Re: [PATCH] arch: um/x86: Select ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW for UML_X86
From: Richard Weinberger
Date: Tue Jan 06 2026 - 09:27:27 EST
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> Gesendet: Dienstag, 6. Januar 2026 04:40:34
> Betreff: [PATCH] arch: um/x86: Select ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW for UML_X86
> x86 atomic instructions are used for um on UML_X86, therefore atomics
> on UML_X86 support native atomic RmW as x86 does, hence select
> ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW.
>
> Signed-off-by: Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> UM & x86 maintainers,
>
> I need this to avoid a build error for Rust atomics since Rust currently
> only support Atomic<i8/i16> on ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW archs. I will
> add it to my upcoming PR if I get some Acked-by, thanks!
>
> arch/x86/um/Kconfig | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
Acked-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@xxxxxx>
Thanks,
//richard