linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/29] x86, tsx: Add RTM intrinsics

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Message-ID: <20130325093201.GO20853@two.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:32:01 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Michael Neuling <mikey@...ling.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/29] x86, tsx: Add RTM intrinsics

> > Well x and tm doesn't really matter, but I already have x* so i'm inclined
> > to keep it, unless people bikeshed too strongly. It should work for PPC too.
> 
> Well if you're moving it out of generic code then it doesn't really
> matter anymore.  

The only operations I want generic is _xtest() and _xabort()
None of them will be very widely used, but they are useful for various
tunings.

-Andi

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ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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