@@ -14,21 +14,35 @@
 
 
 /*
- * Counter is volatile to make sure gcc doesn't try to be clever
- * and move things around on us. We need to use _exactly_ the address
- * the user gave us, not some alias that contains the same information.
+ * Make sure gcc doesn't try to be clever and move things around
+ * on us. We need to use _exactly_ the address the user gave us,
+ * not some alias that contains the same information.
  */
-typedef struct { volatile int counter; } atomic_t;
-typedef struct { volatile long counter; } atomic64_t;
+typedef struct { int counter; } atomic_t;
+typedef struct { long counter; } atomic64_t;
 
 #define ATOMIC_INIT(i)		( (atomic_t) { (i) } )
 #define ATOMIC64_INIT(i)	( (atomic64_t) { (i) } )
 
-#define atomic_read(v)		((v)->counter + 0)
-#define atomic64_read(v)	((v)->counter + 0)
+static __inline__ int atomic_read(atomic_t *v)
+{
+	return *(volatile int *)&v->counter + 0;
+}
+
+static __inline__ long atomic64_read(atomic64_t *v)
+{
+	return *(volatile long *)&v->counter + 0;
+}
 
-#define atomic_set(v,i)		((v)->counter = (i))
-#define atomic64_set(v,i)	((v)->counter = (i))
+static __inline__ void atomic_set(atomic_t *v, int i)
+{
+	*(volatile int *)&v->counter = i;
+}
+
+static __inline__ void atomic64_set(atomic64_t *v, long i)
+{
+	*(volatile long *)&v->counter = i;
+}
 
 /*
  * To get proper branch prediction for the main line, we must branch