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@@ -121,22 +121,22 @@ For example, consider the following sequence of events:
121The set of accesses as seen by the memory system in the middle can be arranged 121The set of accesses as seen by the memory system in the middle can be arranged
122in 24 different combinations: 122in 24 different combinations:
123 123
124 STORE A=3, STORE B=4, x=LOAD A->3, y=LOAD B->4 124 STORE A=3, STORE B=4, y=LOAD A->3, x=LOAD B->4
125 STORE A=3, STORE B=4, y=LOAD B->4, x=LOAD A->3 125 STORE A=3, STORE B=4, x=LOAD B->4, y=LOAD A->3
126 STORE A=3, x=LOAD A->3, STORE B=4, y=LOAD B->4 126 STORE A=3, y=LOAD A->3, STORE B=4, x=LOAD B->4
127 STORE A=3, x=LOAD A->3, y=LOAD B->2, STORE B=4 127 STORE A=3, y=LOAD A->3, x=LOAD B->2, STORE B=4
128 STORE A=3, y=LOAD B->2, STORE B=4, x=LOAD A->3 128 STORE A=3, x=LOAD B->2, STORE B=4, y=LOAD A->3
129 STORE A=3, y=LOAD B->2, x=LOAD A->3, STORE B=4 129 STORE A=3, x=LOAD B->2, y=LOAD A->3, STORE B=4
130 STORE B=4, STORE A=3, x=LOAD A->3, y=LOAD B->4 130 STORE B=4, STORE A=3, y=LOAD A->3, x=LOAD B->4
131 STORE B=4, ... 131 STORE B=4, ...
132 ... 132 ...
133 133
134and can thus result in four different combinations of values: 134and can thus result in four different combinations of values:
135 135
136 x == 1, y == 2 136 x == 2, y == 1
137 x == 1, y == 4 137 x == 2, y == 3
138 x == 3, y == 2 138 x == 4, y == 1
139 x == 3, y == 4 139 x == 4, y == 3
140 140
141 141
142Furthermore, the stores committed by a CPU to the memory system may not be 142Furthermore, the stores committed by a CPU to the memory system may not be