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=== Week 9 - Class I ===
==== Atomics ====
* '''Atomics''' are operations which must be completed in a single step (or appear to be completed in a single step) without potential interruption.
** Wikipedia has a good basic overview of the need for atomicity in the article on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linearizability Linerarizability]
** Atomics may be performed using special instructions or Kernel-compiler cooperation
==== Memory Barriers ====
=== Weekk 9: Class II ===
* TBA: Atomics/Intrinsics
=== Week 9 Deliverables ===