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Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 21:57:15 +0000
From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: atomic_t (24 bits???)
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On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 02:17:11PM -0500, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> There are other platforms where you can't reliably use the whole word. 
> Some ARM atomic_t implementations are like this, although I don't know
> if the one in the kernel is.

The ARM atomic_t isn't 24-bit - it's a full paid up member of the
32-bit club. 8)

-- 
Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)                The developer of ARM Linux
             http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html

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