linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/2] x86 amd fix cmpxchg read acquire barrier

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Date:	Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:53:58 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mark.langsdorf@....com,
	arekm@...en.pl, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 2/2] x86 amd fix cmpxchg read acquire barrier

> Good point. I should probably configure this as "nothing" unless
> 
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> #if (defined(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU) || defined(CONFIG_MK8))
> ...
> #endif
> #endif

Is the erratum only present in 64bit mode ?

Really this needs someone with knowledge of the erratum to characterise
it accurately and the workarounds.
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