parameter innodb_thread_concurrency_timer_based is used to
get this new feature (it is set by default). The new feature
is only available on platforms where atomic instructions are
available.

according to recommendation from Intel.

Change defaults, now large page support is default if supported
Introduced super-large-pages support for Solaris to use 256 MByte
page size rather than 4 MByte.

Removed dependency on pthread being an int

Not the final fix, only a temporary fix

patch (changed to use of UNIV_SYNC_ATOMIC from faulty HAVE_ATOMIC_BUILTINS).

Windows compilation error.