On Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 6:47 PM, H. Peter Anvin <h...@zytor.com> wrote: > Race condition (although with x86 being globally ordered, it probably can't > actually happen.) The bitmask is probably the way to go.
Does the race matter? In the worst case you take the lock unnecessarily. But yes, the bitmask is easy. --Andy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/