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- Lines: 41
- Date:
Fri Jul 7 18:20:16 2000
- Orig file:
v2.4.0-test2/linux/arch/i386/lib/dec_and_lock.c
- Orig date:
Wed Dec 31 16:00:00 1969
diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.4.0-test2/linux/arch/i386/lib/dec_and_lock.c linux/arch/i386/lib/dec_and_lock.c
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+/*
+ * x86 version of "atomic_dec_and_lock()" using
+ * the atomic "cmpxchg" instruction.
+ *
+ * (For CPU's lacking cmpxchg, we use the slow
+ * generic version, and this one never even gets
+ * compiled).
+ */
+
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <asm/atomic.h>
+
+int atomic_dec_and_lock(atomic_t *atomic, spinlock_t *lock)
+{
+ int counter;
+ int newcount;
+
+repeat:
+ counter = atomic_read(atomic);
+ newcount = counter-1;
+
+ if (!newcount)
+ goto slow_path;
+
+ asm volatile("lock; cmpxchgl %1,%2"
+ :"=a" (newcount)
+ :"r" (newcount), "m" (atomic->counter), "0" (counter));
+
+ /* If the above failed, "eax" will have changed */
+ if (newcount != counter)
+ goto repeat;
+ return 0;
+
+slow_path:
+ spin_lock(lock);
+ if (atomic_dec_and_test(atomic))
+ return 1;
+ spin_unlock(lock);
+ return 0;
+}
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