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@@ -230,15 +230,11 @@ Platform notes:
All X86: We quietly assume 486 or better.
-Windows:
-Currently AO_REQUIRE_CAS is not supported.
-
Microsoft compilers:
Define AO_ASSUME_WINDOWS98 to get access to hardware compare-and-swap
functionality. This relies on the InterlockedCompareExchange() function
which was apparently not supported in Windows95. (There may be a better
-way to get access to this.) Currently only X86(32 bit) is supported for
-Windows.
+way to get access to this.)
Gcc on x86:
Define AO_USE_PENTIUM4_INSTRS to use the Pentium 4 mfence instruction.