md_lock.h File Reference

Machine dependent classes for synchronization primitives implementation. More...

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Classes
class	SpinLock
	Spin lock synchronization primitive. More...
class	RWSpinLock
	Read/write spin lock. More...
Defines
#define	Barrier()
	Memory barrier.

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Detailed Description

Machine dependent classes for synchronization primitives implementation.

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Define Documentation

#define Barrier

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Value:

{ \
    ASM ("" ::: "memory"); \
    mfence(); \
}

Memory barrier.

Use it for placing memory barriers in the code. All loads and stores before this operation are serialized and guaranteed to be globally visible after it.