FYI, we just released a new white paper describing memory ordering for Intel processors: http://developer.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/index.htm
Should help answer some questions about some of the ordering primitives we use on i386 and x86_64. Jesse - 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/