Use new atomic API in runtime system

All uses of the old deprecated atomic API in the runtime system
have been replaced with the use of the new atomic API. In a lot of
places this change imply a relaxation of memory barriers used.

35 files changed, 445 insertions, 486 deletions

diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/atom.c b/erts/emulator/beam/atom.c
index b97705ed96..d7c7f117cf 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/atom.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/atom.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * %CopyrightBegin%
  *
- * Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2011. All Rights Reserved.
  *
  * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
  * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void atom_info(int to, void *to_arg)
     index_info(to, to_arg, &erts_atom_table);
 #ifdef ERTS_ATOM_PUT_OPS_STAT
     erts_print(to, to_arg, "atom_put_ops: %ld\n",
-	       erts_smp_atomic_read(&atom_put_ops));
+	       erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&atom_put_ops));
 #endif
 
     if (lock)
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ am_atom_put(const char* name, int len)
 	len = MAX_ATOM_LENGTH;
     }
 #ifdef ERTS_ATOM_PUT_OPS_STAT
-    erts_smp_atomic_inc(&atom_put_ops);
+    erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob(&atom_put_ops);
 #endif
     a.len = len;
     a.name = (byte*)name;
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ init_atom_table(void)
     rwmtx_opt.lived = ERTS_SMP_RWMTX_LONG_LIVED;
 
 #ifdef ERTS_ATOM_PUT_OPS_STAT
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&atom_put_ops, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&atom_put_ops, 0);
 #endif
 
     erts_smp_rwmtx_init_opt(&atom_table_lock, &rwmtx_opt, "atom_tab");
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.c b/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.c
index 31910888d1..773baad01f 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * %CopyrightBegin%
  *
- * Copyright Ericsson AB 2000-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright Ericsson AB 2000-2011. All Rights Reserved.
  *
  * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
  * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ erts_is_count_break(BeamInstr *pc, Sint *count_ret) {
     
     if (bdc) {
 	if (count_ret) {
-	    *count_ret = (Sint) erts_smp_atomic_read(&bdc->acount);
+	    *count_ret = (Sint) erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&bdc->acount);
 	}
 	return !0;
     }
@@ -958,17 +958,17 @@ static int set_function_break(Module *modp, BeamInstr *pc, int bif,
 		
 	    if (break_op == (BeamInstr) BeamOp(op_i_count_breakpoint)) {
 		if (count_op == erts_break_stop) {
-		    count = erts_smp_atomic_read(&bdc->acount);
+		    count = erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&bdc->acount);
 		    if (count >= 0) {
 			while(1) {
-			    res = erts_smp_atomic_cmpxchg(&bdc->acount, -count - 1, count);
+			    res = erts_smp_atomic_cmpxchg_nob(&bdc->acount, -count - 1, count);
 			    if ((res == count) || count < 0) break;
 			    count = res;
 			}
 		    }
 		} else {
 		    /* Reset call counter */
-		    erts_smp_atomic_set(&bdc->acount, 0);
+		    erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&bdc->acount, 0);
 		}
 
 	    } else if (break_op == (BeamInstr) BeamOp(op_i_time_breakpoint)) {
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ static int set_function_break(Module *modp, BeamInstr *pc, int bif,
 	}
     } else if (break_op == (BeamInstr) BeamOp(op_i_count_breakpoint)) {
 	BpDataCount *bdc = (BpDataCount *) bd;
-	erts_smp_atomic_init(&bdc->acount, 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&bdc->acount, 0);
     }
 
     if (bif == BREAK_IS_ERL) {
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.h b/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.h
index bd8a7249a7..2ec5818688 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * %CopyrightBegin%
  *
- * Copyright Ericsson AB 2000-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright Ericsson AB 2000-2011. All Rights Reserved.
  *
  * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
  * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ do {                                                             \
     bdc = (BpDataCount *) bdc->next;                             \
     ASSERT(bdc);                                                 \
     bds[ix] = (BpData *) bdc;                                    \
-    count = erts_smp_atomic_read(&bdc->acount);                  \
-    if (count >= 0)  erts_smp_atomic_inc(&bdc->acount);          \
+    count = erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&bdc->acount);                  \
+    if (count >= 0)  erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob(&bdc->acount);      \
     *(instr_result) = bdc->orig_instr;                           \
 } while (0)
 
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c b/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c
index 68b3350d7f..98dde066fc 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ BIF_RETTYPE spawn_opt_1(BIF_ALIST_1)
     so.min_heap_size  = H_MIN_SIZE;
     so.min_vheap_size = BIN_VH_MIN_SIZE;
     so.priority       = PRIORITY_NORMAL;
-    so.max_gen_gcs    = (Uint16) erts_smp_atomic32_read(&erts_max_gen_gcs);
+    so.max_gen_gcs    = (Uint16) erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&erts_max_gen_gcs);
     so.scheduler      = 0;
 
     /*
@@ -3417,10 +3417,10 @@ BIF_RETTYPE ports_0(BIF_ALIST_0)
 
     erts_smp_mtx_lock(&ports_snapshot_mtx); /* One snapshot at a time */
 
-    erts_smp_atomic_set(&erts_dead_ports_ptr,
-			(erts_aint_t) (port_buf + erts_max_ports));
+    erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&erts_dead_ports_ptr,
+			    (erts_aint_t) (port_buf + erts_max_ports));
 
-    next_ss = erts_smp_atomic32_inctest(&erts_ports_snapshot);
+    next_ss = erts_smp_atomic32_inc_read_relb(&erts_ports_snapshot);
 
     for (i = erts_max_ports-1; i >= 0; i--) {
 	Port* prt = &erts_port[i];
@@ -3434,8 +3434,8 @@ BIF_RETTYPE ports_0(BIF_ALIST_0)
 	erts_smp_port_state_unlock(prt);
     }
 
-    dead_ports = (Eterm*)erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&erts_dead_ports_ptr,
-					      (erts_aint_t) NULL);
+    dead_ports = (Eterm*)erts_smp_atomic_xchg_nob(&erts_dead_ports_ptr,
+						  (erts_aint_t) NULL);
     erts_smp_mtx_unlock(&ports_snapshot_mtx);
 
     ASSERT(pp <= dead_ports);
@@ -3942,8 +3942,8 @@ BIF_RETTYPE system_flag_2(BIF_ALIST_2)
 	    goto error;
 	}
 	nval = (n > (Sint) ((Uint16) -1)) ? ((Uint16) -1) : ((Uint16) n);
-	oval = (Uint) erts_smp_atomic32_xchg(&erts_max_gen_gcs,
-					     (erts_aint32_t) nval);
+	oval = (Uint) erts_smp_atomic32_xchg_nob(&erts_max_gen_gcs,
+						 (erts_aint32_t) nval);
 	BIF_RET(make_small(oval));
     } else if (BIF_ARG_1 == am_min_heap_size) {
 	int oval = H_MIN_SIZE;
@@ -4286,7 +4286,7 @@ void erts_init_bif(void)
 
     erts_smp_spinlock_init(&make_ref_lock, "make_ref");
     erts_smp_mtx_init(&ports_snapshot_mtx, "ports_snapshot");
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&erts_dead_ports_ptr, (erts_aint_t) NULL);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&erts_dead_ports_ptr, (erts_aint_t) NULL);
 
     /*
      * bif_return_trap/1 is a hidden BIF that bifs that need to
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/break.c b/erts/emulator/beam/break.c
index b8889e6206..432b3d0780 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/break.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/break.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ bin_check(void)
 		erts_printf("%p orig_size: %bpd, norefs = %bpd\n",
 			    bp->val, 
 			    bp->val->orig_size, 
-			    erts_smp_atomic_read(&bp->val->refc));
+			    erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&bp->val->refc));
 	    }
 	}
 	if (printed) {
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ erl_crash_dump_v(char *file, int line, char* fmt, va_list args)
     char dumpnamebuf[MAXPATHLEN];
     char* dumpname;
 
-    if (ERTS_IS_CRASH_DUMPING)
+    if (ERTS_SOMEONE_IS_CRASH_DUMPING)
 	return;
 
     /* Wait for all threads to block. If all threads haven't blocked
@@ -667,7 +667,8 @@ erl_crash_dump_v(char *file, int line, char* fmt, va_list args)
 
     /* Allow us to pass certain places without locking... */
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-    erts_smp_atomic_inc(&erts_writing_erl_crash_dump);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_set_mb(&erts_writing_erl_crash_dump, 1);
+    erts_smp_tsd_set(erts_is_crash_dumping_key, (void *) 1);
 #else
     erts_writing_erl_crash_dump = 1;
 #endif
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/dist.c b/erts/emulator/beam/dist.c
index b1cdd0660a..ad042ec088 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/dist.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/dist.c
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ delete_cache(ErtsAtomCache *cache)
 {
     if (cache) {
 	erts_free(ERTS_ALC_T_DCACHE, (void *) cache);
-	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&no_caches) > 0);
-	erts_smp_atomic_dec(&no_caches);
+	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&no_caches) > 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic_dec_nob(&no_caches);
     }
 }
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ create_cache(DistEntry *dep)
 
     dep->cache = cp = (ErtsAtomCache*) erts_alloc(ERTS_ALC_T_DCACHE,
 						  sizeof(ErtsAtomCache));
-    erts_smp_atomic_inc(&no_caches);
+    erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob(&no_caches);
     for (i = 0; i < sizeof(cp->in_arr)/sizeof(cp->in_arr[0]); i++) {
 	cp->in_arr[i] = THE_NON_VALUE;
 	cp->out_arr[i] = THE_NON_VALUE;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ create_cache(DistEntry *dep)
 
 Uint erts_dist_cache_size(void)
 {
-    return (Uint) erts_smp_atomic_read(&no_caches)*sizeof(ErtsAtomCache);
+    return (Uint) erts_smp_atomic_read_mb(&no_caches)*sizeof(ErtsAtomCache);
 }
 
 static ErtsProcList *
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ int erts_do_net_exits(DistEntry *dep, Eterm reason)
 	ErtsMonitor *monitors;
 	Uint32 flags;
 
-	erts_smp_atomic_set(&dep->dist_cmd_scheduled, 1);
+	erts_smp_atomic_set_mb(&dep->dist_cmd_scheduled, 1);
 	erts_smp_de_rwlock(dep);
 
 	ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(is_internal_port(dep->cid)
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ void init_dist(void)
 {
     init_nodes_monitors();
 
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&no_caches, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&no_caches, 0);
 
     /* Lookup/Install all references to trap functions */
     dsend2_trap = trap_function(am_dsend,2);
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ static void clear_dist_entry(DistEntry *dep)
     suspendees = get_suspended_on_de(dep, ERTS_DE_QFLGS_ALL);
 
     erts_smp_mtx_unlock(&dep->qlock);
-    erts_smp_atomic_set(&dep->dist_cmd_scheduled, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&dep->dist_cmd_scheduled, 0);
     dep->send = NULL;
     erts_smp_de_rwunlock(dep);
 
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ erts_dist_command(Port *prt, int reds_limit)
     erts_refc_inc(&dep->refc, 1); /* Otherwise dist_entry might be
 				     removed if port command fails */
 
