Subj : Re: Memory visibility and MS Interlocked instructions
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Joe Seigh
Date : Thu Aug 25 2005 09:13 pm

Alexander Terekhov wrote:
> Joe Seigh wrote:
> [...]
> 
>>>That's what I thought. In this case there is no difference between
>>>cchlb_true and cchlb (and ccacq, and even plain acq because of the fake
>>>control dependency.)
>>>
>>
>>You're not entirely sure what Alexander is talking about either?
> 
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/amlh4
> 
So what's the point other than a control dependent barrier is slower
then a plain load/load and is no more functional?

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Joe Seigh

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