ref: 4bed434e1e2052fdc5e766295b53ed75c94f1c19
dir: /sys/src/libc/alpha/tas.s/
TEXT _tas(SB), $-8 MOVQ R0, R1 /* l */ tas1: MOVLL (R1), R0 /* l->key */ BNE R0, tas2 MOVQ $1, R2 MOVLC R2, (R1) /* l->key = 1 */ BEQ R2, tas1 /* write failed, try again? */ tas2: RET