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Re: powerpc libc 2.2

To: drepper at cygnus dot com
Subject: Re: powerpc libc 2.2
From: Geoff Keating <geoffk at cygnus dot com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 13:16:05 -0700
CC: Franz dot Sirl-kernel at lauterbach dot com, libc-alpha at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
References: <200006261835.LAA31880@localhost.cygnus.com> <m3pup4qo8u.fsf@otr.mynet.cygnus.com> <200006261850.LAA31953@localhost.cygnus.com> <00062715231300.13565@enzo.bigblue.local> <m3bt0numg9.fsf@otr.mynet.cygnus.com>

> Cc: Geoff Keating <geoffk@cygnus.com>, libc-alpha@sourceware.cygnus.com
> Reply-To: drepper@cygnus.com (Ulrich Drepper)
> From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>
> Date: 27 Jun 2000 09:18:30 -0700
> 
> Franz Sirl <Franz.Sirl-kernel@lauterbach.com> writes:
> 
> > I also needed the appended patch, due to the sudden rebirth 
> > of testandset :-).
> 
> Geoff?

The correct patch would change the generic code so that it uses
compare_and_swap to do testandset if only compare_and_swap is
available, thus not duplicating code unnecessarily.

-- 
- Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@cygnus.com>

References:
- powerpc libc 2.2
  - From: Geoff Keating
- Re: powerpc libc 2.2
  - From: Ulrich Drepper
- Re: powerpc libc 2.2
  - From: Geoff Keating
- Re: powerpc libc 2.2
  - From: Franz Sirl
- Re: powerpc libc 2.2
  - From: Ulrich Drepper

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