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SubjectRe: [PATCH]: Fix SMP-reordering race in mark_buffer_dirty


On Thu, 3 Apr 2008, Mikulas Patocka wrote:
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> When I added memory reads around mfence, the combined result was worse
> than the sum of reads and mfence --- mfence alone 8 ticks, mfence+4reads
> 18 ticks.

Sorry, my test-program was buggy.

> mfence+writes scales linearly, i.e. mfence + 4 writes does 12 ticks.

I get different results now that I fixed my memop test. I get a loop with
reads and writes taking 3 cycles without mfence, and 21 cycles with (read
after, write before).

Linus


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