[M3commit] CVS Update: cm3

[Jay]

For whatever reason, the Microsoft compiler only exposes 16/32/64, but not 8:
 
 
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ttk2z1ws.aspx

 
There is Or8, And8, Xor8 though.
 
 
 - Jay


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> From: hosking at cs.purdue.edu
> To: jay.krell at cornell.edu
> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:20:29 +1100
> CC: m3commit at elegosoft.com
> Subject: Re: [M3commit] CVS Update: cm3
>
> 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).
>>>
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