AArch64 arch_spin_unlock not signaling global event?

Christopher Covington cov at codeaurora.org
Wed Jul 31 17:25:17 EDT 2013


Hi Andrei,

On 07/31/2013 04:19 PM, Andrei E. Warkentin wrote:
> Hiya,
> 
> I've noticed the AArch64 arch_spin_unlock is implemented with the
> 'stlr' instruction.
> 
> Shouldn't that be followed by a 'sev'?

Check the git log and go through silver to make sure you're looking at the
latest documentation. I believe the link from infocenter is stale.

Regards,
Christopher

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