Ralf Baechle <r...@linux-mips.org> writes: > On Tue, Feb 02, 2016 at 12:19:04AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote: > >> Memory ordering is confusing enough as it is. We should not make >> people worry more than they already have to. Strong rules are good. > > Confusing and the resulting bugs can be very hard to debug. > > One of the problems I've experienced is that Linux does support liberal > memory ordering, even as extreme as the Alpha.
We don't really have much choice given the reality of existing hardware. -- Måns Rullgård
