Subj : Re: CMPXCHG timing
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Michael Pryhodko
Date : Fri Apr 01 2005 06:59 am

> You need vacation, Joe. ;-)
>
> http://groups.google.de/groups?selm=3EBFDC37.DDDE3230%40web.de
> http://groups.google.de/groups?selm=42235BEC.C06F939B%40web.de

Yes-yes-yes... :) I was using that knowledge well, thank you Alexander
for "likbez".
What about your opinion? Can you suggest something to overcome
'redundant store in cmpxchg' problem? This will allow to create lock on
x86 that would be extremely cheap in low- and high- contention cases.

Bye.
Sincerely yours, Michael.

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