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by ovokinder 4063 days ago
Fair. I just didn't know how to rephrase that small sentence without unfolding into the two paragraphs you just wrote.

How would you rephrase that? Just "low level atomic", "atomic"?
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stcredzero 4063 days ago
If atomic operations were compatible across processor "families" then you'd have "the family atomics." (Obscure Dune reference.)
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ovokinder 4063 days ago
That was worth 10 upvotes, good sir. Sadly, I can only provide one.
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pdpi 4063 days ago
hardware-provided atomic?
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