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-rw-r--r--include/atomic.h7
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/atomic.h b/include/atomic.h
index 7fd70c4c81..221bea0ad3 100644
--- a/include/atomic.h
+++ b/include/atomic.h
@@ -754,9 +754,10 @@ void __atomic_link_error (void);
#endif /* !USE_ATOMIC_COMPILER_BUILTINS */
-
-#ifndef atomic_delay
-# define atomic_delay() do { /* nothing */ } while (0)
+/* This operation does not affect synchronization semantics but can be used
+ in the body of a spin loop to potentially improve its efficiency. */
+#ifndef atomic_spin_nop
+# define atomic_spin_nop() do { /* nothing */ } while (0)
#endif
#endif /* atomic.h */