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From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Fri, 24 Apr 2020 11:46:51 -0700
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] proc: Ensure we see the exit of each process tid exactly
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On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 11:02 AM Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
>  [..] even a "double cmpxchg" is
> actually just a double-_sized_ one, not a two different locations
> one

Historical accuracy side note: the 68020 actually had a CAS2 that was
"two different locations".

Maybe somebody else did too.

            Linus