linux-kernel - Re: implementing Futex

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Message-ID: <4A853840.8060901@lumino.de>
Date:	Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:11:12 +0200
From:	Michael Schnell <mschnell@...ino.de>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@...il.com>,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>
Subject: Re: implementing Futex

Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> Well, if you want to support SMP, you really need full atomic operations,
> the easiest way for that would be the load-locked / store conditional
> method used on most RISC machines.

I see. But unless Altera provides an enhancement to the NIOS2 design, we
are lost here.

-Michael
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