> ;; %%% bts, btr, btc, bt. > ;; In general these instructions are *slow* when applied to memory, > ;; since they enforce atomic operation. When applied to registers, > > I haven't found documented confirmation that these instructions are atomic > without a lock prefix, > having checked Intel and AMD documentation and random web searching. > They are mentioned as instructions that can be used with lock prefix.
They do not automatically lock the bus. They will lock the bus with the explicit LOCK prefix, and BTS is typically used for an atomic read/write operation. - Rick
