>>> On 11.05.15 at 16:45, wrote:
> On 11/05/15 15:37, David Vrabel wrote:
>> add_sized(ptr, inc) adds inc to the value at ptr using only the correct
>> size of loads and stores for the type of *ptr. The add is /not/ atomic.
>>
>> This is needed for ticket locks to ensure the increment of the hea
On 11/05/15 15:37, David Vrabel wrote:
> add_sized(ptr, inc) adds inc to the value at ptr using only the correct
> size of loads and stores for the type of *ptr. The add is /not/ atomic.
>
> This is needed for ticket locks to ensure the increment of the head ticket
> does not affect the tail tick
add_sized(ptr, inc) adds inc to the value at ptr using only the correct
size of loads and stores for the type of *ptr. The add is /not/ atomic.
This is needed for ticket locks to ensure the increment of the head ticket
does not affect the tail ticket.
Signed-off-by: David Vrabel
Acked-by: Ian C
