Re: [RFC v2 3/3] atomic: Add alignment check to instrumented atomic operations
From: Andreas Schwab
Date: Wed Sep 17 2025 - 13:06:00 EST
On Sep 16 2025, Brad Boyer wrote:
> I believe it depends on the exact CPU. The 68060 user manual has a
> section called "Emulating CAS2 and CAS Misaligned" discussing the
> handling of such instances through software emulation. The 68040
> user manual doesn't have any similar section.
The 68040 still handles them in hardware.
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