1 // locks.h - Thread synchronization primitives. Alpha implementation.
3 /* Copyright (C) 2002, 2011 Free Software Foundation
5 This file is part of libgcj.
7 This software is copyrighted work licensed under the terms of the
8 Libgcj License. Please consult the file "LIBGCJ_LICENSE" for
11 #ifndef __SYSDEP_LOCKS_H__
12 #define __SYSDEP_LOCKS_H__
14 /* Integer type big enough for object address. */
15 typedef size_t obj_addr_t
;
17 // Atomically replace *addr by new_val if it was initially equal to old.
18 // Return true if the comparison succeeded.
19 // Assumed to have acquire semantics, i.e. later memory operations
20 // cannot execute before the compare_and_swap finishes.
22 compare_and_swap(volatile obj_addr_t
*addr
,
26 return __sync_bool_compare_and_swap(addr
, old
, new_val
);
29 // Set *addr to new_val with release semantics, i.e. making sure
30 // that prior loads and stores complete before this
33 release_set(volatile obj_addr_t
*addr
, obj_addr_t new_val
)
39 // Compare_and_swap with release semantics instead of acquire semantics.
40 // On many architecture, the operation makes both guarantees, so the
41 // implementation can be the same.
43 compare_and_swap_release(volatile obj_addr_t
*addr
,
47 return compare_and_swap(addr
, old
, new_val
);
50 // Ensure that subsequent instructions do not execute on stale
51 // data that was loaded from memory before the barrier.
55 __asm__
__volatile__("mb" : : : "memory");
58 // Ensure that prior stores to memory are completed with respect to other
63 __asm__
__volatile__("wmb" : : : "memory");