Re: SPARC32 SMP IRQ15 question

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From: Jiri Gaisler <jiri@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:44:44 +0100

> 
> We are thinking of switching the LEON port to use CASA (compare and swap),
> just like in the sparc64 port. Most newer leon3/4 processors implement CASA,
> even if the instruction belongs to sparc V9 and not V8. Would a patch like
> that be accepted (for the LEON port only)? This will not fix the SMP for
> general sparc32 (which really is broken), but it would fix it for LEON.

It should be fine as long as the patches are clean enough.
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