linux-kernel - Re: HELP: Is writeq an atomic operation??

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Date:	Sat, 03 May 2008 10:40:34 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
CC:	Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>,
	"Moore\, Eric" <Eric.Moore@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: HELP:  Is writeq an atomic operation??

Alan Cox wrote:
>>> I don't have an authoritative answer, but I can say that I coded
>>> drivers/infiniband/hw/mthca and .../mlx4 assuming that writeq() is
>>> atomic in the sense that you say, and no one has reported any problems.
>>>
>> If you're not under lock you're screwed on a 32-bit platform.
> 
> So what cycles does an MMX, SSE or double float store generate on the
> bus ?
> 

Those do generate 64-bit stores; it's just *really* expensive to do it 
in the kernel.  I have used that trick to test 64-bit hardware in a 
32-bit only system, though.

	-hpa
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