Re: [patch 5/6] lightweight robust futexes: i386

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On 2/21/06, Chuck Ebbert <[email protected]> wrote:
> > +             : "=a" (oldval), "=m" (*uaddr)
>                                  ^^^^
>    Should be "+m" because it's both read and written.

No, this is why there is the "0" input parameter.


\> > +             : "memory"
>                   ^^^^^^^^
>    Is this necessary? Every possible memory location that could be
> affected has been listed in the operands if the above change is made.

This makes the asm a barrier for the compiler.
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