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=== x86 LOCK prefix
Ensures that memory modifications are visible across all CPUs, which is fundamental for thread synchronization.
Inline assembly example at: link:userland/cpp/atomic.cpp[]
Ensures that memory modifications are visible across all CPUs, which is fundamental for thread synchronization.
Apparently already automatically implied by some of the <<x86-exchange-instructions>>
Bibliography:
* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8891067/what-does-the-lock-instruction-mean-in-x86-assembly/56803909#56803909
* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/980999/what-does-multicore-assembly-language-look-like/33651438#33651438
=== x86 assembly bibliography
==== x86 official bibliography