> > I'll re-check that with the ppc architecture guy here.

> > I'll re-check that with the ppc architecture guy here.
>
> ... he is now about to write an inlined version that can go into
> s_lock.h . I'll send the new patch later on...

OK, here it comes:

An inlined version of tas(), that works for both, powerpc and
powerpc64. The patch is against 7.3b5 and passes the test suite on
both architectures.

Reinhard Max