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Expand Up @@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ characteristics:
processes executing on the same machine.
* An execution environment which offers forward progress guarantees to all
threads of execution (even when executing in a non-parallel manner).
* Availability of lock-free atomic memory operations, when naturally aligned, for
8- 16- and 32-bit accesses. At a minimum this must include an atomic
compare-and-exchange operation (or equivalent load-linked/store-conditional).

## API

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