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authorUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>2001-05-24 23:38:52 +0000
committerUlrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>2001-05-24 23:38:52 +0000
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2001-05-24  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>

	* spinlock.c (__pthread_lock) [HAS_COMPARE_AND_SWAP]: Before doing any
	serious work try once whether the lock is uncontested.
	Remove duplicate reading of __status before loop.
	Change suggested by Hans Boehm <hans_boehm@hp.com>.

	* spinlock.h (__pthread_trylock): Remove need for oldstatus variable.
	(__pthread_alt_trylock): Likewise.
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+2001-05-24  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
+
+	* spinlock.c (__pthread_lock) [HAS_COMPARE_AND_SWAP]: Before doing any
+	serious work try once whether the lock is uncontested.
+	Remove duplicate reading of __status before loop.
+	Change suggested by Hans Boehm <hans_boehm@hp.com>.
+
+	* spinlock.h (__pthread_trylock): Remove need for oldstatus variable.
+	(__pthread_alt_trylock): Likewise.
+
 2001-05-01  Kaz Kylheku  <kaz@ashi.footprints.net>
 
 	Memory barrier overhaul following line by line inspection.