Re: [PATCH 2.5.52] Use __set_current_state() instead of current-> state = (take 1)

Oliver Xymoron (oxymoron@waste.org)
Fri, 20 Dec 2002 13:36:20 -0600

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On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 03:08:28AM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> In addition you have to treat store ordering/locking carefully due to
> the pentium pro store fencing errata. (Thats why our < PII kernel
> generates lock movb to unlock when in theory the lock isnt needed).

Except the SMP causality test app I wrote got success reports from every
PPro stepping level.

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