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From: eugene@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)
Newsgroups: comp.parallel
Subject: Re: Do I need locks?
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Date: 4 Jun 90 12:47:10 GMT
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Do you need locks?
Do you need data consistency (and some determinism)?
If YES then
	locks = YES;
elseif (chaotic algorithm exists)
	locks = NO;
else
	lock = UNDEF;

--e. nobuo miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@orville.nas.nasa.gov
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