Subj : Re: AMD has cmpxchg16b now - sort of
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : SenderX
Date : Thu Mar 10 2005 01:30 pm

> The latest architecture manual (Feb 2005) for AMD 64 bit processors shows
> cmpxchg16b as an instruction now.  Except it's a processor feature.  And
> it turns out cmpxchg16b is a processor feature for Intel 64 bit extensions
> as well.  Powerpc is looking more and more attractive.

I wonder why the Intel hardware architects never thought that somebody might 
find it useful to cas a pointer with a word... They give you the ability, 
then they take it away!

:O

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