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From: "Chen, Kenneth W" <kenneth.w.chen@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 00:15:39 +0000
Subject: RE: [PATCH] don't use ld.bias
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> Patch to fix spin_lock to not use ld.bias since it causes a bunch of
bus
> activity that hurts scalability when a lock is contended.

It's dangerous to say something without knowing the whole context, but I
can't resist asking why not fix the contended lock area instead?  Sounds
like you have some serious contention.