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   Chris M. Thomasson to Scott Lurndal   
   Re: Memory ordering (Re: Multi-precision   
   12 Dec 25 15:52:45   
   
   From: chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com   
      
   On 12/6/2025 11:04 AM, Scott Lurndal wrote:   
   [...]   
   > Most extant SMP processors provide a compare and swap operation, which   
   > are widely supported by the common compilers that support the C and C++   
   > threading functionality.   
      
   Right. However, a DWCAS is important as well... Well, for me... This   
   only works on contiguous words.   
      
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