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[Bug libstdc++/51798] [4.7 regression] libstdc++ atomicity performance regression due to __sync_fetch_and_add
- From: "dje at gcc dot gnu.org" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:29:44 +0000
- Subject: [Bug libstdc++/51798] [4.7 regression] libstdc++ atomicity performance regression due to __sync_fetch_and_add
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- References: <bug-51798-4@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/>
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51798
--- Comment #5 from David Edelsohn <dje at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-01-24 15:29:44 UTC ---
Are you suggesting that the existing atomicity support in libstdc++ should be
changed to use ACQ_REL semantics?
libstdc++ uses one function to both acquire and release a lock. It adds a
positive value (increment) to acquire a lock and a negative value (decrement)
to release a lock.
POWER appears to be the most flexible and delicate platform with respect to
atomic operations and we have been building and testing with my patch for weeks
without problem. ACQUIRE, RELEASE, ACQ_REL and SEQ_CST does not make a
practical difference in the emitted code on other platforms, so relaxing the
semantics would not cause a problem.