fetch_and_add() available on PPC Linux?Hi,

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Fri Dec 7 02:00:30 EST 2001


In message <20011206140445.TQHJ17034.tomts10-srv.bellnexxia.net at there> you wrote:
>
> I think it is the same as the cache line size (32 bytes for most ppc
> machines but defintely that cache line size changes for some
> implementations (so go with at least 32 bytes and you should be safe).

...except on embedded CPUs like MPC8xx which have a cache  line  size
of only 16 bytes

Wolfgang Denk

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