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Subject: Re: [9fans] NUMA
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On 07/16/2011 04:02 AM, tlaronde@polynum.com wrote:
> What is the minimal hints the programmer shall give? At least
> predicativity. I wonder what minimum set of keywords could be added,
> say, to C, so that the situation can be greatly improved without the
> burden being greatly increased. [non-predicative routines being, from
> a parallel point of view, atomic]

Have a look at what the C1x standard is proposing wrt atomics.

--Joel