>>>>> Does the linux API mandates atomic_t to be a 32bits word? >>>> >>>> AFAIK it is, at least for the platforms we care about. >>>> ... >>> >>> Then, the proper course of action would be to add to the linux API, sized >>> atomic operation first, wouldn't it? >> >> No, atomic is fine for this, I think only sparc32 had 24-bit atomics, >> and if you can get sparc32 + a radeon, >> then you can keep both halves. > > And even that is a lie now :-) > > http://lwn.net/Articles/71732/
Ok then: atomic_t means exactly 32 bits! -- Sylvain _______________________________________________ dri-devel mailing list dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/dri-devel
