[PATCH] defer/seqlock: Fix read-side smp_mb wording

Kunwu Chan <[email protected]> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:35:39 +0800
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.perfbook
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Kunwu Chan <[email protected]>
---
 defer/seqlock.tex | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/defer/seqlock.tex b/defer/seqlock.tex
index 3ed2f483..6d1d5b78 100644
--- a/defer/seqlock.tex
+++ b/defer/seqlock.tex
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ will pass to a later call to \co{read_seqretry()}.
 	on the update side.
 	This feature is on its way into the C++ standard under the name
 	of ``asymmetric fences''~\cite{DavidGoldblatt2022asymmetricFences}.
-	Either way, this trick eliminates the update-side \co{smp_mb()}
+	Either way, this trick eliminates the read-side \co{smp_mb()}
 	overhead, which in turn makes eliminating the check more
 	attractive, arriving again at the form of the code shown in
 	\cref{lst:defer:Sequence-Locked Pre-BSD Routing Table Lookup}.
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