Re: RFC: New userspace fetch/store API

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%bec.de@localhost>]

On Sat, Feb 23, 2019 at 03:26:34PM -0800, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> A project I’m working on has a need for a proper “int” size fetch /
> store on all platforms, and it seems best to just tidy the whole mess
> up.  So, I am proposing a new replacement user fetch/store API.

I'm far more inclined to just want the limited API with as many
constraints as reasonable, e.g. an atomic 32bit fetch or store and
that's it. Maybe add 64bit variants, but no more. No point really in
having a lot of dead weight around.

Joerg