linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/8] x86, 386 removal: Remove CONFIG

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Message-ID: <20121128203028.GB14635@liondog.tnic>
Date:	Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:30:28 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mario Gzuk <mariogzuk@...hnikz.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] x86, 386 removal: Remove CONFIG_XADD

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 11:50:25AM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> All 486+ CPUs support CMPXCHG, so remove the fallback 386 support
> code.

This commit message should say something about XADD and not about
CMPXCHG, right?

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.
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