How to Make a Correct Multiprocess Program Execute Correctly on a Multiprocessor

A multiprocess program executing on a modern multiprocessor must issue explicit commands to synchronize memory accesses. A method is proposed for deriving the necessary commands from a correctness proof of the underlying algorithm in a formalism based on temporal relations among operation executions.

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