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SubjectRe: Question on atomic_inc/dec
On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 14:44:37 -0700
Tim Hockin <thockin@hockin.org> wrote:

> Is there any reason NOT to use the atomic ops in user-space? I mean, are
> they privileged on some architectures, or ...?

Yes, they are. Some use interrupt disabling and a spinlock inside
the kernel to implement the atomicity.
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