Re: [PATCH v3] Use CC atomic builtins on ARM

Martin Pitt <mpitt(at)debian(dot)org> writes:
> Tom Lane [2011-12-21 10:55 -0500]:
>> For the moment I'm inclined to consider using these functions *only* on
>> ARM, so as to limit our exposure to such bugs. That would also limit
>> the risk of using an inappropriate choice of lock width.

> OK, fair enough. New patch attached, which does exactly this now.
> Third time is the charm!

I've got some minor cosmetic complaints about this, but unless anyone's
got something substantive I will fix those, apply and back-patch it.
There are some folks trying to get a Fedora ARM port running and
I think this might help them with Postgres ...
http://arm.koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/getfile?taskID=246852&name=build.log

regards, tom lane