Re: [boost] [lock-free] CDS -yet another lock-free library

Subject: Re: [boost] [lock-free] CDS -yet another lock-free library
From: Tim Blechmann (tim_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-03-30 05:07:03

>> for ia64 some algorithms would need to be adapted, since iirc, there is
>> no true double-word compare-and-exchange, but rather a compare8byte /
>> exchange16byte instruction ...
> 
> cmp8xchg16 ... I'm not found any practical application of Itanium
> cmp8xchg16. At least in my tasks.

the idea is to compare only the tag

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