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Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] xen: drop anti-dependency on X86_VISWS

To: Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] xen: drop anti-dependency on X86_VISWS
From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:20:22 -0700
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On 04/09/2011 03:34 AM, Ian Campbell wrote:
>>> Actually it does - see the "#ifndef CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG" section
>>> in asm/cmpxchg_32.h.
>> Hm, OK.  Still, I'm happiest with that dependency in case someone
>> knobbles the cpu to exclude cmpxchg and breaks things.
> Dropping the TSC patch is sensible though?

You mean dropping the TSC dependency?  Yes, I think so.

    J

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