On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 08:31:08PM +1100, Nick Piggin wrote: > It might be reasonable to implement this watered down version, but: > don't some architectures have restrictions on what instructions can > be issued between the ll and the sc?
Yes. On Alpha you cannot execute other load/stores, taken branches etc. So in general case the code between ll and sc cannot be written in C... Ivan. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
