Re: [PATCH] Avoid potential hazard on Context register

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On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 11:07:21PM -0700, Chris Dearman wrote:

> set_saved_sp reads Context register. Avoid reading stale value from  
> earlier incomplete write

Which is executed fairly frequently.  So it'll be cheaper to fix the issue
in the writers.  Will post patch in a few minutes.

I'm curious, did you actually manage to trigger this one?  The time between
the instructions should be fairly long but then again the 34K has been
good for a few surprises!

  Ralf


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