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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: gnat/ppc and a32 blt transfers
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2000 14:26:56 GMT
Date: 2000-11-02T14:26:56+00:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <wcclmv2ih5b.fsf@world.std.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: ct6M5.42679$E85.1088500@news1.sttls1.wa.home.com

"DuckE" <nospam_steved94@home.com> writes:

> Should't
> 
>  pragma Atomic( variable );
> 
> cause accesses to a variable to be performed as a single operation?

Yes.

And if the hardware can't do it, you'll get a compile-time error.

- Bob



  reply	other threads:[~2000-11-02 14:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-11-01 19:47 gnat/ppc and a32 blt transfers Al Johnston
2000-11-01 20:52 ` Robert Dewar
2000-11-02  4:55   ` DuckE
2000-11-02 14:26     ` Robert A Duff [this message]
2000-11-02 19:58 ` Al Johnston
2000-11-04  5:02   ` Robert Dewar
2000-11-04  0:00     ` Al Johnston
2000-11-05  0:00       ` Florian Weimer
2000-11-04  0:00     ` David Starner
2000-11-06  0:00       ` Robert Dewar
2000-11-11  6:38         ` David Thompson
2000-11-06  7:39       ` tmoran
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