Re: Semaphore assembly-code bug

From: Linus Torvalds
Date: Mon Nov 01 2004 - 00:52:29 EST




On Sun, 31 Oct 2004, linux-os wrote:
>
> The attached file shows that the Intel Pentium 4 runs exactly as I
> described. Further, there is no difference in the CPU clocks used when
> adding a constant to the stack- pointer or using LEA.

Goodie. You found _one_ CPU that you think matters. On ethat doesn't even
have the hardware that I've described. And you ignore all the other
evidence.

Good for you.

Linus
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