Providing memory consistency in an emulated processing...

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C710S031000, C710S200000, C710S260000, C709S210000, C709S213000, C712S028000, C712S244000, C711S100000, C711S130000, C711S147000

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07899663

ABSTRACT:
Memory consistency is provided in an emulated processing environment. A processor architected with a weak memory consistency emulates an architecture having a firm memory consistency. This memory consistency is provided without requiring serialization instructions or special hardware.

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