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From: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:47:49 +0000
Subject: Re: [RFC] Convert ia64 spinlocks to use "tickets"
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Luck, Tony wrote:
> Early last year x86 changed their spinlock implementation to
> use a fair "ticket" system (just like the one at deli counter
> in the grocery store).  Here is the same conversion for ia64.

A naieve comment, but doesn't a desire to implement "fairness" suggest lock 
contention that aught to be addressed?

rick jones