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From: Tor Egge <tegge@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/i386 mpboot.s
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tegge       2000/09/06 18:18:27 PDT

  Modified files:        (Branch: RELENG_4)
    sys/i386/i386        mpboot.s 
  Log:
  Performing a locked instruction after the call to rel_mplock does not
  guarantee that other processors will be able to obtain the giant lock.
  
  Using the wbinvd instruction avoids the livelock.
  
  Revision  Changes    Path
  1.13.2.3  +3 -5      src/sys/i386/i386/mpboot.s



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