Is spin_lock() atomic in SMP systems ?

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Hi ,

Is the spin_lock() guarenteed to be atomic on SMP systems. i.e. if spin_lock() is called at the same time from both the processors will it lead to a race condition.

Thanks,
Ganesh




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