CS 284a Lecture Tuesday, 18 November, 1997
Flags for Mutual Exclusion and Ordering
Need Fewer Counters Than Flags
Synchronization Counter Operations
Example: LU Factorization
PPT Slide
Data Dependencies
Sequential Execution Order
Goal: Multithreaded Execution Subject to Data Dependencies
Fine-Grained Implementation Alternatives
Efficient Solution
Rules for Using Flags: Did John Lie to Us?
Question
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