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mem: implement x86 locked accesses in timing-mode classic cache

Review Request #2691 - Created March 14, 2015 and updated - Latest diff uploaded

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Steve Reinhardt
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Changeset 11444:8a1419dbbfa6
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mem: implement x86 locked accesses in timing-mode classic cache

Add LockedRMW(Read|Write)(Req|Resp) commands.  In timing mode,
use a combination of clearing permission bits and leaving
an MSHR in place to prevent accesses & snoops from touching
a locked block between the read and write parts of an locked
RMW sequence.