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  • Committer: Package Import Robot
  • Author(s): Daniel Pocock
  • Date: 2014-09-10 22:16:03 UTC
  • mfrom: (1.1.3)
  • Revision ID: package-import@ubuntu.com-20140910221603-bozg1pm8y27b76us
Tags: 0.4.4-1
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.Ft void
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.Fn ck_pr_stall void
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The 
 
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The
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.Fn ck_pr_stall 3
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function should be used inside retry paths of busy-wait loops. 
 
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function should be used inside retry paths of busy-wait loops.
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It not only serves as a compiler barrier, but on some architectures
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it emits cycle-saving instructions.
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.Sh EXAMPLE
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.Xr ck_pr_faa 3 ,
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.Xr ck_pr_inc 3 ,
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.Xr ck_pr_dec 3 ,
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.Xr ck_pr_neg 3 , 
 
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.Xr ck_pr_neg 3 ,
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.Xr ck_pr_not 3 ,
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.Xr ck_pr_add 3 ,
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.Xr ck_pr_sub 3 ,