# see http://bugs.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&pr=4155 # and http://www.kegel.com/xgcc3/ppc405erratum77.html # See also matching patch for glibc diff -aur glibc-2.2.5.orig/linuxthreads/sysdeps/powerpc/pt-machine.h glibc-2.2.5/linuxthreads/sysdeps/powerpc/pt-machine.h --- glibc-2.2.5.orig/linuxthreads/sysdeps/powerpc/pt-machine.h Thu May 17 12:47:46 2001 +++ glibc-2.2.5/linuxthreads/sysdeps/powerpc/pt-machine.h Tue Jul 23 05:38:24 2002 @@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ #define HAS_COMPARE_AND_SWAP_WITH_RELEASE_SEMANTICS #define IMPLEMENT_TAS_WITH_CAS +#ifdef __PPC405__ +/* workaround for PPC405 erratum #77 - Mark Hatle, dank. References: + http://www-3.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/techdocs/89DED00DEBFF54BF87256A8000491BA2/$file/405CR_C_errata_1_2.pdf + http://ppc.bkbits.net:8080/linuxppc_2_4_devel/cset@1.489 + http://www.kegel.com/xgcc3/ppc405erratum77.html + FIXME: using dbct instead of sync would be faster */ +#define __LINUXTHREADS_PPC405_ERR77_SYNC "sync \n\t" +#else +#define __LINUXTHREADS_PPC405_ERR77_SYNC +#endif + PT_EI int __compare_and_swap (long int *p, long int oldval, long int newval) { @@ -50,6 +61,7 @@ "0: lwarx %0,0,%1 ;" " xor. %0,%3,%0;" " bne 1f;" + __LINUXTHREADS_PPC405_ERR77_SYNC " stwcx. %2,0,%1;" " bne- 0b;" "1: "