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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 11/35] target/i386: access cpu->interrupt_reques


From: Richard Henderson
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 11/35] target/i386: access cpu->interrupt_request with atomics
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:04:35 -0700
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On 9/17/18 9:30 AM, Emilio G. Cota wrote:
>      cpu_reset(cs);
> -    cs->interrupt_request = sipi;
> +    atomic_mb_set(&cs->interrupt_request, sipi);
>      memcpy(&env->start_init_save, &save->start_init_save,

Why does this need a memory barrier?

Anyway, I think a bare mechanical conversion would be best
for the first patch and then extra barriers added separately
and with a description of why.


r~



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