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Diffstat (limited to 'libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/sys/asm.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/sys/asm.h | 16 |
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/sys/asm.h b/libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/sys/asm.h index 79d143975..d424ed3b1 100644 --- a/libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/sys/asm.h +++ b/libc/sysdeps/linux/mips/sys/asm.h @@ -472,4 +472,20 @@ symbol = value # define MTC0 dmtc0 #endif +/* The MIPS archtectures do not have a uniform memory model. Particular + platforms may provide additional guarantees - for instance, the R4000 + LL and SC instructions implicitly perform a SYNC, and the 4K promises + strong ordering. + + However, in the absence of those guarantees, we must assume weak ordering + and SYNC explicitly where necessary. + + Some obsolete MIPS processors may not support the SYNC instruction. This + applies to "true" MIPS I processors; most of the processors which compile + using MIPS I implement parts of MIPS II. */ + +#ifndef MIPS_SYNC +# define MIPS_SYNC sync +#endif + #endif /* sys/asm.h */ |