Re: spin_unlock optimization(i386)

Erich Boleyn (esboleyn@ichips.intel.com)
Wed, 24 Nov 1999 14:00:00 -0800


In my last message I wrote:

> I presume this is single-processor situation, or just referring to
> interrupts on the same processor. This is clearly not a thread/multi-
> processor safe code sequence.

I meant to say "not a multi-processor safe code sequence". If
you're using threads via interrupts on a single processor you're fine.

Erich Boleyn
PMD IA32 Architecture
Intel

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