-    erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&dep->dist_cmd_scheduled, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_set_mb(&dep->dist_cmd_scheduled, 0);
 
     erts_smp_de_rlock(dep);
     flags = dep->flags;
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/dist.h b/erts/emulator/beam/dist.h
index 695a4fc3fe..845151c895 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/dist.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/dist.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * %CopyrightBegin%
  *
- * Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2011. All Rights Reserved.
  *
  * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
  * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void erts_schedule_dist_command(Port *prt, DistEntry *dist_entry)
 	id = dep->cid;
     }
 
-    if (!erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&dep->dist_cmd_scheduled, 1)) {
+    if (!erts_smp_atomic_xchg_mb(&dep->dist_cmd_scheduled, 1)) {
 	(void) erts_port_task_schedule(id,
 				       &dep->dist_cmd,
 				       ERTS_PORT_TASK_DIST_CMD,
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_ddll.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_ddll.c
index 9631fb50db..d714eacd06 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_ddll.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_ddll.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ BIF_RETTYPE erl_ddll_try_load_3(Process *p, Eterm path_term,
 	    if (!(prt->status & FREE_PORT_FLAGS) &&
 		prt->drv_ptr->handle == dh) {
 #if DDLL_SMP
-		erts_smp_atomic_inc(&prt->refc);
+		erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob(&prt->refc);
 		/* Extremely rare spinlock */
 		while(prt->status & ERTS_PORT_SFLG_INITIALIZING) {
 		       erts_smp_port_state_unlock(prt);
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ done:
 	    if (!(prt->status &  FREE_PORT_FLAGS) 
 		&& prt->drv_ptr->handle == dh) {
 #if DDLL_SMP
-		erts_smp_atomic_inc(&prt->refc);
+		erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob(&prt->refc);
 		/* Extremely rare spinlock */
 		while(prt->status & ERTS_PORT_SFLG_INITIALIZING) {
 		       erts_smp_port_state_unlock(prt);
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ void erts_ddll_proc_dead(Process *p, ErtsProcLocks plocks)
 			if (!(prt->status & FREE_PORT_FLAGS) &&
 			    prt->drv_ptr->handle == dh) {
 #if DDLL_SMP
-			    erts_smp_atomic_inc(&prt->refc);
+			    erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob(&prt->refc);
 			    while(prt->status & ERTS_PORT_SFLG_INITIALIZING) {
 				erts_smp_port_state_unlock(prt);
 				erts_smp_port_state_lock(prt);
@@ -1602,7 +1602,7 @@ static int do_load_driver_entry(DE_Handle *dh, char *path, char *name)
 	erts_sys_ddll_close(dh->handle);
 	return ERL_DE_LOAD_ERROR_BAD_NAME;
     }
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&(dh->refc), (erts_aint_t) 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&(dh->refc), (erts_aint_t) 0);
     dh->port_count = 0;
     dh->full_path = erts_alloc(ERTS_ALC_T_DDLL_HANDLE, sys_strlen(path) + 1);
     sys_strcpy(dh->full_path, path);
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_info.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_info.c
index ee5258f2ee..6a74596f76 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_info.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_info.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ bld_bin_list(Uint **hpp, Uint *szp, ErlOffHeap* oh)
 	    if (szp)
 		*szp += 4+2;
 	    if (hpp) {
-		Uint refc = (Uint) erts_smp_atomic_read(&pb->val->refc);
+		Uint refc = (Uint) erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&pb->val->refc);
 		tuple = TUPLE3(*hpp, val, orig_size, make_small(refc));
 		res = CONS(*hpp + 4, tuple, res);
 		*hpp += 4+2;
@@ -2026,7 +2026,7 @@ BIF_RETTYPE system_info_1(BIF_ALIST_1)
 	res = TUPLE2(hp, am_sequential_tracer, val);
 	BIF_RET(res);
     } else if (BIF_ARG_1 == am_garbage_collection){
-	Uint val = (Uint) erts_smp_atomic32_read(&erts_max_gen_gcs);
+	Uint val = (Uint) erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&erts_max_gen_gcs);
 	Eterm tup;
 	hp = HAlloc(BIF_P, 3+2 + 3+2 + 3+2);
 
@@ -2041,7 +2041,7 @@ BIF_RETTYPE system_info_1(BIF_ALIST_1)
 
 	BIF_RET(res);
     } else if (BIF_ARG_1 == am_fullsweep_after){
-	Uint val = (Uint) erts_smp_atomic32_read(&erts_max_gen_gcs);
+	Uint val = (Uint) erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&erts_max_gen_gcs);
 	hp = HAlloc(BIF_P, 3);
 	res = TUPLE2(hp, am_fullsweep_after, make_small(val));
 	BIF_RET(res);
@@ -2909,7 +2909,7 @@ fun_info_2(Process* p, Eterm fun, Eterm what)
 	    }
 	    break;
 	case am_refc:
-	    val = erts_make_integer(erts_smp_atomic_read(&funp->fe->refc), p);
+	    val = erts_make_integer(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&funp->fe->refc), p);
 	    hp = HAlloc(p, 3);
 	    break;
 	case am_arity:
@@ -3129,8 +3129,8 @@ BIF_RETTYPE statistics_1(BIF_ALIST_1)
 	Eterm r1, r2;
 	Eterm in, out;
 	Uint hsz = 9;
-	Uint bytes_in = (Uint) erts_smp_atomic_read(&erts_bytes_in);
-	Uint bytes_out = (Uint) erts_smp_atomic_read(&erts_bytes_out);
+	Uint bytes_in = (Uint) erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&erts_bytes_in);
+	Uint bytes_out = (Uint) erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&erts_bytes_out);
 
 	(void) erts_bld_uint(NULL, &hsz, bytes_in);
 	(void) erts_bld_uint(NULL, &hsz, bytes_out);
@@ -3203,7 +3203,7 @@ BIF_RETTYPE erts_debug_get_internal_state_1(BIF_ALIST_1)
      * NOTE: Only supposed to be used for testing, and debugging.
      */
 
-    if (!erts_smp_atomic_read(&available_internal_state)) {
+    if (!erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&available_internal_state)) {
 	BIF_ERROR(BIF_P, EXC_UNDEF);
     }
 
@@ -3501,7 +3501,7 @@ BIF_RETTYPE erts_debug_set_internal_state_2(BIF_ALIST_2)
     if (ERTS_IS_ATOM_STR("available_internal_state", BIF_ARG_1)
 	&& (BIF_ARG_2 == am_true || BIF_ARG_2 == am_false)) {
 	erts_aint_t on = (erts_aint_t) (BIF_ARG_2 == am_true);
-	erts_aint_t prev_on = erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&available_internal_state, on);
+	erts_aint_t prev_on = erts_smp_atomic_xchg_nob(&available_internal_state, on);
 	if (on) {
 	    erts_dsprintf_buf_t *dsbufp = erts_create_logger_dsbuf();
 	    erts_dsprintf(dsbufp, "Process %T ", BIF_P->id);
@@ -3517,7 +3517,7 @@ BIF_RETTYPE erts_debug_set_internal_state_2(BIF_ALIST_2)
 	BIF_RET(prev_on ? am_true : am_false);
     }
 
-    if (!erts_smp_atomic_read(&available_internal_state)) {
+    if (!erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&available_internal_state)) {
 	BIF_ERROR(BIF_P, EXC_UNDEF);
     }
 
@@ -3698,14 +3698,14 @@ BIF_RETTYPE erts_debug_set_internal_state_2(BIF_ALIST_2)
 	}
 	else if (ERTS_IS_ATOM_STR("hipe_test_reschedule_suspend", BIF_ARG_1)) {
 	    /* Used by hipe test suites */
-	    erts_aint_t flag = erts_smp_atomic_read(&hipe_test_reschedule_flag);
+	    erts_aint_t flag = erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&hipe_test_reschedule_flag);
 	    if (!flag && BIF_ARG_2 != am_false) {
-		erts_smp_atomic_set(&hipe_test_reschedule_flag, 1);
+		erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&hipe_test_reschedule_flag, 1);
 		erts_suspend(BIF_P, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN, NULL);
 		ERTS_BIF_YIELD2(bif_export[BIF_erts_debug_set_internal_state_2],
 				BIF_P, BIF_ARG_1, BIF_ARG_2);
 	    }
-	    erts_smp_atomic_set(&hipe_test_reschedule_flag, !flag);
+	    erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&hipe_test_reschedule_flag, !flag);
 	    BIF_RET(NIL);
 	}
 	else if (ERTS_IS_ATOM_STR("hipe_test_reschedule_resume", BIF_ARG_1)) {
@@ -4015,8 +4015,8 @@ BIF_RETTYPE erts_debug_lock_counters_1(BIF_ALIST_1)
 void
 erts_bif_info_init(void)
 {
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&available_internal_state, 0);
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&hipe_test_reschedule_flag, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&available_internal_state, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&hipe_test_reschedule_flag, 0);
 
     process_info_init();
 }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bits.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bits.c
index e56084b9cb..326a5c136b 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bits.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bits.c
@@ -76,14 +76,12 @@ struct erl_bits_state ErlBitsState;
 #define byte_buf	(ErlBitsState.byte_buf_)
 #define byte_buf_len	(ErlBitsState.byte_buf_len_)
 
-#ifdef ERTS_SMP
 static erts_smp_atomic_t bits_bufs_size;
-#endif
 
 Uint
 erts_bits_bufs_size(void)
 {
-    return 0;
+    return (Uint) erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&bits_bufs_size);
 }
 
 #if !defined(ERTS_SMP)
@@ -109,8 +107,8 @@ erts_bits_destroy_state(ERL_BITS_PROTO_0)
 void
 erts_init_bits(void)
 {
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&bits_bufs_size, 0);
 #if defined(ERTS_SMP)
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&bits_bufs_size, 0);
     /* erl_process.c calls erts_bits_init_state() on all state instances */
 #else
     ERL_BITS_DECLARE_STATEP;
@@ -713,9 +711,7 @@ static void
 ERTS_INLINE need_byte_buf(ERL_BITS_PROTO_1(int need))
 {
     if (byte_buf_len < need) {
-#ifdef ERTS_SMP
-	erts_smp_atomic_add(&bits_bufs_size, need - byte_buf_len);
-#endif
+	erts_smp_atomic_add_nob(&bits_bufs_size, need - byte_buf_len);
 	byte_buf_len = need;
 	byte_buf = erts_realloc(ERTS_ALC_T_BITS_BUF, byte_buf, byte_buf_len);
     }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_cpu_topology.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_cpu_topology.c
index bcf8bcf270..03c0ef904a 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_cpu_topology.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_cpu_topology.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ erts_sched_check_cpu_bind_post_suspend(ErtsSchedulerData *esdp)
 
