uint8 getByte(int whichByte) const;
   const uint8* getData(int offset, int len) const;
   void setByte(int whichByte, uint8 data);
-  const uint8* getBlock() const;
-  uint8* copyData(uint8* dest, int offset, int size) const;
-  void setBlock(uint8* data) { setData(data, 0, RubySystem::getBlockSizeBytes()); } 
   void setData(uint8* data, int offset, int len);
   void copyPartial(const DataBlock & dblk, int offset, int len);
   bool equal(const DataBlock& obj) const;
   setData(&dblk.m_data[offset], offset, len);
 }
 
-inline
-const uint8* DataBlock::getBlock() const 
-{
-  return m_data;
-}
-
-inline
-uint8* DataBlock::copyData(uint8* dest, int offset, int size) const 
-{
-  assert(offset + size <= RubySystem::getBlockSizeBytes());
-  memcpy(dest, m_data + offset, size);
-  return dest;
-}
-
-
 // ******************* Definitions *******************
 
 // Output operator definition
 
     return "Locked_Read";
   case RubyRequestType_Locked_Write:
     return "Locked_Write";
+  case RubyRequestType_RMW_Read:
+    return "RMW_Read";
+  case RubyRequestType_RMW_Write:
+    return "RMW_Write";
   case RubyRequestType_NULL:
   default:
     assert(0);
     return RubyRequestType_Locked_Read;
   else if (str == "Locked_Write")
     return RubyRequestType_Locked_Write;
+  else if (str == "RMW_Read")
+    return RubyRequestType_RMW_Read;
+  else if (str == "RMW_Write")
+    return RubyRequestType_RMW_Write;
   else
     assert(0);
   return RubyRequestType_NULL;
 
   RubyRequestType_LD,
   RubyRequestType_ST,
   RubyRequestType_Locked_Read,
-  RubyRequestType_Locked_Write
+  RubyRequestType_Locked_Write,
+  RubyRequestType_RMW_Read,
+  RubyRequestType_RMW_Write
 };
 
 enum RubyAccessMode {
 
   if (m_type == RubyRequestType_Locked_Read) {
     m_type = RubyRequestType_ST;
   }
-  if (m_type == RubyRequestType_Locked_Write) {
+  else if (m_type == RubyRequestType_Locked_Write) {
     m_type = RubyRequestType_ST;
   }
 }
 
   case RubyRequestType_IFETCH:
   case RubyRequestType_Locked_Read:
   case RubyRequestType_Locked_Write:
+  case RubyRequestType_RMW_Read:
+  case RubyRequestType_RMW_Write:
     assert(0);
   }
 
 
 
 //Sequencer::Sequencer(int core_id, MessageBuffer* mandatory_q)
 
+#define LLSC_FAIL -2
+
 Sequencer::Sequencer(const string & name)
   :RubyPort(name)
 {
   Address line_addr(request->ruby_request.paddr);
   line_addr.makeLineAddress();
   if ((request->ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_ST) ||
+      (request->ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_RMW_Read) ||  
+      (request->ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_RMW_Write) ||  
       (request->ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_Locked_Read) ||  
       (request->ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_Locked_Write)) {
     if (m_writeRequestTable.exist(line_addr)) {
   Address line_addr(ruby_request.paddr);
   line_addr.makeLineAddress();
   if ((ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_ST) ||
+      (ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_RMW_Read) ||  
+      (ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_RMW_Write) ||  
       (ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_Locked_Read) ||
       (ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_Locked_Write)) {
     m_writeRequestTable.deallocate(line_addr);
   removeRequest(request);
 
   assert((request->ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_ST) ||
+         (request->ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_RMW_Read) ||  
+         (request->ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_RMW_Write) ||  
          (request->ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_Locked_Read) ||
          (request->ruby_request.type == RubyRequestType_Locked_Write));
   // POLINA: the assumption is that atomics are only on data cache and not instruction cache
 }
 
 
-// -2 means that the LLSC failed
 int64_t Sequencer::makeRequest(const RubyRequest & request)
 {
   assert(Address(request.paddr).getOffset() + request.len <= RubySystem::getBlockSizeBytes());
     bool found = insertRequest(srequest);
     if (!found)
       if (request.type == RubyRequestType_Locked_Write) {
+        // NOTE: it is OK to check the locked flag here as the mandatory queue will be checked first
+        // ensuring that nothing comes between checking the flag and servicing the store
         if (!m_dataCache_ptr->isLocked(line_address(Address(request.paddr)), m_version)) {
-          return -2;
+          return LLSC_FAIL;
         }
         else {
           m_dataCache_ptr->clearLocked(line_address(Address(request.paddr)));
   case RubyRequestType_Locked_Write:
     ctype = CacheRequestType_ST;
     break;
+  case RubyRequestType_RMW_Read:
+    ctype = CacheRequestType_ATOMIC;
+    break;
+  case RubyRequestType_RMW_Write:
+    ctype = CacheRequestType_ATOMIC;
+    break;
   default:
     assert(0);
   }