Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 24 May 2009 11:00:04 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [BUG FIX] Make x86_32 uni-processor Atomic ops, Atomic |
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Michael S. Zick wrote: > > @hpa - I still like your suggestion that it is only one (or a few) > uses of atomic ops that is incorrect and in general atomic ops > should compile away on uni-processor. >
Actually, the more I think about it the more I suspect there is a race condition either in the chip set or in any VIA-specific drivers (if there are any.) Putting LOCKs in random places will slow the CPU down significantly, so it might resolve the race condition without actually solving the problem.
-hpa
-- H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
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