Re: [PATCH] make atomic_t volatile on all architectures

On Sun, 12 Aug 2007, Segher Boessenkool wrote:
> 
> It works _most of the time_.

It used to have problems. Gcc has had problems in various areas.

>			  Ask Martin.  Oh you don't even have to,
> he told you two mails ago.  My last mail simply pointed out that this
> isn't a GCC bug, but merely documented behaviour.

It was *not* documented behaviour, and there were gcc people who actively 
*encouraged* use of "+m", and actually fixed gcc.

The documentation is buggy.

Live with it.

			Linus
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