1 // Low-level type for atomic operations -*- C++ -*-
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25 /** @file atomic_word.h
26 * This file is a GNU extension to the Standard C++ Library.
29 #ifndef _GLIBCXX_ATOMIC_WORD_H
30 #define _GLIBCXX_ATOMIC_WORD_H 1
32 typedef int _Atomic_word
;
34 // Define these two macros using the appropriate memory barrier for the target.
35 // The commented out versions below are the defaults.
36 // See ia64/atomic_word.h for an alternative approach.
38 // This one prevents loads from being hoisted across the barrier;
39 // in other words, this is a Load-Load acquire barrier.
40 // This is necessary iff TARGET_RELAXED_ORDERING is defined in tm.h.
41 // #define _GLIBCXX_READ_MEM_BARRIER __asm __volatile ("":::"memory")
43 // This one prevents stores from being sunk across the barrier; in other
44 // words, a Store-Store release barrier.
45 // #define _GLIBCXX_WRITE_MEM_BARRIER __asm __volatile ("":::"memory")