static void finish_one_item(struct btrfs_delayed_root *delayed_root)
 {
        int seq = atomic_inc_return(&delayed_root->items_seq);
+
+       /*
+        * atomic_dec_return implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+        */
        if ((atomic_dec_return(&delayed_root->items) <
            BTRFS_DELAYED_BACKGROUND || seq % BTRFS_DELAYED_BATCH == 0) &&
            waitqueue_active(&delayed_root->wait))
 
        limit = btrfs_async_submit_limit(fs_info);
        limit = limit * 2 / 3;
 
+       /*
+        * atomic_dec_return implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+        */
        if (atomic_dec_return(&fs_info->nr_async_submits) < limit &&
            waitqueue_active(&fs_info->async_submit_wait))
                wake_up(&fs_info->async_submit_wait);
 
        nr_pages = (async_cow->end - async_cow->start + PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) >>
                PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 
+       /*
+        * atomic_sub_return implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+        */
        if (atomic_sub_return(nr_pages, &root->fs_info->async_delalloc_pages) <
            5 * 1024 * 1024 &&
            waitqueue_active(&root->fs_info->async_submit_wait))
 
                write_lock(&eb->lock);
                WARN_ON(atomic_read(&eb->spinning_writers));
                atomic_inc(&eb->spinning_writers);
+               /*
+                * atomic_dec_and_test implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+                */
                if (atomic_dec_and_test(&eb->blocking_writers) &&
                    waitqueue_active(&eb->write_lock_wq))
                        wake_up(&eb->write_lock_wq);
                BUG_ON(atomic_read(&eb->blocking_readers) == 0);
                read_lock(&eb->lock);
                atomic_inc(&eb->spinning_readers);
+               /*
+                * atomic_dec_and_test implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+                */
                if (atomic_dec_and_test(&eb->blocking_readers) &&
                    waitqueue_active(&eb->read_lock_wq))
                        wake_up(&eb->read_lock_wq);
        }
        btrfs_assert_tree_read_locked(eb);
        WARN_ON(atomic_read(&eb->blocking_readers) == 0);
+       /*
+        * atomic_dec_and_test implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+        */
        if (atomic_dec_and_test(&eb->blocking_readers) &&
            waitqueue_active(&eb->read_lock_wq))
                wake_up(&eb->read_lock_wq);
 
                pending = pending->bi_next;
                cur->bi_next = NULL;
 
+               /*
+                * atomic_dec_return implies a barrier for waitqueue_active
+                */
                if (atomic_dec_return(&fs_info->nr_async_bios) < limit &&
                    waitqueue_active(&fs_info->async_submit_wait))
                        wake_up(&fs_info->async_submit_wait);