Re: [RFC][PATCH] mips: Fix arch_spin_unlock()

[Måns Rullgård]

Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Tue, Feb 02, 2016 at 12:19:04AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
>> Memory ordering is confusing enough as it is. We should not make
>> people worry more than they already have to. Strong rules are good.
>
> Confusing and the resulting bugs can be very hard to debug.
>
> One of the problems I've experienced is that Linux does support liberal
> memory ordering, even as extreme as the Alpha.

We don't really have much choice given the reality of existing hardware.

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Måns Rullgård