     /* Make sure we check if we should bind to a cpu or not... */
     if (esdp->run_queue->flags & ERTS_RUNQ_FLG_SHARED_RUNQ)
-	erts_smp_atomic32_set(&esdp->chk_cpu_bind, 1);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_set_nob(&esdp->chk_cpu_bind, 1);
     else
 	esdp->run_queue->flags |= ERTS_RUNQ_FLG_CHK_CPU_BIND;
 }
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ erts_sched_check_cpu_bind(ErtsSchedulerData *esdp)
     erts_cpu_groups_callback_call_t *cgcc;
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
     if (erts_common_run_queue)
-	erts_smp_atomic32_set(&esdp->chk_cpu_bind, 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_set_nob(&esdp->chk_cpu_bind, 0);
     else {
 	esdp->run_queue->flags &= ~ERTS_RUNQ_FLG_CHK_CPU_BIND;
     }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db.c
index e0a6aa05c6..7d731b6a94 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db.c
@@ -224,21 +224,21 @@ static void
 free_dbtable(DbTable* tb)
 {
 #ifdef HARDDEBUG
-	if (erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->common.memory_size) != sizeof(DbTable)) {
+	if (erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->common.memory_size) != sizeof(DbTable)) {
 	    erts_fprintf(stderr, "ets: free_dbtable memory remain=%ld fix=%x\n",
-			 erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->common.memory_size)-sizeof(DbTable),
+			 erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->common.memory_size)-sizeof(DbTable),
 			 tb->common.fixations);
 	}
 	erts_fprintf(stderr, "ets: free_dbtable(%T) deleted!!!\r\n",
 		     tb->common.id);
 
 	erts_fprintf(stderr, "ets: free_dbtable: meta_pid_to_tab common.memory_size = %ld\n",
-		     erts_smp_atomic_read(&meta_pid_to_tab->common.memory_size));
+		     erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&meta_pid_to_tab->common.memory_size));
 	print_table(ERTS_PRINT_STDOUT, NULL, 1, meta_pid_to_tab);
 
 
 	erts_fprintf(stderr, "ets: free_dbtable: meta_pid_to_fixed_tab common.memory_size = %ld\n",
-		     erts_smp_atomic_read(&meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.memory_size));
+		     erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.memory_size));
 	print_table(ERTS_PRINT_STDOUT, NULL, 1, meta_pid_to_fixed_tab);
 #endif
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ free_dbtable(DbTable* tb)
 	ASSERT(is_immed(tb->common.heir_data));
 	erts_db_free(ERTS_ALC_T_DB_TABLE, tb, (void *) tb, sizeof(DbTable));
 	ERTS_ETS_MISC_MEM_ADD(-sizeof(DbTable));
+	ERTS_THR_MEMORY_BARRIER;
 }
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
@@ -1417,12 +1418,12 @@ BIF_RETTYPE ets_new_2(BIF_ALIST_2)
     {
         DbTable init_tb;
 
-	erts_smp_atomic_init(&init_tb.common.memory_size, 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&init_tb.common.memory_size, 0);
 	tb = (DbTable*) erts_db_alloc(ERTS_ALC_T_DB_TABLE,
 				      &init_tb, sizeof(DbTable));
 	ERTS_ETS_MISC_MEM_ADD(sizeof(DbTable));
-	erts_smp_atomic_init(&tb->common.memory_size,
-			     erts_smp_atomic_read(&init_tb.common.memory_size));
+	erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&tb->common.memory_size,
+				 erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&init_tb.common.memory_size));
     }
 
     tb->common.meth = meth;
@@ -1439,7 +1440,7 @@ BIF_RETTYPE ets_new_2(BIF_ALIST_2)
     tb->common.owner = BIF_P->id;
     set_heir(BIF_P, tb, heir, heir_data);
 
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&tb->common.nitems, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&tb->common.nitems, 0);
 
     tb->common.fixations = NULL;
     tb->common.compress = is_compressed;
@@ -1505,9 +1506,9 @@ BIF_RETTYPE ets_new_2(BIF_ALIST_2)
 		 BIF_ARG_1, BIF_ARG_2, ret, BIF_P->id,
 		 BIF_P->initial[0], BIF_P->initial[1], BIF_P->initial[2]);
 	erts_fprintf(stderr, "ets: new: meta_pid_to_tab common.memory_size = %ld\n",
-		     erts_smp_atomic_read(&meta_pid_to_tab->common.memory_size));
+		     erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&meta_pid_to_tab->common.memory_size));
 	erts_fprintf(stderr, "ets: new: meta_pid_to_fixed_tab common.memory_size = %ld\n",
-		     erts_smp_atomic_read(&meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.memory_size));
+		     erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.memory_size));
 #endif
 
     UseTmpHeap(3,BIF_P);
@@ -1995,7 +1996,7 @@ BIF_RETTYPE ets_select_delete_2(BIF_ALIST_2)
 	if ((tb = db_get_table(BIF_P, BIF_ARG_1, DB_WRITE, LCK_WRITE)) == NULL) {
 	    BIF_ERROR(BIF_P, BADARG);
 	}
-	nitems = erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->common.nitems);
+	nitems = erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->common.nitems);
 	tb->common.meth->db_delete_all_objects(BIF_P, tb);
 	db_unlock(tb, LCK_WRITE);
 	BIF_RET(erts_make_integer(nitems,BIF_P));
@@ -2789,7 +2790,7 @@ void init_db(void)
     }
 #endif
 
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&erts_ets_misc_mem_size, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&erts_ets_misc_mem_size, 0);
     db_initialize_util();
 
     if (user_requested_db_max_tabs < DB_DEF_MAX_TABS)
@@ -2831,13 +2832,13 @@ void init_db(void)
 
     /*TT*/
     /* Create meta table invertion. */
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&init_tb.common.memory_size, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&init_tb.common.memory_size, 0);
     meta_pid_to_tab = (DbTable*) erts_db_alloc(ERTS_ALC_T_DB_TABLE,
 					       &init_tb,
 					       sizeof(DbTable));
     ERTS_ETS_MISC_MEM_ADD(sizeof(DbTable));
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&meta_pid_to_tab->common.memory_size,
-			 erts_smp_atomic_read(&init_tb.common.memory_size));
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&meta_pid_to_tab->common.memory_size,
+			     erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&init_tb.common.memory_size));
 
     meta_pid_to_tab->common.id = NIL;
     meta_pid_to_tab->common.the_name = am_true;
@@ -2850,7 +2851,7 @@ void init_db(void)
 #endif
     meta_pid_to_tab->common.keypos = 1;
     meta_pid_to_tab->common.owner  = NIL;
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&meta_pid_to_tab->common.nitems, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&meta_pid_to_tab->common.nitems, 0);
     meta_pid_to_tab->common.slot   = -1;
     meta_pid_to_tab->common.meth   = &db_hash;
     meta_pid_to_tab->common.compress = 0;
@@ -2863,13 +2864,13 @@ void init_db(void)
 	erl_exit(1,"Unable to create ets metadata tables.");
     }
 
-    erts_smp_atomic_set(&init_tb.common.memory_size, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&init_tb.common.memory_size, 0);
     meta_pid_to_fixed_tab = (DbTable*) erts_db_alloc(ERTS_ALC_T_DB_TABLE,
 						     &init_tb,
 						     sizeof(DbTable));
     ERTS_ETS_MISC_MEM_ADD(sizeof(DbTable));
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.memory_size,
-			 erts_smp_atomic_read(&init_tb.common.memory_size));
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.memory_size,
+			     erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&init_tb.common.memory_size));
 
     meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.id = NIL;
     meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.the_name = am_true;
@@ -2882,7 +2883,7 @@ void init_db(void)
 #endif
     meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.keypos = 1;
     meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.owner  = NIL;
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.nitems, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.nitems, 0);
     meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.slot   = -1;
     meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.meth   = &db_hash;
     meta_pid_to_fixed_tab->common.compress = 0;
@@ -3421,7 +3422,7 @@ static void unfix_table_locked(Process* p,  DbTable* tb,
 unlocked:
 
     if (!IS_FIXED(tb) && IS_HASH_TABLE(tb->common.status)
-	&& erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->hash.fixdel) != (erts_aint_t)NULL) {
+	&& erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->hash.fixdel) != (erts_aint_t)NULL) {
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
 	if (*kind_p == LCK_READ && tb->common.is_thread_safe) {
 	    /* Must have write lock while purging pseudo-deleted (OTP-8166) */
@@ -3606,7 +3607,7 @@ static Eterm table_info(Process* p, DbTable* tb, Eterm What)
     Eterm ret = THE_NON_VALUE;
 
     if (What == am_size) {
-	ret = make_small(erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->common.nitems));
+	ret = make_small(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->common.nitems));
     } else if (What == am_type) {
 	if (tb->common.status & DB_SET)  {
 	    ret = am_set;
@@ -3619,7 +3620,7 @@ static Eterm table_info(Process* p, DbTable* tb, Eterm What)
 	    ret = am_bag;
 	}
     } else if (What == am_memory) {
-	Uint words = (Uint) ((erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->common.memory_size)
+	Uint words = (Uint) ((erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->common.memory_size)
 			      + sizeof(Uint)
 			      - 1)
 			     / sizeof(Uint));
@@ -3716,7 +3717,7 @@ static Eterm table_info(Process* p, DbTable* tb, Eterm What)
 	    std_dev_exp = make_float(hp);
 	    PUT_DOUBLE(f, hp);
 	    hp += FLOAT_SIZE_OBJECT;
-	    ret = TUPLE6(hp, make_small(erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->hash.nactive)),
+	    ret = TUPLE6(hp, make_small(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->hash.nactive)),
 			 avg, std_dev_real, std_dev_exp,
 			 make_small(stats.min_chain_len),
 			 make_small(stats.max_chain_len));
@@ -3735,9 +3736,9 @@ static void print_table(int to, void *to_arg, int show,  DbTable* tb)
 
     tb->common.meth->db_print(to, to_arg, show, tb);
 
-    erts_print(to, to_arg, "Objects: %d\n", (int)erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->common.nitems));
+    erts_print(to, to_arg, "Objects: %d\n", (int)erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->common.nitems));
     erts_print(to, to_arg, "Words: %bpu\n",
-	       (UWord) ((erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->common.memory_size)
+	       (Uint) ((erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->common.memory_size)
 			+ sizeof(Uint)
 			- 1)
 		       / sizeof(Uint)));
@@ -3763,8 +3764,9 @@ void db_info(int to, void *to_arg, int show)    /* Called by break handler */
 Uint
 erts_get_ets_misc_mem_size(void)
 {
+    ERTS_THR_MEMORY_BARRIER;
     /* Memory not allocated in ets_alloc */
-    return (Uint) erts_smp_atomic_read(&erts_ets_misc_mem_size);
+    return (Uint) erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&erts_ets_misc_mem_size);
 }
 
 /* SMP Note: May only be used when system is locked */
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db.h b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db.h
index e0bdebcb01..2e5deaf338 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * %CopyrightBegin%
  * 
- * Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2011. All Rights Reserved.
  * 
  * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
  * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ do {									\
     erts_aint_t sz__ = (((erts_aint_t) (ALLOC_SZ))			\
 			- ((erts_aint_t) (FREE_SZ)));			\
     ASSERT((TAB));							\
-    erts_smp_atomic_add(&(TAB)->common.memory_size, sz__);		\
+    erts_smp_atomic_add_nob(&(TAB)->common.memory_size, sz__);		\
 } while (0)
 
 #define ERTS_ETS_MISC_MEM_ADD(SZ) \
-  erts_smp_atomic_add(&erts_ets_misc_mem_size, (SZ));
+  erts_smp_atomic_add_nob(&erts_ets_misc_mem_size, (SZ));
 
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE void *erts_db_alloc(ErtsAlcType_t type,
 				    DbTable *tab,
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ erts_db_free(ErtsAlcType_t type, DbTable *tab, void *ptr, Uint size)
     ERTS_DB_ALC_MEM_UPDATE_(tab, size, 0);
 
