Re: Semaphore assembly-code bug

From: Horst von Brand
Date: Wed Nov 03 2004 - 06:48:16 EST


linux-os <linux-os@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

[...]

> Instead, we must listen to those who profess to know
> about this magic because of some innate enlightenment
> imparted to those favored few who are able to perceive
> the trueness of their intellectual perception without
> regard for contrary physical observations.

Right. Just go and tell that to somebody who actually designed one of the
competing CPU's inards. And who probably learnt nothing whatsowever on the
ones it was mimiking in the process.

> It's wonderful to not be bothered by tests, measurements,
> documentation, or other facts.

How true.
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