Re: [discuss] Re: Why is wmb() a no-op on x86_64?

[Jes Sorensen]

>>>>> "Andi" == Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx> writes:

Andi> On Wednesday 18 January 2006 18:06, Jes Sorensen wrote:
>>  A job for mmiowb() perhaps?

Andi> No, normal IO mappings are also not write combining on x86, so
Andi> it's not needed there.

True, just seemed nasty to have yet another special purpose wmb()
variation.

Cheers,
Jes
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