     ASSERT(((void *) tab) != ptr
-	   || erts_smp_atomic_read(&tab->common.memory_size) == 0);
+	   || erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tab->common.memory_size) == 0);
 
     erts_free(type, ptr);
 }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_hash.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_hash.c
index fdc82c8b88..e3380a57b2 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_hash.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_hash.c
@@ -105,9 +105,13 @@
 #define NSEG_2   256 /* Size of second segment table */
 #define NSEG_INC 128 /* Number of segments to grow after that */
 
-#define SEGTAB(tb) ((struct segment**)erts_smp_atomic_read_acqb(&(tb)->segtab))
-#define NACTIVE(tb) ((int)erts_smp_atomic_read(&(tb)->nactive))
-#define NITEMS(tb) ((int)erts_smp_atomic_read(&(tb)->common.nitems))
+#ifdef ETHR_ORDERED_READ_DEPEND
+#define SEGTAB(tb) ((struct segment**)erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&(tb)->segtab))
+#else
+#define SEGTAB(tb) ((struct segment**)erts_smp_atomic_read_rb(&(tb)->segtab))
+#endif
+#define NACTIVE(tb) ((int)erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&(tb)->nactive))
+#define NITEMS(tb) ((int)erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&(tb)->common.nitems))
 
 #define BUCKET(tb, i) SEGTAB(tb)[(i) >> SEGSZ_EXP]->buckets[(i) & SEGSZ_MASK]
 
@@ -123,10 +127,10 @@
 static ERTS_INLINE Uint hash_to_ix(DbTableHash* tb, HashValue hval)
 {
     Uint mask = erts_smp_atomic_read_acqb(&tb->szm);
-    Uint ix = hval & mask;
-    if (ix >= erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->nactive)) {
+    Uint ix = hval & mask; 
+    if (ix >= erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->nactive)) {
 	ix &= mask>>1;
-	ASSERT(ix < erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->nactive));
+	ASSERT(ix < erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->nactive));
     }
     return ix;
 }
@@ -141,14 +145,14 @@ static ERTS_INLINE void add_fixed_deletion(DbTableHash* tb, int ix)
 							 (DbTable *) tb,
 							 sizeof(FixedDeletion));
     ERTS_ETS_MISC_MEM_ADD(sizeof(FixedDeletion));
-    fixd->slot = ix;    
-    was_next = erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->fixdel);    
+    fixd->slot = ix;
+    was_next = erts_smp_atomic_read_acqb(&tb->fixdel);
     do { /* Lockless atomic insertion in linked list: */
 	exp_next = was_next;
 	fixd->next = (FixedDeletion*) exp_next;
-	was_next = erts_smp_atomic_cmpxchg(&tb->fixdel,
-					   (erts_aint_t) fixd,
-					   exp_next);
+	was_next = erts_smp_atomic_cmpxchg_relb(&tb->fixdel,
+						(erts_aint_t) fixd,
+						exp_next);
     }while (was_next != exp_next);
 }
 
@@ -540,22 +544,24 @@ static void restore_fixdel(DbTableHash* tb, FixedDeletion* fixdel)
 {
     /*int tries = 0;*/
     DEBUG_WAIT();
-    if (erts_smp_atomic_cmpxchg(&tb->fixdel, (erts_aint_t)fixdel,
-				(erts_aint_t)NULL) != (erts_aint_t)NULL) {
+    if (erts_smp_atomic_cmpxchg_relb(&tb->fixdel,
+				     (erts_aint_t) fixdel,
+				     (erts_aint_t) NULL) != (erts_aint_t) NULL) {
 	/* Oboy, must join lists */    
 	FixedDeletion* last = fixdel;
 	erts_aint_t was_tail;
 	erts_aint_t exp_tail;
 
-	while (last->next != NULL) last = last->next;	
-	was_tail = erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->fixdel);
+	while (last->next != NULL) last = last->next;
+	was_tail = erts_smp_atomic_read_acqb(&tb->fixdel);
 	do { /* Lockless atomic list insertion */
 	    exp_tail = was_tail;
 	    last->next = (FixedDeletion*) exp_tail;
 	    /*++tries;*/
 	    DEBUG_WAIT();
-	    was_tail = erts_smp_atomic_cmpxchg(&tb->fixdel, (erts_aint_t)fixdel,
-					       exp_tail);
+	    was_tail = erts_smp_atomic_cmpxchg_relb(&tb->fixdel,
+						    (erts_aint_t) fixdel,
+						    exp_tail);
 	}while (was_tail != exp_tail);
     }
     /*erts_fprintf(stderr,"erl_db_hash: restore_fixdel tries=%d\r\n", tries);*/
@@ -572,7 +578,8 @@ void db_unfix_table_hash(DbTableHash *tb)
 		       || (erts_smp_lc_rwmtx_is_rlocked(&tb->common.rwlock)
 			   && !tb->common.is_thread_safe));
 restart:
-    fixdel = (FixedDeletion*) erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&tb->fixdel, (erts_aint_t)NULL);
+    fixdel = (FixedDeletion*) erts_smp_atomic_xchg_acqb(&tb->fixdel,
+							(erts_aint_t) NULL);
     while (fixdel != NULL) {
 	FixedDeletion *fx = fixdel;
 	int ix = fx->slot;
@@ -639,14 +646,14 @@ int db_create_hash(Process *p, DbTable *tbl)
 {
     DbTableHash *tb = &tbl->hash;
 
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&tb->szm, SEGSZ_MASK);
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&tb->nactive, SEGSZ);
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&tb->fixdel, (erts_aint_t)NULL);
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&tb->segtab, (erts_aint_t) alloc_ext_seg(tb,0,NULL)->segtab);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&tb->szm, SEGSZ_MASK);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&tb->nactive, SEGSZ);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&tb->fixdel, (erts_aint_t)NULL);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&tb->segtab, (erts_aint_t) alloc_ext_seg(tb,0,NULL)->segtab);
     tb->nsegs = NSEG_1;
     tb->nslots = SEGSZ;
 
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&tb->is_resizing, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&tb->is_resizing, 0);
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
     if (tb->common.type & DB_FINE_LOCKED) {
 	erts_smp_rwmtx_opt_t rwmtx_opt = ERTS_SMP_RWMTX_OPT_DEFAULT_INITER;
@@ -663,7 +670,7 @@ int db_create_hash(Process *p, DbTable *tbl)
 	/* This important property is needed to guarantee that the buckets
     	 * involved in a grow/shrink operation it protected by the same lock:
 	 */
-	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->nactive) % DB_HASH_LOCK_CNT == 0);
+	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->nactive) % DB_HASH_LOCK_CNT == 0);
     }
     else { /* coarse locking */
 	tb->locks = NULL;
@@ -783,7 +790,7 @@ int db_put_hash(DbTable *tbl, Eterm obj, int key_clash_fail)
     if (tb->common.status & DB_SET) {
 	HashDbTerm* bnext = b->next;
 	if (b->hvalue == INVALID_HASH) {
-	    erts_smp_atomic_inc(&tb->common.nitems);
+	    erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob(&tb->common.nitems);
 	}
 	else if (key_clash_fail) {
 	    ret = DB_ERROR_BADKEY;
@@ -811,7 +818,7 @@ int db_put_hash(DbTable *tbl, Eterm obj, int key_clash_fail)
 	do {
 	    if (db_eq(&tb->common,obj,&q->dbterm)) {
 		if (q->hvalue == INVALID_HASH) {
-		    erts_smp_atomic_inc(&tb->common.nitems);
+		    erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob(&tb->common.nitems);
 		    q->hvalue = hval;
 		    if (q != b) { /* must move to preserve key insertion order */
 			*qp = q->next;
@@ -832,7 +839,7 @@ Lnew:
     q->hvalue = hval;
     q->next = b;
     *bp = q;
-    nitems = erts_smp_atomic_inctest(&tb->common.nitems);
+    nitems = erts_smp_atomic_inc_read_nob(&tb->common.nitems);
     WUNLOCK_HASH(lck);
     {
 	int nactive = NACTIVE(tb);       
@@ -1069,7 +1076,7 @@ int db_erase_bag_exact2(DbTable *tbl, Eterm key, Eterm value)
 		EQ(value, b->dbterm.tpl[2])) {
 		*bp = b->next;
 		free_term(tb, b);
-		erts_smp_atomic_dec(&tb->common.nitems);
+		erts_smp_atomic_dec_nob(&tb->common.nitems);
 		b = *bp;
 		break;
 	    }
@@ -1128,7 +1135,7 @@ int db_erase_hash(DbTable *tbl, Eterm key, Eterm *ret)
     }
     WUNLOCK_HASH(lck);
     if (nitems_diff) {
-	erts_smp_atomic_add(&tb->common.nitems, nitems_diff);
+	erts_smp_atomic_add_nob(&tb->common.nitems, nitems_diff);
 	try_shrink(tb);
     }
     *ret = am_true;
@@ -1187,7 +1194,7 @@ static int db_erase_object_hash(DbTable *tbl, Eterm object, Eterm *ret)
     }
     WUNLOCK_HASH(lck);
     if (nitems_diff) {
-	erts_smp_atomic_add(&tb->common.nitems, nitems_diff);
+	erts_smp_atomic_add_nob(&tb->common.nitems, nitems_diff);
 	try_shrink(tb);
     }
     *ret = am_true;
@@ -1798,7 +1805,7 @@ static int db_select_delete_hash(Process *p,
 		    free_term(tb, del);
 		    did_erase = 1;
 		}
-		erts_smp_atomic_dec(&tb->common.nitems);
+		erts_smp_atomic_dec_nob(&tb->common.nitems);
 		++got;
 	    }	    
 	    --num_left;
@@ -1909,7 +1916,7 @@ static int db_select_delete_continue_hash(Process *p,
 		    free_term(tb, del);
 		    did_erase = 1;
 		}
-		erts_smp_atomic_dec(&tb->common.nitems);
+		erts_smp_atomic_dec_nob(&tb->common.nitems);
 		++got;
 	    }
 	    
@@ -2064,7 +2071,7 @@ int db_mark_all_deleted_hash(DbTable *tbl)
 	    }while(list != NULL);
 	}
     }
-    erts_smp_atomic_set(&tb->common.nitems, 0);    
+    erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&tb->common.nitems, 0);    
     return DB_ERROR_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -2115,7 +2122,7 @@ static int db_free_table_continue_hash(DbTable *tbl)
 {
     DbTableHash *tb = &tbl->hash;
     int done;
-    FixedDeletion* fixdel = (FixedDeletion*) erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->fixdel);
+    FixedDeletion* fixdel = (FixedDeletion*) erts_smp_atomic_read_acqb(&tb->fixdel);
     ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(IS_TAB_WLOCKED(tb));
 
     done = 0;
@@ -2129,11 +2136,11 @@ static int db_free_table_continue_hash(DbTable *tbl)
 		     sizeof(FixedDeletion));
 	ERTS_ETS_MISC_MEM_ADD(-sizeof(FixedDeletion));
 	if (++done >= 2*DELETE_RECORD_LIMIT) {
-	    erts_smp_atomic_set(&tb->fixdel, (erts_aint_t)fixdel);
+	    erts_smp_atomic_set_relb(&tb->fixdel, (erts_aint_t)fixdel);
 	    return 0;		/* Not done */
 	}
     }
-    erts_smp_atomic_set(&tb->fixdel, (erts_aint_t)NULL);
+    erts_smp_atomic_set_relb(&tb->fixdel, (erts_aint_t)NULL);
 
     done /= 2;
     while(tb->nslots != 0) {
@@ -2157,7 +2164,7 @@ static int db_free_table_continue_hash(DbTable *tbl)
 	tb->locks = NULL;
     }
 #endif    
-    ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->common.memory_size) == sizeof(DbTable));
+    ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->common.memory_size) == sizeof(DbTable));
     return 1;			/* Done */
 }
 
