From: Richard Mortimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:05:06 +0000

> [SPARC64]: Eliminate race condition reading Hummingbird STICK register
> 
> Ensure a consistent value is read from the STICK register by ensuring
> that both high and low are read without high changing due to a roll
> over of the low register.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Richard Mortimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

It's so sad that I spent such an enormous amount time specifically
trying to get this sequence right and yet still messed it up!

Nice job Richard, I'll apply your patch and submit it to -stable
as well.

Thanks a lot.


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