Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on

From	Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.arch.embedded
Subject	Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on
Date	2021-10-25 11:02 -0700
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On 10/25/2021 10:53 AM, Dimiter_Popoff wrote:
> On 10/25/2021 20:43, Don Y wrote:
>> On 10/25/2021 8:34 AM, Niklas Holsti wrote:
>>> And if each of those two items is large, yes. But here we have a FIFO of 
>>> 8-bit characters... few programs are so tight on memory that they cannot 
>>> stand one unused octet.
>>
>> It's not "unused".  Rather, it's roll is that of indicating "full/overrun".
>> The OP seems to have decided that this is of no concern -- in *one* app?
> 
> Oh come on, I joked about the fifo of two bytes only because this whole
> thread is a joke

My comment applies regardless of the size of the FIFO.

> - pages and pages of C to maintain a fifo, what can be
> more of a joke than this.

Where do you see "pages and pages of C to maintain a FIFO"?

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How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-10-23 00:07 +0200
  Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2021-10-23 13:40 +1100
  Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-22 22:09 -0700
    Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-10-23 22:12 +0200
      Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-23 15:59 -0700
  Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-10-23 18:09 +0200
    Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-10-23 22:49 +0200
      Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-10-24 13:02 +0200
        Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-10-24 17:39 +0200
          Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-10-24 18:37 +0200
    Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-10-25 20:15 +0200
      Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-10-25 20:54 +0200
      Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-10-25 20:31 -0400
  Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Johann Klammer <klammerj@NOSPAM.a1.net> - 2021-10-24 12:39 +0200
    Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2021-10-24 14:14 +0300
      Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-24 12:54 -0700
        Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2021-10-24 23:27 +0300
          Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-24 14:08 -0700
            Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2021-10-25 00:50 +0300
              Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-24 15:47 -0700
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2021-10-25 02:32 +0300
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-24 18:34 -0700
            Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-10-25 09:41 +0200
            Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-10-25 10:56 +0300
              Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-25 01:19 -0700
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-10-25 11:52 +0300
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-25 02:50 -0700
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-10-25 13:49 +0200
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-10-25 15:16 +0300
          Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-10-25 11:09 +0300
            Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-25 01:28 -0700
              Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-10-25 12:06 +0300
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-25 02:35 -0700
            Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2021-10-25 16:04 +0300
              Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-10-25 18:34 +0300
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-25 10:43 -0700
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2021-10-25 20:53 +0300
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-25 11:02 -0700
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-10-25 19:52 +0200
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-25 11:10 -0700
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-10-25 21:33 +0300
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2021-10-25 22:09 +0300
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2021-10-25 22:53 +0300
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2021-10-25 23:02 +0300
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-10-26 00:05 +0200
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2021-10-25 23:46 +0200
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-10-25 20:58 +0200
            Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2021-10-26 08:43 +1100
        Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2021-10-25 21:32 +0000
          Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-25 15:24 -0700
            Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2021-10-27 00:20 +0000
              Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-26 17:52 -0700
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2021-10-27 05:22 +0000
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-29 15:36 -0700
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2021-10-31 22:54 +0000
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-10-31 20:37 -0700
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2021-11-11 04:34 +0000
                Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2021-11-19 16:21 -0700
      Re: How to write a simple driver in bare metal systems: volatile, memory barrier, critical sections and so on David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-10-25 08:57 +0200

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