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diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt index 46b9b389df3..994355b0cd1 100644 --- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt +++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt @@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ effectively random order, despite the write barrier issued by CPU 1: In the above example, CPU 2 perceives that B is 7, despite the load of *C -(which would be B) coming after the the LOAD of C. +(which would be B) coming after the LOAD of C. If, however, a data dependency barrier were to be placed between the load of C and the load of *C (ie: B) on CPU 2: @@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ Whilst most CPUs do imply a data dependency barrier on the read when a memory access depends on a read, not all do, so it may not be relied on. Other CPUs may also have split caches, but must coordinate between the various -cachelets for normal memory accesss. The semantics of the Alpha removes the +cachelets for normal memory accesses. The semantics of the Alpha removes the need for coordination in absence of memory barriers. |