Sync operation in atomic_add

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Subject:	Sync operation in atomic_add_return()
From:	"Gideon Stupp \(gstupp\)" <gstupp@cisco.com>
Date:	Mon, 6 Nov 2006 15:42:32 +0100
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Hi,
I am trying to figure out why there is a sync operation in
linux/include/asm-mips/atomic.h:atomic_add_return(). 
I believe it was added in the linux-2.4.19 patch, but can't trace the
reason. Can anyone help?

Thanks, Gideon.

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