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diff --git a/libraries/libatomic_ops/slack-desc b/libraries/libatomic_ops/slack-desc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..09c892d8ff --- /dev/null +++ b/libraries/libatomic_ops/slack-desc @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' +# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must +# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also +# customary to leave one space after the ':'. + + |-----handy-ruler-----------------------------------------------| +libatomic_ops: libatomic_ops (Atomic memory update operations) +libatomic_ops: +libatomic_ops: Provides implementations for atomic memory update operations +libatomic_ops: on a number of architectures. This allows direct use of these +libatomic_ops: in reasonably portable code. Unlike earlier similar packages, +libatomic_ops: this one explicitly considers memory barrier semantics, and +libatomic_ops: allows the construction of code that involves minimum overhead +libatomic_ops: across a variety of architectures. +libatomic_ops: +libatomic_ops: Homepage: http://www.hpl.hp.com/research/linux/atomic_ops/ +libatomic_ops: |