Re: [BUG FIX] Make x86_32 uni-processor Atomic ops, Atomic

[H. Peter Anvin]

Michael S. Zick wrote:
> On Mon May 25 2009, Michael S. Zick wrote:
> 
> In actual application, this *should not* make a difference.
> 

No kidding.  This is a valid transformation for integers, since it is
all done with 2's-complement arithmetic.

Floating-point numbers is a whole other game.

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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