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term: SMP locks
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The SMP locks ensure mutual exclusion on the lowest level and are a
replacement for the sections of disabled interrupts. Interrupts are
usually disabled while holding an SMP lock. They are implemented using
atomic operations. Currently a ticket lock is used in RTEMS.
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