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04/22/07 07:47
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#137756 - favourite atomic test-and-set instructions
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Another atomic test-and-set instruction family are the eXCHange instructions, of which the '51 has a selection, too.

They are good for byte-wide "flags", though, not typical for microcontrollers.

JW

PS. I linked into this thread from the 'atomicity" FAQ.

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lesson learned            01/01/70 00:00      
   "atomic"            01/01/70 00:00      
      atomicity            01/01/70 00:00      
      if thatb is so            01/01/70 00:00      
         Indeed            01/01/70 00:00      
   Bit test and clear            01/01/70 00:00      
      JBC            01/01/70 00:00      
         favourite atomic test-and-set instructions            01/01/70 00:00      
      SDCC also            01/01/70 00:00      
         Classic atomic problem            01/01/70 00:00      
            and/or ...            01/01/70 00:00      
   another example            01/01/70 00:00      

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