Re: [PATCH] udev enhancements to use kernel event queue

Patrick Mochel
2003-06-12T23:37:38Z

> You can't do atomic_inc_and_read on 386. You can on cpus that have
> cmpxchg (e.g. later x86). You can also on machines with load-locked
> and store-conditional instructions (alpha, ppc, probably most other
> RISCs).

Damn, so be it. Ho hum, back to the spinlock I go..

-pat