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Author: jhb
Date: Thu May 21 13:39:46 2009
New Revision: 192536
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/192536

Log:
  Attempt to clarify some confusing wording regarding atomic_load() and
  atomic_store().

Modified:
  head/share/man/man9/atomic.9

Modified: head/share/man/man9/atomic.9
==============================================================================
--- head/share/man/man9/atomic.9	Thu May 21 13:22:07 2009	(r192535)
+++ head/share/man/man9/atomic.9	Thu May 21 13:39:46 2009	(r192536)
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ return (*addr)
 .Pp
 The
 .Fn atomic_load
-functions always have acquire semantics.
+functions are only provided with acquire memory barriers.
 .Bl -hang
 .It Fn atomic_readandclear addr
 .Bd -literal -compact
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ not have any variants with memory barrie
 .Pp
 The
 .Fn atomic_store
-functions always have release semantics.
+functions are only provided with release memory barriers.
 .Pp
 The type
 .Dq Li 64