> I tried to find some books covering spin locks and similar things
> but didn't get much at the local Barnes N Noble. Someone said
> there were papers on it but I'd like something like a Stevens
> book that had it covered.
>
You can find 2.5 pages (696-699) about spin locks in Hennessy & Patterso's
book "Computer Architecture a Quantitative Approach". This is a great
book.
If you don't have easy access to that book, I can type that three pages
and email them to you\the list if anyone else is interested.
Liran.
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