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Re: [PATCH] Add atomic type qualifier


On Fri, 26 Jul 2013, Andrew MacLeod wrote:
> This patch adds an atomic type qualifier to GCC.   It can be accessed via
> __attribute__((atomic)) or in C11 mode via the _Atomic keyword.

> HP, you might want to give this a try and see if you can get the alignment
> correct for the cris port finally :-)

Looks like the means to that end are there now.  Thanks!
Though I won't be able to look into it for a while.
(Looking at two more weeks of vacation and likely a hectic
period after that.)

Note to self (mostly): also implement target-specific warning
when the layout of a composite type including an atomic
("naturally" aligned) type would differ from normal (unaligned;
packed) layout.

brgds, H-P


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