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> (lack of atomic instructions, Well, 8086 had XCHG. Do you mean something more capable?..
by avmich 2y ago
> (lack of atomic instructions,
Well, 8086 had XCHG. Do you mean something more capable?..
- johnklos 2y agoThis explains what the 80386 lacked that was a large part of what made it simpler to stop supporting 80386 entirely and make 80486 the minimum for gcc: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20190404-00/?p=102383 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20190404-00/?p=10...