Mechanisms for unbounded, conflict-robust hardware transactional memory
Colin Blundell · Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania) · 2010
COPYRIGHT 2010 Colin BlundellThis dissertation is dedicated to my wife, Angelina. Without you, this would not have been possible. iii Acknowledgements This dissertation would not have been possible without the love and support of my family. My deepest thanks go to my wife, Angelina. The opportunity to meet her has been the greatest reward of my decision to go to graduate school. She is both the source of my success and the reason that this success has meaning. I also thank Jacob for the joy that he has brought to my life and Merlin for his constant good humor, support, and loyalty. The support of my mother, father, and brother has been instrumental in me reaching this point. They have shared in the joy of my successes and have helped me weather the setbacks. The foundation of my later success was laid in my parents ’ teaching when I was young. My brother David has been there with me through the ups and downs of our entire lives; he is the best friend a brother could ever hope for.