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Re: Call for compiler help/advice: atomic builtins for v3

From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>
To: Andrew Pinski <pinskia at physics dot uc dot edu>
Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org, libstdc++ at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:23:54 -0800
Subject: Re: Call for compiler help/advice: atomic builtins for v3
References: <200511071602.jA7G2g7p024025@earth.phy.uc.edu>

Andrew Pinski wrote:
> You might not care about anything except for GNU/Linux but GCC has to care
> to some point.

The important point is that this (and similar things like vector
instructions) is an issues which cannot be solved adequately with an
one-size-fits-all mechanism.  It requires platform specific solutions
even if this means more maintenance effort.  Equalizing is not
acceptable since it punishes the more evolved platforms.

-- 
â Ulrich Drepper â Red Hat, Inc. â 444 Castro St â Mountain View, CA â

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