[Mono-dev] [PATCH] use gcc 4.1 atomic built-ins

[Olaf Hering]

On Thu, Aug 07, Andreas Färber wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Am 07.08.2008 um 16:23 schrieb Olaf Hering:
>
>> While trying to get mono running on powerpc64, I experienced a hang in
>> GC_lock on my POWER6 test system. This was caused by incorrect powerpc64
>> locking code in libgc.
>
> Usually, random changes to libgc are not allowed. You can either download 
> and use an up-to-date Boehm GC (e.g., 7.1) or disable the GC completely 
> while porting (--with-gc=none).
>
> If it's not in the latest Boehm GC it would be a good idea to submit it 
> upstream.

What about the io-layer part?