On 13.11.2010 17:07, Tom Lane wrote:
Robert Haas<robertmh...@gmail.com>  writes:
Come to think of it, I'm not really sure I understand what protects
SetLatch() against memory ordering hazards.  Is that actually safe?

Hmm ... that's a good question.  It certainly *looks* like it could
malfunction on machines with weak memory ordering.

Can you elaborate?

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