@@ -2350,7 +2357,7 @@ static int alloc_seg(DbTableHash *tb)
 	    struct ext_segment* eseg;
 	    eseg = (struct ext_segment*) SEGTAB(tb)[seg_ix-1];
 	    MY_ASSERT(eseg!=NULL && eseg->s.is_ext_segment);
-	    erts_smp_atomic_set_relb(&tb->segtab, (erts_aint_t) eseg->segtab);
+	    erts_smp_atomic_set_wb(&tb->segtab, (erts_aint_t) eseg->segtab);
 	    tb->nsegs = eseg->nsegs;
 	}
 	ASSERT(seg_ix < tb->nsegs);
@@ -2422,7 +2429,7 @@ static int free_seg(DbTableHash *tb, int free_records)
 	    MY_ASSERT(newtop->s.is_ext_segment);
 	    if (newtop->prev_segtab != NULL) {
 		/* Time to use a smaller segtab */
-		erts_smp_atomic_set_relb(&tb->segtab, (erts_aint_t)newtop->prev_segtab);
+		erts_smp_atomic_set_wb(&tb->segtab, (erts_aint_t)newtop->prev_segtab);
 		tb->nsegs = seg_ix;
 		ASSERT(tb->nsegs == EXTSEG(SEGTAB(tb))->nsegs);
 	    }
@@ -2439,7 +2446,7 @@ static int free_seg(DbTableHash *tb, int free_records)
     if (seg_ix > 0) {
 	if (seg_ix < tb->nsegs) SEGTAB(tb)[seg_ix] = NULL;
     } else {
-	erts_smp_atomic_set_relb(&tb->segtab, (erts_aint_t)NULL);
+	erts_smp_atomic_set_wb(&tb->segtab, (erts_aint_t)NULL);
     }
 #endif
     tb->nslots -= SEGSZ;
@@ -2500,7 +2507,7 @@ static void grow(DbTableHash* tb, int nactive)
     int from_ix;
     int szm;
 
-    if (erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&tb->is_resizing, 1)) { 
+    if (erts_smp_atomic_xchg_acqb(&tb->is_resizing, 1)) { 
 	return; /* already in progress */
     }
     if (NACTIVE(tb) != nactive) {
@@ -2515,7 +2522,7 @@ static void grow(DbTableHash* tb, int nactive)
     }
     ASSERT(nactive < tb->nslots);
 
-    szm = erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->szm);
+    szm = erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->szm);
     if (nactive <= szm) {
 	from_ix = nactive & (szm >> 1);
     } else {
@@ -2532,7 +2539,7 @@ static void grow(DbTableHash* tb, int nactive)
 	WUNLOCK_HASH(lck);
 	goto abort;
     }
-    erts_smp_atomic_inc(&tb->nactive);
+    erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob(&tb->nactive);
     if (from_ix == 0) {
 	erts_smp_atomic_set_relb(&tb->szm, szm);
     }
@@ -2577,13 +2584,13 @@ abort:
 */
 static void shrink(DbTableHash* tb, int nactive)
 {     
-    if (erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&tb->is_resizing, 1)) {
+    if (erts_smp_atomic_xchg_acqb(&tb->is_resizing, 1)) {
 	return; /* already in progress */
     }
     if (NACTIVE(tb) == nactive) {
 	erts_smp_rwmtx_t* lck;
 	int src_ix = nactive - 1;
-	int low_szm = erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->szm) >> 1;
+	int low_szm = erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->szm) >> 1;
 	int dst_ix = src_ix & low_szm;
 
 	ASSERT(dst_ix < src_ix);
@@ -2610,7 +2617,7 @@ static void shrink(DbTableHash* tb, int nactive)
 	    *dst_bp = *src_bp;
 	    *src_bp = NULL;
 	    
-	    erts_smp_atomic_set(&tb->nactive, src_ix);
+	    erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&tb->nactive, src_ix);
 	    if (dst_ix == 0) {
 		erts_smp_atomic_set_relb(&tb->szm, low_szm);
 	    }
@@ -2746,7 +2753,7 @@ static int db_delete_all_objects_hash(Process* p, DbTable* tbl)
     } else {
 	db_free_table_hash(tbl);
 	db_create_hash(p, tbl);
-	erts_smp_atomic_set(&tbl->hash.common.nitems, 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&tbl->hash.common.nitems, 0);
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_tree.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_tree.c
index 9a0ba3a418..c6f0d80e32 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_tree.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_tree.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #include "erl_db_tree.h"
 
 #define GETKEY_WITH_POS(Keypos, Tplp) (*((Tplp) + Keypos))
-#define NITEMS(tb) ((int)erts_smp_atomic_read(&(tb)->common.nitems))
+#define NITEMS(tb) ((int)erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&(tb)->common.nitems))
 
 /*
 ** A stack of this size is enough for an AVL tree with more than
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 */
 static DbTreeStack* get_static_stack(DbTableTree* tb)
 {
-    if (!erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&tb->is_stack_busy, 1)) {
+    if (!erts_smp_atomic_xchg_acqb(&tb->is_stack_busy, 1)) {
 	return &tb->static_stack;
     }
     return NULL;
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static DbTreeStack* get_static_stack(DbTableTree* tb)
 static DbTreeStack* get_any_stack(DbTableTree* tb)
 {
     DbTreeStack* stack;
-    if (!erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&tb->is_stack_busy, 1)) {
+    if (!erts_smp_atomic_xchg_acqb(&tb->is_stack_busy, 1)) {
 	return &tb->static_stack;
     }
     stack = erts_db_alloc(ERTS_ALC_T_DB_STK, (DbTable *) tb,
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static DbTreeStack* get_any_stack(DbTableTree* tb)
 static void release_stack(DbTableTree* tb, DbTreeStack* stack)
 {
     if (stack == &tb->static_stack) {
-	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->is_stack_busy) == 1);
+	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->is_stack_busy) == 1);
 	erts_smp_atomic_set_relb(&tb->is_stack_busy, 0);
     }
     else {
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ int db_create_tree(Process *p, DbTable *tbl)
 					   sizeof(TreeDbTerm *) * STACK_NEED);
     tb->static_stack.pos = 0;
     tb->static_stack.slot = 0;
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&tb->is_stack_busy, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&tb->is_stack_busy, 0);
     tb->deletion = 0;
     return DB_ERROR_NONE;
 }
@@ -613,8 +613,8 @@ static int db_put_tree(DbTable *tbl, Eterm obj, int key_clash_fail)
     for (;;)
 	if (!*this) { /* Found our place */
 	    state = 1;
-	    if (erts_smp_atomic_inctest(&tb->common.nitems) >= TREE_MAX_ELEMENTS) {
-		erts_smp_atomic_dec(&tb->common.nitems);
+	    if (erts_smp_atomic_inc_read_nob(&tb->common.nitems) >= TREE_MAX_ELEMENTS) {
+		erts_smp_atomic_dec_nob(&tb->common.nitems);
 		return DB_ERROR_SYSRES;
 	    }
 	    *this = new_dbterm(tb, obj);
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ static int db_select_delete_continue_tree(Process *p,
     sc.max = 1000;
     sc.keypos = tb->common.keypos;
 
-    ASSERT(!erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->is_stack_busy));
+    ASSERT(!erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->is_stack_busy));
     traverse_backwards(tb, &tb->static_stack, lastkey, NULL, &doit_select_delete, &sc);
 
     BUMP_REDS(p, 1000 - sc.max);
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ static int db_free_table_continue_tree(DbTable *tbl)
 		     (DbTable *) tb,
 		     (void *) tb->static_stack.array,
 		     sizeof(TreeDbTerm *) * STACK_NEED);
-	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&tb->common.memory_size)
+	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tb->common.memory_size)
 	       == sizeof(DbTable));
     }
     return result;
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ static int db_delete_all_objects_tree(Process* p, DbTable* tbl)
 {
     db_free_table_tree(tbl);
     db_create_tree(p, tbl);
-    erts_smp_atomic_set(&tbl->tree.common.nitems, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&tbl->tree.common.nitems, 0);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@ static TreeDbTerm *linkout_tree(DbTableTree *tb,
 		tstack[tpos++] = this;
 		state = delsub(this);
 	    }
-	    erts_smp_atomic_dec(&tb->common.nitems);
+	    erts_smp_atomic_dec_nob(&tb->common.nitems);
 	    break;
 	}
     }
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ static TreeDbTerm *linkout_object_tree(DbTableTree *tb,
 		tstack[tpos++] = this;
 		state = delsub(this);
 	    }
-	    erts_smp_atomic_dec(&tb->common.nitems);
+	    erts_smp_atomic_dec_nob(&tb->common.nitems);
 	    break;
 	}
     }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_util.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_util.c
index c3b074f782..f9896a60e6 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_util.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_util.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ erts_match_set_release_result(Process* c_p)
 
 /* The trace control word. */
 
-static erts_smp_atomic_t trace_control_word;
+static erts_smp_atomic32_t trace_control_word;
 
 /* This needs to be here, before the bif table... */
 
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ static void db_free_tmp_uncompressed(DbTerm* obj);
 
 BIF_RETTYPE db_get_trace_control_word_0(Process *p) 
 {
-    Uint32 tcw = (Uint32) erts_smp_atomic_read(&trace_control_word);
+    Uint32 tcw = (Uint32) erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&trace_control_word);
     BIF_RET(erts_make_integer((Uint) tcw, p));
 }
 
@@ -924,7 +924,8 @@ BIF_RETTYPE db_set_trace_control_word_1(Process *p, Eterm new)
     if (val != ((Uint32)val))
 	BIF_ERROR(p, BADARG);
     
-    old_tcw = (Uint32) erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&trace_control_word, (erts_aint_t) val);
+    old_tcw = (Uint32) erts_smp_atomic32_xchg_relb(&trace_control_word,
+						   (erts_aint32_t) val);
     BIF_RET(erts_make_integer((Uint) old_tcw, p));
 }
 
@@ -1249,7 +1250,7 @@ void db_initialize_util(void){
 	  sizeof(DMCGuardBif), 
 	  (int (*)(const void *, const void *)) &cmp_guard_bif);
     match_pseudo_process_init();
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&trace_control_word, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&trace_control_word, 0);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_init.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_init.c
index 0a57eb6d88..5f3f653e99 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_init.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_init.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * %CopyrightBegin%
  *
- * Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2011. All Rights Reserved.
  *
  * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
  * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ static void erl_init(int ncpu);
 #define ERTS_MIN_COMPAT_REL 7
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-erts_smp_atomic_t erts_writing_erl_crash_dump;
+erts_smp_atomic32_t erts_writing_erl_crash_dump;
+erts_tsd_key_t erts_is_crash_dumping_key;
 #else
 volatile int erts_writing_erl_crash_dump = 0;
 #endif
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ init_shared_memory(int argc, char **argv)
 #endif
 
     global_gen_gcs = 0;
-    global_max_gen_gcs = (Uint16) erts_smp_atomic32_read(&erts_max_gen_gcs);
+    global_max_gen_gcs = (Uint16) erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&erts_max_gen_gcs);
     global_gc_flags = erts_default_process_flags;
 
     erts_global_offheap.mso = NULL;
@@ -646,12 +647,14 @@ early_init(int *argc, char **argv) /*
     erts_lc_init();
 #endif
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&erts_writing_erl_crash_dump, 0L);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&erts_writing_erl_crash_dump, 0L);
+    erts_tsd_key_create(&erts_is_crash_dumping_key);
 #else
     erts_writing_erl_crash_dump = 0;
 #endif
 
