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| author | Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@citrix.com> | 2007-11-21 14:36:07 +0000 |
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| committer | Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@citrix.com> | 2007-11-21 14:36:07 +0000 |
| commit | 539c329f1f77c98963bbc88bb3144d0128261bfa (patch) | |
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x86: rmb() can be weakened according to new Intel spec.
Both Intel and AMD agree that, from a programmer's viewpoint:
Loads cannot be reordered relative to other loads.
Stores cannot be reordered relative to other stores.
Intel64 Architecture Memory Ordering White Paper
<http://developer.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/318147.pdf>
AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual, Volume 2: System Programming
<http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/\
white_papers_and_tech_docs/24593.pdf>
Signed-off-by: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@eu.citrix.com>
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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/system.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/system.h index 1217002643..c257513dad 100644 --- a/xen/include/asm-x86/system.h +++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/system.h @@ -135,6 +135,21 @@ static always_inline unsigned long __cmpxchg( #define __HAVE_ARCH_CMPXCHG +/* + * Both Intel and AMD agree that, from a programmer's viewpoint: + * Loads cannot be reordered relative to other loads. + * Stores cannot be reordered relative to other stores. + * + * Intel64 Architecture Memory Ordering White Paper + * <http://developer.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/318147.pdf> + * + * AMD64 Architecture Programmer's Manual, Volume 2: System Programming + * <http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/\ + * white_papers_and_tech_docs/24593.pdf> + */ +#define rmb() barrier() +#define wmb() barrier() + #ifdef CONFIG_SMP #define smp_mb() mb() #define smp_rmb() rmb() |