Re: Intel Memory Ordering White Paper

Andi Kleen
2007-09-19T17:30:20Z

Jesse Barnes <jesse.barnes@intel.com> writes:
>
> It's really both (1) and (2). This document will become part of the
> regular manuals when the next version is published. And yes,
> processors may do something different internally, but software can rely
> on the behavior described by the rules in the document.

... until the first erratum comes around. With the multitude of x86
cores being introduced all the time (how many did only Intel just announce at
IDF?@) that is going to happen sooner or later.

i386 with full legacy enabled already has to care about old PPros and
those seriously violate write ordering.

-Andi