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&erts_max_gen_gcs, (erts_aint32_t) ((Uint16) -1));
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&erts_max_gen_gcs,
+			       (erts_aint32_t) ((Uint16) -1));
 
     erts_pre_init_process();
 #if defined(USE_THREADS) && !defined(ERTS_SMP)
@@ -856,7 +859,8 @@ erl_start(int argc, char **argv)
     envbufsz = sizeof(envbuf);
     if (erts_sys_getenv("ERL_FULLSWEEP_AFTER", envbuf, &envbufsz) == 0) {
 	Uint16 max_gen_gcs = atoi(envbuf);
-	erts_smp_atomic32_set(&erts_max_gen_gcs, (erts_aint32_t) max_gen_gcs);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_set_nob(&erts_max_gen_gcs,
+				  (erts_aint32_t) max_gen_gcs);
     }
 
     envbufsz = sizeof(envbuf);
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_monitors.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_monitors.c
index 9751b5d77c..47597f302b 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_monitors.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_monitors.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static ErtsMonitor *create_monitor(Uint type, Eterm ref, Eterm pid, Eterm name)
      } else {
 	 n = (ErtsMonitor *) erts_alloc(ERTS_ALC_T_MONITOR_LH,
 					mon_size*sizeof(Uint));
-	 erts_smp_atomic_add(&tot_link_lh_size, mon_size*sizeof(Uint));
+	 erts_smp_atomic_add_nob(&tot_link_lh_size, mon_size*sizeof(Uint));
      } 
      hp = n->heap;
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static ErtsLink *create_link(Uint type, Eterm pid)
      } else {
 	 n = (ErtsLink *) erts_alloc(ERTS_ALC_T_NLINK_LH,
 				     lnk_size*sizeof(Uint));
-	 erts_smp_atomic_add(&tot_link_lh_size, lnk_size*sizeof(Uint));
+	 erts_smp_atomic_add_nob(&tot_link_lh_size, lnk_size*sizeof(Uint));
      } 
      hp = n->heap;
 
@@ -191,13 +191,13 @@ static ErtsSuspendMonitor *create_suspend_monitor(Eterm pid)
 void
 erts_init_monitors(void)
 {
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&tot_link_lh_size, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&tot_link_lh_size, 0);
 }
 
 Uint
 erts_tot_link_lh_size(void)
 {
-    return (Uint) erts_smp_atomic_read(&tot_link_lh_size);
+    return (Uint) erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&tot_link_lh_size);
 }
 
 void erts_destroy_monitor(ErtsMonitor *mon)
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void erts_destroy_monitor(ErtsMonitor *mon)
 	erts_free(ERTS_ALC_T_MONITOR_SH, (void *) mon);
     } else {
 	erts_free(ERTS_ALC_T_MONITOR_LH, (void *) mon);
-	erts_smp_atomic_add(&tot_link_lh_size, -1*mon_size*sizeof(Uint));
+	erts_smp_atomic_add_nob(&tot_link_lh_size, -1*mon_size*sizeof(Uint));
     }
 }
     
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void erts_destroy_link(ErtsLink *lnk)
 	erts_free(ERTS_ALC_T_NLINK_SH, (void *) lnk);
     } else {
 	erts_free(ERTS_ALC_T_NLINK_LH, (void *) lnk);
-	erts_smp_atomic_add(&tot_link_lh_size, -1*lnk_size*sizeof(Uint));
+	erts_smp_atomic_add_nob(&tot_link_lh_size, -1*lnk_size*sizeof(Uint));
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_node_tables.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_node_tables.c
index 6daa127d23..af3873995e 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_node_tables.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_node_tables.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * %CopyrightBegin%
  *
- * Copyright Ericsson AB 2001-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright Ericsson AB 2001-2011. All Rights Reserved.
  *
  * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
  * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ dist_table_alloc(void *dep_tmpl)
     dep->finalized_out_queue.first	= NULL;
     dep->finalized_out_queue.last	= NULL;
 
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&dep->dist_cmd_scheduled, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&dep->dist_cmd_scheduled, 0);
     erts_port_task_handle_init(&dep->dist_cmd);
     dep->send				= NULL;
     dep->cache				= NULL;
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ void erts_init_node_tables(void)
 
     erts_this_dist_entry->finalized_out_queue.first	= NULL;
     erts_this_dist_entry->finalized_out_queue.last	= NULL;
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&erts_this_dist_entry->dist_cmd_scheduled, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&erts_this_dist_entry->dist_cmd_scheduled, 0);
     erts_port_task_handle_init(&erts_this_dist_entry->dist_cmd);
     erts_this_dist_entry->send				= NULL;
     erts_this_dist_entry->cache				= NULL;
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.c
index e6b55c45e4..6aa5161b08 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ ERTS_SCHED_PREF_QUICK_ALLOC_IMPL(port_taskq,
 static ERTS_INLINE ErtsPortTask *
 handle2task(ErtsPortTaskHandle *pthp)
 {
-    return (ErtsPortTask *) erts_smp_atomic_read(pthp);
+    return (ErtsPortTask *) erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(pthp);
 }
 
 static ERTS_INLINE void
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ reset_handle(ErtsPortTask *ptp)
 {
     if (ptp->handle) {
 	ASSERT(ptp == handle2task(ptp->handle));
-	erts_smp_atomic_set(ptp->handle, (erts_aint_t) NULL);
+	erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(ptp->handle, (erts_aint_t) NULL);
     }
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ set_handle(ErtsPortTask *ptp, ErtsPortTaskHandle *pthp)
 {
     ptp->handle = pthp;
     if (pthp) {
-	erts_smp_atomic_set(pthp, (erts_aint_t) ptp);
+	erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(pthp, (erts_aint_t) ptp);
 	ASSERT(ptp == handle2task(ptp->handle));
     }
 }
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ erts_port_task_abort(Eterm id, ErtsPortTaskHandle *pthp)
     case ERTS_PORT_TASK_INPUT:
     case ERTS_PORT_TASK_OUTPUT:
     case ERTS_PORT_TASK_EVENT:
-	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks) > 0);
-	erts_smp_atomic_dec(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks);
+	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks) > 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic_dec_relb(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks);
 	break;
     default:
 	break;
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ erts_port_task_schedule(Eterm id,
 	ErtsRunQueue *xrunq = erts_check_emigration_need(runq, ERTS_PORT_PRIO_LEVEL);
 	if (xrunq) {
 	    /* Port emigrated ... */
-	    erts_smp_atomic_set(&pp->run_queue, (erts_aint_t) xrunq);
+	    erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&pp->run_queue, (erts_aint_t) xrunq);
 	    erts_smp_runq_unlock(runq);
 	    runq = xrunq;
 	}
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ erts_port_task_schedule(Eterm id,
     case ERTS_PORT_TASK_INPUT:
     case ERTS_PORT_TASK_OUTPUT:
     case ERTS_PORT_TASK_EVENT:
-	erts_smp_atomic_inc(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks);
+	erts_smp_atomic_inc_relb(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks);
 	/* Fall through... */
     default:
 	enqueue_task(pp->sched.taskq, ptp);
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ erts_port_task_free_port(Port *pp)
 	pp->status |= ERTS_PORT_SFLG_FREE_SCHEDULED;
 	erts_may_save_closed_port(pp);
 	erts_smp_port_state_unlock(pp);
-	ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&pp->refc) > 1);
+	ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&pp->refc) > 1);
 	ptp->type = ERTS_PORT_TASK_FREE;
 	ptp->event = (ErlDrvEvent) -1;
 	ptp->event_data = NULL;
@@ -684,9 +684,9 @@ erts_port_task_free_port(Port *pp)
 	erts_may_save_closed_port(pp);
 	erts_smp_port_state_unlock(pp);
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-	erts_smp_atomic_dec(&pp->refc); /* Not alive */
+	erts_smp_atomic_dec_nob(&pp->refc); /* Not alive */
 #endif
-	ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&pp->refc) > 0); /* Lock */
+	ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&pp->refc) > 0); /* Lock */
 	handle_remaining_tasks(runq, pp); /* May release runq lock */
 	ASSERT(!pp->sched.exe_taskq && (!ptqp || !ptqp->first));
 	pp->sched.taskq = NULL;
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ resume_after_block(void *vd)
     ErtsPortTaskExeBlockData *d = (ErtsPortTaskExeBlockData *) vd;
     erts_smp_runq_lock(d->runq);
     if (d->resp)
-	*d->resp = (erts_smp_atomic_read(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks)
+	*d->resp = (erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks)
 		    != (erts_aint_t) 0);
 }
 
@@ -832,8 +832,8 @@ erts_port_task_execute(ErtsRunQueue *runq, Port **curr_port_pp)
 	    ASSERT(!ptqp->first
 		   && (!pp->sched.taskq || !pp->sched.taskq->first));
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-	    erts_smp_atomic_dec(&pp->refc); /* Not alive */
-	    ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&pp->refc) > 0); /* Lock */
+	    erts_smp_atomic_dec_nob(&pp->refc); /* Not alive */
+	    ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&pp->refc) > 0); /* Lock */
 #else
 	    erts_port_status_bor_set(pp, ERTS_PORT_SFLG_FREE);	    
 #endif
@@ -906,14 +906,16 @@ erts_port_task_execute(ErtsRunQueue *runq, Port **curr_port_pp)
     erts_unblock_fpe(fpe_was_unmasked);
 
     if (io_tasks_executed) {
-	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks) >= io_tasks_executed);
-	erts_smp_atomic_add(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks, -1*io_tasks_executed);
+	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks)
+	       >= io_tasks_executed);
+	erts_smp_atomic_add_relb(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks,
+				 -1*io_tasks_executed);
     }
 
     *curr_port_pp = NULL;
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-    ASSERT(runq == (ErtsRunQueue *) erts_smp_atomic_read(&pp->run_queue));
+    ASSERT(runq == (ErtsRunQueue *) erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&pp->run_queue));
 #endif
 
     if (!pp->sched.taskq) {
@@ -940,7 +942,7 @@ erts_port_task_execute(ErtsRunQueue *runq, Port **curr_port_pp)
 	}
 	else {
 	    /* Port emigrated ... */
-	    erts_smp_atomic_set(&pp->run_queue, (erts_aint_t) xrunq);
+	    erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&pp->run_queue, (erts_aint_t) xrunq);
 	    enqueue_port(xrunq, pp);
 	    ASSERT(pp->sched.exe_taskq);
 	    pp->sched.exe_taskq = NULL;
@@ -951,7 +953,7 @@ erts_port_task_execute(ErtsRunQueue *runq, Port **curr_port_pp)
 	port_was_enqueued = 1;
     }
 
-    res = (erts_smp_atomic_read(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks)
+    res = (erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks)
 	   != (erts_aint_t) 0);
 
