Re: [PATCH 1/19] MUTEX: Introduce simple mutex implementation

2005-12-16 Thread Linh Dang
Russell King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you now see what I mean? (yup, ARM is a llsc architecture.) Oh, I do see your point now! sorry for all the newbie noise! -- Linh Dang

Re: [PATCH 1/19] MUTEX: Introduce simple mutex implementation

2005-12-16 Thread Linh Dang
Russell King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 16, 2005 at 08:46:44AM -0500, Linh Dang wrote: >> >> Russell King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 12:01:27AM +1100, Nick Piggin wrote: >>>> You were proposing a

Re: [PATCH 1/19] MUTEX: Introduce simple mutex implementation

2005-12-16 Thread Linh Dang
> load > compare > store conditional > I dont know what arch u have in mind but for ppc it is: load-reserve modify store-conditional and NOT the sequence you show. -- Linh Dang