Reducing the number of sequential operations in an application to be performed on a shared memory cell

A computer implemented method comprising:

• detecting in an application a plurality of atomic operations to be performed on a memory;
• replacing the plurality of atomic operations in the application with an equivalent single atomic operation to produce a translated application;
• and
• compiling the translated application.

A computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions which, if executed by a processor, cause a computer to:

• detect in an application a plurality of atomic operations to be performed on a memory;
• replace the plurality of atomic operations in the application with an equivalent single atomic operation to produce a translated application;
• and
• compile the translated application.

A system comprising:

• a storage device to store an application;
• a translation unit configured to detect in the application a plurality of atomic operations to be performed on a memory and replace the plurality of atomic operations in the application with an equivalent single atomic operation to produce a translated application;
• and
• a compiler to compile the translated application.