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To: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
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Subject: Re: When to use atomic_ functions? (was: 64 bit counters)
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Doug Rabson wrote:
> Whatever you do for SMP and per-cpu stuff, you will never be able to
> safely write '++*p' on non-x86 architectures.

Which hopefully puts a big honking nail in that coffin...

-- Terry

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