[PATCH v2 03/12] test/timer: use compiler atomic builtins for sync

[Honnappa Nagarahalli]

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> Joyce, Honnappa,
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> On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 10:43 AM Joyce Kong <joyce.kong at arm.com> wrote:
> >
> > Convert rte_atomic usages to compiler atomic built-ins for lcore_state
> > and collisions sync.
> >
> > Also, move 'main_init_workers' outside of 'timer_stress2_main_loop' to
> > guarantee lcore_state initialized correctly before the threads
> > launched.
> 
> Is this "also" part actually related to the change?
> Or is it a separate fix?
'Also' part is not fixing a different problem (i.e. the code earlier was not having any issues). This 'also' part just helps to keep the code simple.

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> > Signed-off-by: Joyce Kong <joyce.kong at arm.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Ruifeng Wang <ruifeng.wang at arm.com>
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> --
> David Marchand