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Article #2560test and set facility
From: Mohd Hanafiah b. Abdullah
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1989 02:59
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1989 02:59
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I may have missed the obvious, but how would one implement semaphore type operations on a MIPS machine as I have not noticed any "test and set" instruction available. External hardware perhaps? Thanks in advance. Mohd Hanafiah Abdullah GO BIG RED !!! I.U. 1987 NCAA Basketball Champions.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!ginosko!uunet!mimos!rangkom!napi From: napi@rangkom.MY (Mohd Hanafiah b. Abdullah) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: test and set facility Keywords: MIPS Message-ID: <200@rangkom.MY> Date: 13 Oct 89 02:59:38 GMT Organization: MIMOS, Malaysia Lines: 11