|  | @@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ grpc_mdelem *grpc_mdelem_ref(grpc_mdelem *gmd) {
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				|  |  |       this function - meaning that no adjustment to mdtab_free is necessary,
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				|  |  |       simplifying the logic here to be just an atomic increment */
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				|  |  |    /* use C assert to have this removed in opt builds */
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				|  |  | -  assert(gpr_atm_acq_load(&md->refcnt) >= 1);
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				|  |  | +  assert(gpr_atm_no_barrier_load(&md->refcnt) >= 1);
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				|  |  |    gpr_atm_no_barrier_fetch_add(&md->refcnt, 1);
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				|  |  |    return gmd;
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				|  |  |  }
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				|  | @@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ void grpc_mdelem_unref(grpc_mdelem *gmd) {
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				|  |  |    internal_metadata *md = (internal_metadata *)gmd;
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				|  |  |    grpc_mdctx *ctx = md->context;
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				|  |  |    lock(ctx);
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				|  |  | -  assert(gpr_atm_acq_load(&md->refcnt) >= 1);
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				|  |  | +  assert(gpr_atm_nobarrier_load(&md->refcnt) >= 1);
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				|  |  |    if (1 == gpr_atm_full_fetch_add(&md->refcnt, -1)) {
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				|  |  |      ctx->mdtab_free++;
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				|  |  |    }
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