Memory barriers in userspace? (Linux, x86-64)

Question

It is easy to set memory barriers on the kernel side: the macros mb, wmb, rmb, etc. are always in place thanks to the Linux kernel headers.

How to accomplish this on th

Answer 1

You are looking for the full memory barrier atomic builtins of gcc.

Please note the detail on the reference i gave here says,

The [following] builtins are intended to be compatible with those described in the Intel Itanium Processor-specific Application Binary Interface, section 7.4. As such, they depart from the normal GCC practice of using the “__builtin_” prefix, and further that they are overloaded such that they work on multiple types.