From: Andi Kleen <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 03:57:10 +0100
> > > How about requiring that all 64-bit archs implement atomic64_t and do:
> >
> > It may be reasonable to have 64 bit arches that are not
> > capable of 64 bit atomic ops. As far as I can remember sparc was initially
> > a 32 bit platform without 32 bit atomic ops.
>
> Why? I don't think we have any crippled 64bit platforms like this.
> And if somebody wants to port linux to such a hypothetical crippled
> 64bit platform they can do the necessary work themselves.
>
> Or just implement 64bit atomic_t with spinlocks.
I definitely agree with Andi here.
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