On Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:49:42 -0700 Edward Jaffe <edja...@phoenixsoftware.com> wrote:
:>On 4/16/2011 6:28 PM, Binyamin Dissen wrote: :>> ... the basic advantage of the :>> PLO is that it avoids the need for locks with non-contiguous serialized areas :>> if the retry rate is low. :>Also, unlike CD[S], PLO allows for up to 'n' (model dependent) locked operations :>to be performed simultaneously by different, unrelated units of work running on :>the same machine. Does CS against address A on CPU 0 serialize with a CS against address B on CPU 1? -- Binyamin Dissen <bdis...@dissensoftware.com> http://www.dissensoftware.com Director, Dissen Software, Bar & Grill - Israel Should you use the mailblocks package and expect a response from me, you should preauthorize the dissensoftware.com domain. I very rarely bother responding to challenge/response systems, especially those from irresponsible companies.