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From: cme@cloud9.Stratus.COM (Carl Ellison)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.transputer
Subject: Re: Test And set
Summary: why?
Keywords: synchronisation
Message-ID: <3292@cloud9.Stratus.COM>
Date: 18 Jan 89 13:25:06 GMT
References: <1216@inria.UUCP>
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc., Marlboro, MA
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Why would you want to use a Test And Set instruction for synchronization
when you've got built-in efficient message passing?