Re: test-and-set for s390x and powerpc64

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Reinhard Max <max(at)suse(dot)de>
Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: test-and-set for s390x and powerpc64
Date: 2002-10-31 17:17:16
Message-ID: 7869.1036084636@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Reinhard Max <max(at)suse(dot)de> writes:
> the attached patches provide test-and-set assembler code for s390x
> (64bit) and ppc64.

Why do we need that ppc64 code? It appears identical to the ppc code
(except for missing isync, which means it's broken on multi-CPU boxes).

> It also changes the -fpic compiler flag to
> -fPIC which is needed for some Linux platforms, and AFAIK doesn't hurt
> on the others.

Evidence?

regards, tom lane

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