     ERTS_PT_CHK_PRES_PORTQ(runq, pp);
@@ -972,13 +974,13 @@ erts_port_task_execute(ErtsRunQueue *runq, Port **curr_port_pp)
     {
 	erts_aint_t refc;
 	erts_smp_mtx_unlock(pp->lock);
-	refc = erts_smp_atomic_dectest(&pp->refc);
+	refc = erts_smp_atomic_dec_read_nob(&pp->refc);
 	ASSERT(refc >= 0);
 	if (refc == 0) {
 	    erts_smp_runq_unlock(runq);
 	    erts_port_cleanup(pp); /* Might aquire runq lock */
 	    erts_smp_runq_lock(runq);
-	    res = (erts_smp_atomic_read(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks)
+	    res = (erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks)
 		   != (erts_aint_t) 0);
 	}
     }
@@ -1107,12 +1109,12 @@ erts_port_migrate(Port *prt, int *prt_locked,
     /* Refuse to migrate to a suspended run queue */
     if (to_rq->flags & ERTS_RUNQ_FLG_SUSPENDED)
 	return ERTS_MIGRATE_FAILED_RUNQ_SUSPENDED;
-    if (from_rq != (ErtsRunQueue *) erts_smp_atomic_read(&prt->run_queue))
+    if (from_rq != (ErtsRunQueue *) erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&prt->run_queue))
 	return ERTS_MIGRATE_FAILED_RUNQ_CHANGED;
     if (!ERTS_PORT_IS_IN_RUNQ(from_rq, prt))
 	return ERTS_MIGRATE_FAILED_NOT_IN_RUNQ;
     dequeue_port(from_rq, prt);
-    erts_smp_atomic_set(&prt->run_queue, (erts_aint_t) to_rq);
+    erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&prt->run_queue, (erts_aint_t) to_rq);
     enqueue_port(to_rq, prt);
     return ERTS_MIGRATE_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -1125,7 +1127,8 @@ erts_port_migrate(Port *prt, int *prt_locked,
 void
 erts_port_task_init(void)
 {
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks, (erts_aint_t) 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks,
+			     (erts_aint_t) 0);
     init_port_task_alloc();
     init_port_taskq_alloc();
 }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.h b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.h
index 3e2c5f07ab..d7104e1143 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.h
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ ERTS_GLB_INLINE int erts_port_task_have_outstanding_io_tasks(void);
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE void
 erts_port_task_handle_init(ErtsPortTaskHandle *pthp)
 {
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(pthp, (erts_aint_t) NULL);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(pthp, (erts_aint_t) NULL);
 }
 
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE int
 erts_port_task_is_scheduled(ErtsPortTaskHandle *pthp)
 {
-    return ((void *) erts_smp_atomic_read(pthp)) != NULL;
+    return ((void *) erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(pthp)) != NULL;
 }
 
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE void
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ erts_port_task_init_sched(ErtsPortTaskSched *ptsp)
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE int
 erts_port_task_have_outstanding_io_tasks(void)
 {
-    ERTS_THR_MEMORY_BARRIER;
-    return erts_smp_atomic_read(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks) != 0;
+    return (erts_smp_atomic_read_acqb(&erts_port_task_outstanding_io_tasks)
+	    != 0);
 }
 
 #endif /* ERTS_INCLUDE_SCHEDULER_INTERNALS */
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c
index 2704359a8f..bbdcf79d00 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c
@@ -134,15 +134,15 @@ int erts_disable_proc_not_running_opt;
 #ifndef DEBUG
 
 #define ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_SET(VAL, OLD_VAL) \
-  erts_smp_atomic32_set(&schdlr_sspnd.changing, (VAL))
+  erts_smp_atomic32_set_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing, (VAL))
 
 #else
 
 #define ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_SET(VAL, OLD_VAL)			\
 do {									\
     erts_aint32_t old_val__;						\
-    old_val__ = erts_smp_atomic32_xchg(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,		\
-				       (VAL));				\
+    old_val__ = erts_smp_atomic32_xchg_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,     	\
+					   (VAL));			\
     ASSERT(old_val__ == (OLD_VAL));					\
 } while (0)
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static struct {
     erts_smp_atomic32_t changing;
     erts_smp_atomic32_t active;
     struct {
-	erts_smp_atomic32_t ongoing;
+	int ongoing;
 	long wait_active;
 	ErtsProcList *procs;
     } msb; /* Multi Scheduling Block */
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ erts_init_process(int ncpu)
 
     init_proclist_alloc();
 
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&process_count, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&process_count, 0);
 
     if (erts_use_r9_pids_ports) {
 	proc_bits = ERTS_R9_PROC_BITS;
@@ -694,8 +694,8 @@ erts_smp_schedule_misc_aux_work(int ignore_self,
 	erts_smp_mtx_unlock(&misc_aux_work_queues[ix].data.mtx);
 
 	ssi = ERTS_SCHED_SLEEP_INFO_IX(ix);
-	aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_bor(&ssi->aux_work,
-					 ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_MISC);
+	aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read_bor_nob(&ssi->aux_work,
+						  ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_MISC);
 	if ((aux_work & ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_MISC) == 0)
 	    erts_sched_poke(ssi);
    }
@@ -711,8 +711,8 @@ erts_smp_notify_check_children_needed(void)
 	erts_aint32_t aux_work;
 	ErtsSchedulerSleepInfo *ssi;
 	ssi = ERTS_SCHED_SLEEP_INFO_IX(i);
-	aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_bor(&ssi->aux_work,
-					 ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_CHECK_CHILDREN);
+	aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read_bor_nob(&ssi->aux_work,
+						  ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_CHECK_CHILDREN);
 	if (!(aux_work & ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_CHECK_CHILDREN))
 	    erts_sched_poke(ssi);
     }
@@ -727,15 +727,15 @@ blockable_aux_work(ErtsSchedulerData *esdp,
 {
     if (aux_work & ERTS_SSI_BLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK_MASK) {
 	if (aux_work & ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_MISC) {
-	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_band(&ssi->aux_work,
-					      ~ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_MISC);
+	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&ssi->aux_work,
+						       ~ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_MISC);
 	    aux_work &= ~ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_MISC;
 	    handle_misc_aux_work(esdp);
 	}
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP_SCHEDULERS_NEED_TO_CHECK_CHILDREN
 	if (aux_work & ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_CHECK_CHILDREN) {
-	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_band(&ssi->aux_work,
-					      ~ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_CHECK_CHILDREN);
+	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_band_nob(&ssi->aux_work,
+						  ~ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_CHECK_CHILDREN);
 	    aux_work &= ~ERTS_SSI_AUX_WORK_CHECK_CHILDREN;
 	    erts_check_children();
 	}
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ erts_active_schedulers(void)
 static ERTS_INLINE void
 clear_sys_scheduling(void)
 {
-    erts_smp_atomic32_set_relb(&doing_sys_schedule, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_set_mb(&doing_sys_schedule, 0);
 }
 
 static ERTS_INLINE int
@@ -882,42 +882,43 @@ sched_active(Uint no, ErtsRunQueue *rq)
 static int ERTS_INLINE
 ongoing_multi_scheduling_block(void)
 {
-    return erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.msb.ongoing) != 0;
+    ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_lc_mtx_is_locked(&schdlr_sspnd.mtx));
+    return schdlr_sspnd.msb.ongoing;
 }
 
 static ERTS_INLINE void
 empty_runq(ErtsRunQueue *rq)
 {
-    erts_aint32_t oifls = erts_smp_atomic32_band(&rq->info_flags,
-						 ~ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_NONEMPTY);
+    erts_aint32_t oifls = erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&rq->info_flags,
+							  ~ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_NONEMPTY);
     if (oifls & ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_NONEMPTY) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	erts_aint32_t empty = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&no_empty_run_queues);
+	erts_aint32_t empty = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&no_empty_run_queues);
 	/*
 	 * For a short period of time no_empty_run_queues may have
 	 * been increased twice for a specific run queue.
 	 */
 	ASSERT(0 <= empty && empty < 2*erts_no_run_queues);
 #endif
-	erts_smp_atomic32_inc(&no_empty_run_queues);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_inc_relb(&no_empty_run_queues);
     }
 }
 
 static ERTS_INLINE void
 non_empty_runq(ErtsRunQueue *rq)
 {
-    erts_aint32_t oifls = erts_smp_atomic32_bor(&rq->info_flags,
-						ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_NONEMPTY);
+    erts_aint32_t oifls = erts_smp_atomic32_read_bor_nob(&rq->info_flags,
+							 ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_NONEMPTY);
     if (!(oifls & ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_NONEMPTY)) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-	erts_aint32_t empty = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&no_empty_run_queues);
+	erts_aint32_t empty = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&no_empty_run_queues);
 	/*
 	 * For a short period of time no_empty_run_queues may have
 	 * been increased twice for a specific run queue.
 	 */
 	ASSERT(0 < empty && empty <= 2*erts_no_run_queues);
 #endif
-	erts_smp_atomic32_dec(&no_empty_run_queues);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_dec_relb(&no_empty_run_queues);
     }
 }
 
@@ -930,7 +931,7 @@ sched_prep_spin_wait(ErtsSchedulerSleepInfo *ssi)
     erts_aint32_t xflgs = 0;
 
     do {
-	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg(&ssi->flags, nflgs, xflgs);
+	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_acqb(&ssi->flags, nflgs, xflgs);
 	if (oflgs == xflgs)
 	    return nflgs;
 	xflgs = oflgs;
@@ -947,7 +948,7 @@ sched_prep_cont_spin_wait(ErtsSchedulerSleepInfo *ssi)
     erts_aint32_t xflgs = ERTS_SSI_FLG_WAITING;
 
     do {
-	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg(&ssi->flags, nflgs, xflgs);
+	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_acqb(&ssi->flags, nflgs, xflgs);
 	if (oflgs == xflgs)
 	    return nflgs;
 	xflgs = oflgs;
@@ -989,7 +990,7 @@ sched_set_sleeptype(ErtsSchedulerSleepInfo *ssi, erts_aint32_t sleep_type)
 	erts_tse_reset(ssi->event);
 
     while (1) {
-	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg(&ssi->flags, nflgs, xflgs);
+	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_acqb(&ssi->flags, nflgs, xflgs);
 	if (oflgs == xflgs)
 	    return nflgs;
 	if ((oflgs & (ERTS_SSI_FLG_SLEEPING|ERTS_SSI_FLG_WAITING))
@@ -1049,7 +1050,7 @@ scheduler_wait(int *fcalls, ErtsSchedulerData *esdp, ErtsRunQueue *rq)
     tse_wait:
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SCHED_NEED_BLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK
-	aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&ssi->aux_work);
+	aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&ssi->aux_work);
     tse_blockable_aux_work:
 	aux_work = blockable_aux_work(esdp, ssi, aux_work);
 #endif
@@ -1059,7 +1060,7 @@ scheduler_wait(int *fcalls, ErtsSchedulerData *esdp, ErtsRunQueue *rq)
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SCHED_NEED_NONBLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK
 #ifndef ERTS_SCHED_NEED_BLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK
-	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&ssi->aux_work);
+	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&ssi->aux_work);
 #endif
 	    nonblockable_aux_work(esdp, ssi, aux_work);
 #endif
@@ -1092,7 +1093,7 @@ scheduler_wait(int *fcalls, ErtsSchedulerData *esdp, ErtsRunQueue *rq)
 	    }
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SCHED_NEED_BLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK
-	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&ssi->aux_work);
+	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&ssi->aux_work);
 	    if (aux_work & ERTS_SSI_BLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK_MASK) {
 		erts_smp_activity_end(ERTS_ACTIVITY_WAIT, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 		goto tse_blockable_aux_work;
@@ -1104,7 +1105,7 @@ scheduler_wait(int *fcalls, ErtsSchedulerData *esdp, ErtsRunQueue *rq)
 	erts_smp_activity_end(ERTS_ACTIVITY_WAIT, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
 	if (flgs & ~ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED)
-	    erts_smp_atomic32_band(&ssi->flags, ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
+	    erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&ssi->flags, ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
 
