delta/libatomic_ops.git/doc/README.txt, branch draft-coveralls-linux

Fix test_atomic failure caused unaligned AO_double_t access on x86

2017-01-24T19:51:19+00:00

The failure is caused by violation of an assertion that checks
AO_double_t variable is 8-byte aligned on x86.

* doc/README.txt (AO_double_t): Add note about required alignment.
* src/atomic_ops/sysdeps/standard_ao_double_t.h (AO_double_t): Add
comment about alignment.
* src/atomic_ops_stack.h (AO_stack_t): Likewise.
* tests/test_atomic_include.template (test_atomicXX): Define old_w, w
local variables as static (as otherwise, e.g., they could have 4-byte
alignment on x86); add comment.

Always define word-wide CAS for x86 (MS VC++ 8 or later)

2017-01-20T15:15:18+00:00

Visual Studio 2005 (MS VC++ 8.0) discontinued support of Windows 95.
This patch deprecates AO_ASSUME_WINDOWS98 macro.

* configure.ac (AO_ASSUME_WINDOWS98): Remove AH template.
* doc/README.txt (AO_ASSUME_WINDOWS98): Remove documentation (as
relates only to Win95).
* doc/README_win32.txt (AO_ASSUME_WINDOWS98): Likwise.
* doc/README_win32.txt (AO_ASSUME_VISTA): Update documentation.
* src/Makefile.msft (CFLAGS): Remove "-D AO_ASSUME_WINDOWS98".
* src/Makefile.msft (test_atomic_w95): Remove target.
* src/Makefile.msft (check): Do not call test_atomic_w95; remove the
corresponding printed message.
* src/atomic_ops/sysdeps/msftc/x86.h: Remove AO_ASSUME_WINDOWS98 from
comment.
* src/atomic_ops/sysdeps/msftc/x86.h (AO_ASSUME_WINDOWS98): Define
(implicitly) if _MSC_VER >= 1400.

Fix (improve) AO_REQUIRE_CAS description in README

2016-11-02T08:16:42+00:00

* doc/README.txt: Document AO_REQUIRE_CAS better (replace
"compare-and-swap" with "AO_compare_and_swap*").

Refine documentation about _full memory ordering suffix

2016-05-12T06:21:18+00:00

* doc/README.txt (_full): Refine documentation (regarding AO_nop_full
mostly).

Remove obsolete information from README about C++0x standard future

2016-03-24T20:32:39+00:00

* doc/README.txt (Future directions): Remove.

Removed unnecessary "an"

2014-03-28T13:12:31+00:00

Fix README regarding _acquire_read barrier

2013-01-14T20:56:35+00:00

* doc/README.txt (_acquire_read): Add information about memory
barrier (similar as in atomic_ops.h).
* doc/README.txt (_release_read): Remove information about
non-existing barrier.

Add FIXMEs to add AO_fetch_compare_and_swap primitives

2011-11-11T12:36:16+00:00

Document atomic 'and', 'xor' primitives in doc/README.txt

2011-10-21T09:48:59+00:00

Fix a typo in doc/README.txt

2011-10-21T09:46:01+00:00