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Re: GC and Linux/SPARC?

To: Jeff Sturm <jsturm at sigma6 dot com>
Subject: Re: GC and Linux/SPARC?
From: Tom Tromey <tromey at cygnus dot com>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 12:03:18 -0800 (PST)
Cc: Alexandre Oliva <oliva at lsd dot ic dot unicamp dot br>, Bryce McKinlay <bryce at albatross dot co dot nz>, java-discuss at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
References: <382A4905.1A4D8E54@albatross.co.nz><orbt91ceux.fsf@garnize.lsd.ic.unicamp.br><382B0FDA.C9A79152@sigma6.com>

Jeff> But then we have to do the same for MIPS, ARM and everything
Jeff> else that can run Linux if we are to be portable to those
Jeff> architectures... yuck.  It seems like a duplication of effort.
Jeff> LinuxThreads already has code for test-and-set on all those
Jeff> architectures.  So does the Linux kernel.

Is the LinuxThreads code exposed to the outside world?
If so it seems like we could get the GC to use it directly.
T

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