[aarch64-port-dev ] RFR: 8151340: aarch64: prefetch the destination word for write prior to ldxr/stxr loops.

Andrew Haley aph at redhat.com
Sun Mar 6 18:45:13 UTC 2016


On 05/03/16 15:54, Felix Yang wrote:
>     This patch makes use of the "prfm" instruction to prefetch cache lines
> for write prior to ldxr/stxr loops.  Is it OK?

Yes, but there is another much larger patch to ldxr/stxr on its
way, and this patch is already approved.  Please wait for it to
be pushed.

Thanks,

Andrew.



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