From: arnabde03@gmail.com   
      
   Many modern high level languages like Java/ C# have locks/ monitors as   
   language level features. Hardwares typically have lower level   
   synchronization primitives like CAS. One can implement a spinlock   
   using CAS, but it is bad for performance as it busy-waits for the lock   
   to be released. Can anyone tell me how these locks/monitors are   
   typically and efficiently compiled? Can you cite any paper on this?   
      
   Thanks in advance,   
   Arnab   
      
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