docs: bpf: Clarify BPF_CMPXCHG wording
authorIlya Leoshkevich <iii@linux.ibm.com>
Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:28:52 +0000 (15:28 +0100)
committerAlexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 06:01:13 +0000 (22:01 -0800)
commit6a5df969ff80c1589ba9fd9136b77a4fb93371d0
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parent1336c662474edec3966c96c8de026f794d16b804
docs: bpf: Clarify BPF_CMPXCHG wording

Based on [1], BPF_CMPXCHG should always load the old value into R0. The
phrasing in bpf.rst is somewhat ambiguous in this regard, improve it to
make this aspect crystal clear.

  [1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAADnVQJFcFwxEz=wnV=hkie-EDwa8s5JGbBQeFt1TGux1OihJw@mail.gmail.com/

Signed-off-by: Ilya Leoshkevich <iii@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210210142853.82203-1-iii@linux.ibm.com
Documentation/networking/filter.rst