TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITYRAYMOND AND BEVERLY SACKLERFACULTY OF EXACT SCIENCESSCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCEProgramming with
Hardware Lock ElisionDissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the M.Sc.degree in the School of Computer Science, Tel-Aviv UniversitybyAmir LevyThe research work for this thesis has been carried out at Tel-Aviv Universityunder the supervision of Prof. Yehuda Afekand the consultation of Mr. Adam MorrisonSeptember 2013AbstractThis thesis addresses performanc