linux-kernel - Re: atomics: document that linux expects certain atomic behaviour from unsigned long

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Date:	Sat, 3 Jan 2009 20:19:55 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
Cc:	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, mtk.manpages@...il.com,
	rdunlap@...otime.net, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: atomics: document that linux expects certain atomic behaviour
 from unsigned long

On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 13:44:00 +0100
Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz> wrote:

> Linux relies on unsigned long to behave like atomic for read/write.

Actually it isn't that simple and this advice shouldn't be given IMHO.

unsigned long is not the same as atomic in several respects including
ordering and caching of the result.

Alan
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