From: Richard Henderson <rth@twiddle.net>
To: Matt Turner <mattst88@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru>,
Jay Estabrook <jay.estabrook@hp.com>
Subject: Re: questions about native alpha futex implementation
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:46:18 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4949732A.4050207@twiddle.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <b4198de60812171113r72d8d04ao67cde38c62185bcc@mail.gmail.com>
Matt Turner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Alpha uses a generic futex implementation, which causes some problems [1].
>
> I've read through the code, and it appears as if the implementation
> could be done by using the ldq_l/stq_c instructions, relatively easy I
> might add. I'm definitely interested in implementing this, but first...
>
> I have only a few questions.
>
> 1) What are the benefits of a native futex implementation, other than
> fixing the glibc test failures?
> 2) Is there a technical reason it hasn't been implemented on Alpha?
> 3) Am in correct that it could be done with ldq_l/stq_c instructions?
I think all the futex stuff is 32-bits wide, so ldl_l/stl_c.
You can pretty much just copy the powerpc version, as that
platform also uses load-locked/store-conditional operations.
r~
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-12-17 19:13 questions about native alpha futex implementation Matt Turner
2008-12-17 19:26 ` Roland Dreier
2008-12-17 21:46 ` Richard Henderson [this message]
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