Index: head/sys/kern/kern_rwlock.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/kern/kern_rwlock.c	(revision 197616)
+++ head/sys/kern/kern_rwlock.c	(working copy)
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@
 		 */
 		x = rw->rw_lock;
 		if (RW_READERS(x) > 1) {
-			if (atomic_cmpset_ptr(&rw->rw_lock, x,
+			if (atomic_cmpset_rel_ptr(&rw->rw_lock, x,
 			    x - RW_ONE_READER)) {
 				if (LOCK_LOG_TEST(&rw->lock_object, 0))
 					CTR4(KTR_LOCK,
@@ -559,7 +559,8 @@
 		if (!(x & RW_LOCK_WAITERS)) {
 			MPASS((x & ~RW_LOCK_WRITE_SPINNER) ==
 			    RW_READERS_LOCK(1));
-			if (atomic_cmpset_ptr(&rw->rw_lock, x, RW_UNLOCKED)) {
+			if (atomic_cmpset_rel_ptr(&rw->rw_lock, x,
+			    RW_UNLOCKED)) {
 				if (LOCK_LOG_TEST(&rw->lock_object, 0))
 					CTR2(KTR_LOCK, "%s: %p last succeeded",
 					    __func__, rw);
@@ -597,7 +598,7 @@
 			x |= (v & RW_LOCK_READ_WAITERS);
 		} else
 			queue = TS_SHARED_QUEUE;
-		if (!atomic_cmpset_ptr(&rw->rw_lock, RW_READERS_LOCK(1) | v,
+		if (!atomic_cmpset_rel_ptr(&rw->rw_lock, RW_READERS_LOCK(1) | v,
 		    x)) {
 			turnstile_chain_unlock(&rw->lock_object);
 			continue;
Index: head/sys/kern/kern_sx.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/kern/kern_sx.c	(revision 197616)
+++ head/sys/kern/kern_sx.c	(working copy)
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@
 		 * so, just drop one and return.
 		 */
 		if (SX_SHARERS(x) > 1) {
-			if (atomic_cmpset_ptr(&sx->sx_lock, x,
+			if (atomic_cmpset_rel_ptr(&sx->sx_lock, x,
 			    x - SX_ONE_SHARER)) {
 				if (LOCK_LOG_TEST(&sx->lock_object, 0))
 					CTR4(KTR_LOCK,
@@ -949,8 +949,8 @@
 		 */
 		if (!(x & SX_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE_WAITERS)) {
 			MPASS(x == SX_SHARERS_LOCK(1));
-			if (atomic_cmpset_ptr(&sx->sx_lock, SX_SHARERS_LOCK(1),
-			    SX_LOCK_UNLOCKED)) {
+			if (atomic_cmpset_rel_ptr(&sx->sx_lock,
+			    SX_SHARERS_LOCK(1), SX_LOCK_UNLOCKED)) {
 				if (LOCK_LOG_TEST(&sx->lock_object, 0))
 					CTR2(KTR_LOCK, "%s: %p last succeeded",
 					    __func__, sx);
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@
 		 * Note that the state of the lock could have changed,
 		 * so if it fails loop back and retry.
 		 */
-		if (!atomic_cmpset_ptr(&sx->sx_lock,
+		if (!atomic_cmpset_rel_ptr(&sx->sx_lock,
 		    SX_SHARERS_LOCK(1) | SX_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE_WAITERS,
 		    SX_LOCK_UNLOCKED)) {
 			sleepq_release(&sx->lock_object);
Index: head/sys/sys/sx.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/sys/sx.h	(revision 197616)
+++ head/sys/sys/sx.h	(working copy)
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@
  *
  * When the lock is not locked by any thread, it is encoded as a
  * shared lock with zero waiters.
- *
- * A note about memory barriers.  Exclusive locks need to use the same
- * memory barriers as mutexes: _acq when acquiring an exclusive lock
- * and _rel when releasing an exclusive lock.  On the other side,
- * shared lock needs to use an _acq barrier when acquiring the lock
- * but, since they don't update any locked data, no memory barrier is
- * needed when releasing a shared lock.
  */
 
 #define	SX_LOCK_SHARED			0x01
@@ -200,7 +193,7 @@
 	uintptr_t x = sx->sx_lock;
 
 	if (x == (SX_SHARERS_LOCK(1) | SX_LOCK_EXCLUSIVE_WAITERS) ||
-	    !atomic_cmpset_ptr(&sx->sx_lock, x, x - SX_ONE_SHARER))
+	    !atomic_cmpset_rel_ptr(&sx->sx_lock, x, x - SX_ONE_SHARER))
 		_sx_sunlock_hard(sx, file, line);
 }
 
Index: head/sys/sys/rwlock.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/sys/rwlock.h	(revision 197616)
+++ head/sys/sys/rwlock.h	(working copy)
@@ -55,13 +55,6 @@
  *
  * When the lock is not locked by any thread, it is encoded as a read lock
  * with zero waiters.
- *
- * A note about memory barriers.  Write locks need to use the same memory
- * barriers as mutexes: _acq when acquiring a write lock and _rel when
- * releasing a write lock.  Read locks also need to use an _acq barrier when
- * acquiring a read lock.  However, since read locks do not update any
- * locked data (modulo bugs of course), no memory barrier is needed when
- * releasing a read lock.
  */
 
 #define	RW_LOCK_READ		0x01