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Date:      Wed, 22 May 2002 00:00:07 -0400 (EDT)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   RE: cvs commit: src/sys/kern kern_mutex.c
Message-ID:  <XFMail.20020522000007.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <200205212226.g4LMQaV68801@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On 21-May-2002 John Baldwin wrote:
> jhb         2002/05/21 15:26:36 PDT
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/kern             kern_mutex.c 
>   Log:
>   Add appropriate IA32 "pause" instructions to improve performanec on
>   Pentium 4's and newer IA32 processors.  The "pause" instruction has been
>   verified by Intel to be a NOP on all currently existing IA32 processors
>   prior to the Pentium 4.

Should have added:

Constant prodding by:   peter

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