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From: bobduff@world.std.com (Robert A Duff)
Subject: Re: Waiver question
Date: 1997/04/30
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In article <5k52k2$7v0$1@news.nyu.edu>,
Richard Kenner <kenner@lab.ultra.nyu.edu> wrote:
>The problem with these sequences is that they are not atomic.  That
>is that problem that will be remedied on Alpha processors starting
>with EV56.

Why is that a problem?

- Bob