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SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0
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copyrights:
- Copyright (C) 1988, 1998 On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR)
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glossary-term: SMP barriers
glossary-type: term
header: ''
level: 1.156
links:
- RTEMS-GLOS-GENERAL: y-DGLwoqVNRBlzUau_mx_yR3iKlhE02h2mRxK7VkLQE=
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text: |
  The SMP barriers ensure that a defined set of independent threads of
  execution on a set of processors reaches a common synchronization point
  in time.  They are implemented using atomic operations.  Currently a
  sense barrier is used in RTEMS.
type: glossary