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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: 64 bit counters
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On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, John Baldwin wrote:

> On 31-Dec-01 Michal Mertl wrote:
> > I've almost finished the changes to implement interface counters with
> > atomic_t which is either 32 bit or 64 bit. I'll finish it anyway. It can
> > at least be converted to atomic_add_int (instead of my WIP name
> > atomic_add_max and friends) and it will help someone later to be able to
> > get rid of giant protection. I may be wrong even with this - well if
> > that's going to be the case and otherwise there will be no use for my
> > changes, they can always be forgotten. I could take it as practice lesson
> > on hacking kernel sources :-).
>
> I really need to fix the atomic(9) API to use sizeof() instead of explicit
> types like Bruce wants. :)

This will be easier when there is only one size :-).

Bruce


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