Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 6 Dec 2006 19:00:25 +0000 | From | Russell King <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] WorkStruct: Implement generic UP cmpxchg() where an arch doesn't support it |
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On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 10:56:14AM -0800, Christoph Lameter wrote: > I'd really appreciate a cmpxchg that is generically available for > all arches. It will allow lockless implementation for various performance > criticial portions of the kernel.
Let's recap on cmpxchg.
For CPUs with no atomic operation other than SWP, it is not lockless. For CPUs with load locked + store conditional, it is expensive.
I've shown in the past that a generic implementation based around ll/sc can be cheaply implemented using cmpxchg. The reverse is *not* true.
If you want an operation for performance critical portions of the kernel, please allow architecture maintainers the freedom to use their best performance enhancements.
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