[Pkg-db-devel] Re: (MIPS|amd64)/gcc-assembly mutexes [#11575]

[Clint Adams]

> The appended patch (for db4.1) is derived from Kurt's one. The handling
> of --enable-pthreadsmutexes follows now the usual scheme (but is still
> disabled by default). The amd64/mips MUTEX_UNSET defines have now
> volatile access.
> 
> The MIPS mutex implementation is now less complicated, more performant,
> includes a workaround for the R10000 atomicity hardware bug, and works
> also reliably with newer compilers.

Okay, I've committed the new mips and amd64 mutex implementations to the
db4.3 repository, as well as the "ia86" -> "ia64" fix.  I'll upload
4.3.21-7 as soon as it's done building.