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@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ on ARM, etc.).
It is often easiest for backends to use AtomicExpandPass to lower some of the
atomic constructs. Here are some lowerings it can do:
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* cmpxchg -> loop with load-linked/store-conditional
by overriding ``hasLoadLinkedStoreConditional()``, ``emitLoadLinked()``,
``emitStoreConditional()``
@@ -454,4 +455,5 @@ atomic constructs. Here are some lowerings it can do:
and ``emitTrailingFence()``
* atomic rmw -> loop with cmpxchg or load-linked/store-conditional
by overriding ``expandAtomicRMWInIR()``
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For an example of all of these, look at the ARM backend.
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