+     RMW functions that do not imply a memory barrier are e.g. add,
      subtract, (failed) conditional operations, _relaxed functions,
      but not atomic_read or atomic_set. A common example where a memory
      barrier may be required is when atomic ops are used for reference
-- 
2.9.5




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