linux-kernel - Re: Why Semaphore Hardware-Dependent?

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0608291858300.3907@pademelon.sonytel.be>
Date:	Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:58:45 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
cc:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>,
	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Dong Feng <middle.fengdong@...il.com>, ak@...e.de,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Why Semaphore Hardware-Dependent?

On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, Ralf Baechle wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 05:25:02PM +0100, David Howells wrote:
> 
> > Some of these have LL/SC or equivalent instead, but ARM5 and before, FRV, M68K
> > before 68020 to name but a few.
> 
> 68k before 68020 isn't supported by Linux anyway.

uClinux anyone?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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