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Subject: Re: [PATCH] only irq-safe atomic ops
From: Robert Love <rml@tech9.net>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@zip.com.au>
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On Sat, 2002-02-23 at 18:13, Robert Love wrote:
> On Sat, 2002-02-23 at 17:10, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> > ooh.  me likee.
> > 
> > #define smp_get_cpuid() ({ preempt_disable(); smp_processor_id(); })
> > #define smp_put_cpuid() preempt_enable()
> > 
> > Does rml likee?
> 
> Yah, that works.

OK, I still likee, but I was just thinking, if we are going to add have
to add something why not consider the irq-safe atomic ops?  It is
certainly the most optimal.

	Robert Love

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