Re: [f-cpu] another DATE report

["Christophe" <christophe.avoinne@laposte.net>]

> Example of a CAS application : TAS, Test-And-Set, wellknown:
> 
> int TAS (int *pointer) {
>     return CAS (pointer,0,1);
> }
> 
> A spinlock :
> 
> void spinlock (int *pointer) {
>     while (TAS (pointer));
> }

Must be :

 void spinlock (int *pointer) {
     while (! TAS (pointer));
 }



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