Re: [PATCH RFC 0/7] x86: convert ticketlocks to C and remove duplicate code

[Andi Kleen]

Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> Yes, I observed cases where they were faster.  What is your lock
> tester?  Does it test the lock code in isolation, or in situ?

User space harness to test a couple of lock scenarios with different
numbers of CPUs competing.

It tests the lock code in isolation.

-Andi

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