+/*
+ * Write barrier - ensure that all preceding writes have happened
+ * before all following writes.
+ *
+ * We need to tell both the compiler AND the CPU about the barrier.
+ * This is a brute force solution; better results might be obtained by
+ * using volatile type declarations to get fine-grained ordering
+ * control in C, and optionally a memory barrier instruction on CPUs
+ * that require it (not x86 or x86_64).
+ */
+INLINE_HEADER void
+wb(void) {
+#if i386_HOST_ARCH || x86_64_HOST_ARCH
+ __asm__ __volatile__ ("" : : : "memory");
+#elif powerpc_HOST_ARCH
+ __asm__ __volatile__ ("lwsync" : : : "memory");