On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:05:43 -0800 Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_worker.h > b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_worker.h > index 09f84091ab..887c0800e2 100644 > --- a/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_worker.h > +++ b/drivers/event/cnxk/cnxk_tim_worker.h > @@ -405,9 +405,9 @@ cnxk_tim_add_entry_mp(struct cnxk_tim_ring *const > tim_ring, > : [crem] "r"(&bkt->w1) > : "memory"); > #else > - while (rte_atomic_load_explicit((int64_t __rte_atomic > *)&bkt->w1, > + while (rte_atomic_load_explicit((int64_t __rte_atomic > *)&bkt->w1, > rte_memory_order_relaxed) < 0) > - ; > + rte_pause(); > #endif I noticed while looking at the code there is assembly to do the wait for instructions. Why doesn't this driver use the rte_unit_equal_64 instead?

