[jmm-dev] bitwise RMW operators, specifically testAndSetBit/BTS

John Rose john.r.rose at oracle.com
Wed Jul 20 00:33:52 UTC 2016


On Jul 19, 2016, at 5:25 PM, Martin Buchholz <martinrb at google.com> wrote:
> 
> We should probably clarify whether we really mean that even word-tearing on
> longs/doubles is allowed.

Yuck.  This is one of the reasons reason "Plain" is also "Odd".
I long for the day when I can fully appreciate this problem—in the rear view mirror.

— John


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