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[Bug libc/11449] crypt/crypt_util.c: __init_des_r() needs memory barrier


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11449

Ulrich Drepper <drepper.fsp at gmail dot com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|REOPENED                    |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |FIXED

--- Comment #4 from Ulrich Drepper <drepper.fsp at gmail dot com> 2011-07-23 03:27:04 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> Now in Power-PC memory model, it is perfectly valid to execute read operations
> to different addresses out of order as long as there is no barrier in between
> them. Although thread 2 issues the instructions in order, it is possible that
> the second read (...= experm32tab[...]) will execute before the first read of
> the flag. This is shown here.
> 
>      Thread 1                                          Thread 2
>                                          sb[sg][inx  ]  = eperm32tab[...];
> eperm32tab[..] |= BITMASK[bit % 24];      
> atomic_write_barrier();
> small_tables_initialized = 1;            

The only reason I made a change is because it doesn't disturb x86.  Your models
need adjustment to reality since you completely ignore the memset calls.

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