>>> R3000 didn't have the ll/sc insns used to perform synchronization.
>> Provided you can defeat any per-cpu cache ([...]), you don't need
>> special instructions.
> Do you know how Ultrix does it on the DS58x0 or the VAX 6000?

No.  I've never seen Ultrix source, nor disassembled Ultrix binaries.

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