Re: [PATCH] disable interrupt for non-LLSC atomic set

["Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>]

On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Jun Sun wrote:

> The current MIPS_ATOMIC set code for no-LLSC case does a load and store with
> interrupt open.  This is potentially dangerous as an interrupt could happen
> in-between and cause the value changed inside the interrupt handler. 

 No need to -- no sane interrupt handler will ever access a user's atomic
variable. 

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