From: bgat@billgatliff.com (Bill Gatliff)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: LDREX/STREX and pre-emption on SMP hardware
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:30:51 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4AAE99EB.4060805@billgatliff.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1252933052.16853.114.camel@pc1117.cambridge.arm.com>
Catalin Marinas wrote:
> Apart from the switch_to and atomic_set modifications, the patch cannot
> do more harm. As for these functions, I don't see any reason why the
> modifications would not be correct but we can delay the merging until we
> are sure (anyway, the more people looking at the patch, the better).
>
Clearly, you understand the fundamentals behind my question--- and you
have a pretty satisfactory answer as well.
That's all I was after, really. Carry on. :)
b.g.
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Bill Gatliff
bgat at billgatliff.com
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-09-14 19:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-08-21 15:07 LDREX/STREX and pre-emption on SMP hardware Richard Crewe
2009-08-21 15:42 ` Catalin Marinas
2009-08-21 15:50 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-08-21 15:58 ` Catalin Marinas
2009-08-21 21:29 ` David Xiao
2009-08-24 15:44 ` Catalin Marinas
2009-08-24 17:14 ` David Xiao
2009-08-24 17:41 ` Catalin Marinas
2009-08-24 18:59 ` David Xiao
2009-09-14 1:43 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-09-14 8:53 ` Catalin Marinas
2009-09-14 10:00 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-09-14 10:06 ` Catalin Marinas
2009-09-14 11:47 ` Catalin Marinas
2009-09-14 12:21 ` Catalin Marinas
2009-09-14 12:43 ` Bill Gatliff
2009-09-14 12:57 ` Catalin Marinas
2009-09-14 19:30 ` Bill Gatliff [this message]
2009-09-14 14:09 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-09-14 14:21 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-09-14 14:26 ` Catalin Marinas
2009-09-14 15:35 ` Catalin Marinas
2009-09-14 23:16 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-09-14 14:23 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-09-14 14:29 ` Catalin Marinas
2009-09-18 20:20 ` Russell King - ARM Linux
2009-09-18 22:51 ` Catalin Marinas
2009-08-24 21:12 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-08-25 8:33 ` Catalin Marinas
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