Documentation/core-api/refcount-vs-atomic.rst

14 ``atomic_*()`` functions with regards to the memory ordering guarantees.
17 these memory ordering guarantees.
33 In the absence of any memory ordering guarantees (i.e. fully unordered)
35 program order (po) relation (on the same CPU). It guarantees that
41 A strong (full) memory ordering guarantees that all prior loads and
44 It also guarantees that all po-earlier stores on the same CPU
49 A RELEASE memory ordering guarantees that all prior loads and
51 before the operation. It also guarantees that all po-earlier
57 An ACQUIRE memory ordering guarantees that all post loads and
59 completed after the acquire operation. It also guarantees that all
64 A control dependency (on success) for refcounters guarantees that
70 a single CPU relation and provides no guarantees for other CPUs.
133 Memory ordering guarantees changes:
149 Memory ordering guarantees changes:
162 Memory ordering guarantees changes:
175 Memory ordering guarantees changes:
190 Memory ordering guarantees changes: