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Why is defined PPC_ISYNC defined as "sync;isync"
- From: Sean P Curry <spcurry5 at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com>
- To: libc-help at sourceware dot org
- Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:43:01 -0800
- Subject: Why is defined PPC_ISYNC defined as "sync;isync"
Can anyone tell me why the macro PPC_ISYNC (located in
libc/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc[32/64]/dl-machine.c) is defined as: asm
volatile("sync; isync"...) ?? (why is the "sync" instruction present
before the "isync")
Thanks in advance,
Sean