[M3commit] CVS Update: cm3

[Tony Hosking]

This is experimental stuff.  8 & 16 work on x86.

On 17 Feb 2009, at 18:16, Jay wrote:

>
> I think 8 and 16 bit types will be difficult on some systems.
>
> It can perhaps be synthesized by rounding the address down to be  
> 32/64-aligned and doing a 32/64-bit operation there, but the other  
> data might be protected by an old fashioned lock and..I don't think  
> that works out correctly.
>
> Granted, I don't know if you have extended support to 8 and 16 bit  
> types, just speculating.
>
> - Jay
>
>
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>> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:04:03 +0000
>> To: m3commit at elegosoft.com
>> From: hosking at elego.de
>> Subject: [M3commit] CVS Update: cm3
>>
>> CVSROOT: /usr/cvs
>> Changes by: hosking at birch. 09/02/17 08:04:03
>>
>> Modified files:
>> cm3/m3-sys/m3middle/src/: M3CG.m3 M3CG_BinWr.m3 M3CG_Check.m3
>> M3CG_Ops.i3 M3CG_Wr.m3
>>
>> Log message:
>> Generalize atomic ops to all memory types (MType).
>>