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Eraser Reading Question

Please submit your response on Gradescope by Thursday, September 25, 2025, 1:30PM PDT.

Eraser only ensures that data is protected by a consistent set of locks. Give:

  1. An intuitive sketch of a class of race conditions it will miss,
  2. An example of a race condition in that class, and
  3. An explanation of how Eraser could be extended to catch such race conditions.