 	erts_smp_runq_lock(rq);
 	sched_active(esdp->no, rq);
@@ -1136,12 +1137,12 @@ scheduler_wait(int *fcalls, ErtsSchedulerData *esdp, ErtsRunQueue *rq)
 	sys_aux_work:
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SCHED_NEED_BLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK
-	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&ssi->aux_work);
+	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&ssi->aux_work);
 	    aux_work = blockable_aux_work(esdp, ssi, aux_work);
 #endif
 #ifdef ERTS_SCHED_NEED_NONBLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK
 #ifndef ERTS_SCHED_NEED_BLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK
-	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&ssi->aux_work);
+	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&ssi->aux_work);
 #endif
 	    nonblockable_aux_work(esdp, ssi, aux_work);
 #endif
@@ -1239,7 +1240,7 @@ scheduler_wait(int *fcalls, ErtsSchedulerData *esdp, ErtsRunQueue *rq)
 	sys_locked_woken:
 	    clear_sys_scheduling();
 	    if (flgs & ~ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED)
-		erts_smp_atomic32_band(&ssi->flags, ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
+		erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&ssi->flags, ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
 	    sched_active_sys(esdp->no, rq);
 	}
     }
@@ -1255,7 +1256,7 @@ ssi_flags_set_wake(ErtsSchedulerSleepInfo *ssi)
     erts_aint32_t nflgs = 0;
     erts_aint32_t xflgs = ERTS_SSI_FLG_SLEEPING|ERTS_SSI_FLG_WAITING;
     while (1) {
-	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg(&ssi->flags, nflgs, xflgs);
+	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_relb(&ssi->flags, nflgs, xflgs);
 	if (oflgs == xflgs)
 	    return oflgs;
 	nflgs = oflgs & ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED;
@@ -1298,7 +1299,6 @@ wake_scheduler(ErtsRunQueue *rq, int incq, int one)
 
 	erts_smp_spin_unlock(&sl->lock);
 
-	ERTS_THR_MEMORY_BARRIER;
 	flgs = ssi_flags_set_wake(ssi);
 	erts_sched_finish_poke(ssi, flgs);
 
@@ -1344,13 +1344,13 @@ init_no_runqs(int active, int used)
 {
     erts_aint32_t no_runqs = (erts_aint32_t) (active & ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK);
     no_runqs |= (erts_aint32_t) ((used & ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK) << ERTS_NO_USED_RUNQS_SHIFT);
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&balance_info.no_runqs, no_runqs);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&balance_info.no_runqs, no_runqs);
 }
 
 static ERTS_INLINE void
 get_no_runqs(int *active, int *used)
 {
-    erts_aint32_t no_runqs = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&balance_info.no_runqs);
+    erts_aint32_t no_runqs = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&balance_info.no_runqs);
     if (active)
 	*active = (int) (no_runqs & ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK);
     if (used)
@@ -1360,11 +1360,12 @@ get_no_runqs(int *active, int *used)
 static ERTS_INLINE void
 set_no_used_runqs(int used)
 {
-    erts_aint32_t exp = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&balance_info.no_runqs);
+    erts_aint32_t exp = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&balance_info.no_runqs);
     while (1) {
 	erts_aint32_t act, new;
-	new = (used << ERTS_NO_USED_RUNQS_SHIFT) | (exp & ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK);
-	act = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg(&balance_info.no_runqs, new, exp);
+	new = (used & ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK) << ERTS_NO_USED_RUNQS_SHIFT;
+	new |= exp & ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK;
+	act = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_nob(&balance_info.no_runqs, new, exp);
 	if (act == exp)
 	    break;
 	exp = act;
@@ -1374,11 +1375,12 @@ set_no_used_runqs(int used)
 static ERTS_INLINE void
 set_no_active_runqs(int active)
 {
-    erts_aint32_t exp = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&balance_info.no_runqs);
+    erts_aint32_t exp = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&balance_info.no_runqs);
     while (1) {
 	erts_aint32_t act, new;
-	new = (exp & (ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK << ERTS_NO_USED_RUNQS_SHIFT)) | active;
-	act = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg(&balance_info.no_runqs, new, exp);
+	new = exp & (ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK << ERTS_NO_USED_RUNQS_SHIFT);
+	new |= active & ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK;
+	act = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_nob(&balance_info.no_runqs, new, exp);
 	if (act == exp)
 	    break;
 	exp = act;
@@ -1388,13 +1390,14 @@ set_no_active_runqs(int active)
 static ERTS_INLINE int
 try_inc_no_active_runqs(int active)
 {
-    erts_aint32_t exp = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&balance_info.no_runqs);
+    erts_aint32_t exp = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&balance_info.no_runqs);
     if (((exp >> ERTS_NO_USED_RUNQS_SHIFT) & ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK) < active)
 	return 0;
     if ((exp & ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK) + 1 == active) {
 	erts_aint32_t new, act;
-	new = (exp & ~ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK) | active;
-	act = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg(&balance_info.no_runqs, new, exp);
+	new = exp & (ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK << ERTS_NO_USED_RUNQS_SHIFT);
+	new |= active & ERTS_NO_RUNQS_MASK;
+	act = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_nob(&balance_info.no_runqs, new, exp);
 	if (act == exp)
 	    return 1;
     }
@@ -1410,7 +1413,7 @@ chk_wake_sched(ErtsRunQueue *crq, int ix, int activate)
     if (crq->ix == ix)
 	return 0;
     wrq = ERTS_RUNQ_IX(ix);
-    iflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&wrq->info_flags);
+    iflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&wrq->info_flags);
     if (!(iflgs & (ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_SUSPENDED|ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_NONEMPTY))) {
 	if (activate) {
 	    if (try_inc_no_active_runqs(ix+1)) {
@@ -1652,15 +1655,15 @@ evacuate_run_queue(ErtsRunQueue *evac_rq, ErtsRunQueue *rq)
 
     erts_smp_runq_lock(evac_rq);
 
-    erts_smp_atomic32_bor(&evac_rq->scheduler->ssi->flags,
-			  ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_read_bor_nob(&evac_rq->scheduler->ssi->flags,
+				   ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
 
     evac_rq->flags &= ~ERTS_RUNQ_FLGS_IMMIGRATE_QMASK;
     evac_rq->flags |= (ERTS_RUNQ_FLGS_EMIGRATE_QMASK
 		       | ERTS_RUNQ_FLGS_EVACUATE_QMASK
 		       | ERTS_RUNQ_FLG_SUSPENDED);
 
-    erts_smp_atomic32_bor(&evac_rq->info_flags, ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_SUSPENDED);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_read_bor_nob(&evac_rq->info_flags, ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_SUSPENDED);
     /*
      * Need to set up evacuation paths first since we
      * may release the run queue lock on evac_rq
@@ -1909,7 +1912,7 @@ static ERTS_INLINE int
 check_possible_steal_victim(ErtsRunQueue *rq, int *rq_lockedp, int vix)
 {
     ErtsRunQueue *vrq = ERTS_RUNQ_IX(vix);
-    erts_aint32_t iflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&vrq->info_flags);
+    erts_aint32_t iflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&vrq->info_flags);
     if (iflgs & ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_NONEMPTY)
 	return try_steal_task_from_victim(rq, rq_lockedp, vrq);
     else
@@ -2061,7 +2064,7 @@ check_balance(ErtsRunQueue *c_rq)
     int forced, active, current_active, oowc, half_full_scheds, full_scheds,
 	mmax_len, blnc_no_rqs, qix, pix, freds_hist_ix;
 
-    if (erts_smp_atomic32_xchg(&balance_info.checking_balance, 1)) {
+    if (erts_smp_atomic32_xchg_nob(&balance_info.checking_balance, 1)) {
 	c_rq->check_balance_reds = INT_MAX;
 	return;
     }
@@ -2069,7 +2072,7 @@ check_balance(ErtsRunQueue *c_rq)
     get_no_runqs(NULL, &blnc_no_rqs);
     if (blnc_no_rqs == 1) {
 	c_rq->check_balance_reds = INT_MAX;
-	erts_smp_atomic32_set(&balance_info.checking_balance, 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_set_nob(&balance_info.checking_balance, 0);
 	return;
     }
 
@@ -2077,7 +2080,7 @@ check_balance(ErtsRunQueue *c_rq)
 
     if (balance_info.halftime) {	
 	balance_info.halftime = 0;
-	erts_smp_atomic32_set(&balance_info.checking_balance, 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_set_nob(&balance_info.checking_balance, 0);
 	ERTS_FOREACH_RUNQ(rq,
 	{
 	    if (rq->waiting)
@@ -2111,7 +2114,7 @@ check_balance(ErtsRunQueue *c_rq)
 	erts_smp_mtx_unlock(&balance_info.update_mtx);
 	erts_smp_runq_lock(c_rq);
 	c_rq->check_balance_reds = INT_MAX;
-	erts_smp_atomic32_set(&balance_info.checking_balance, 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_set_nob(&balance_info.checking_balance, 0);
 	return;
     }
 
@@ -2456,7 +2459,7 @@ erts_fprintf(stderr, "--------------------------------\n");
     set_no_active_runqs(active);
 
     balance_info.halftime = 1;
-    erts_smp_atomic32_set(&balance_info.checking_balance, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_set_nob(&balance_info.checking_balance, 0);
 
     /* Write migration paths and reset balance statistics in all queues */
     for (qix = 0; qix < blnc_no_rqs; qix++) {
@@ -2598,7 +2601,7 @@ erts_init_scheduling(int mrq, int no_schedulers, int no_schedulers_online)
 	erts_alloc_permanent_cache_aligned(ERTS_ALC_T_RUNQS,
 					   sizeof(ErtsAlignedRunQueue) * n);
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&no_empty_run_queues, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&no_empty_run_queues, 0);
 #endif
 
     erts_no_run_queues = n;
@@ -2608,7 +2611,7 @@ erts_init_scheduling(int mrq, int no_schedulers, int no_schedulers_online)
 	ErtsRunQueue *rq = ERTS_RUNQ_IX(ix);
 
 	rq->ix = ix;
-	erts_smp_atomic32_init(&rq->info_flags, ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_NONEMPTY);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&rq->info_flags, ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_NONEMPTY);
 
 	/* make sure that the "extra" id correponds to the schedulers
 	 * id if the esdp->no <-> ix+1 mapping change.
@@ -2701,9 +2704,9 @@ erts_init_scheduling(int mrq, int no_schedulers, int no_schedulers_online)
 	ssi->next = NULL;
 	ssi->prev = NULL;
 #endif
-	erts_smp_atomic32_init(&ssi->flags, 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&ssi->flags, 0);
 	ssi->event = NULL; /* initialized in sched_thread_func */
-	erts_smp_atomic32_init(&ssi->aux_work, 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&ssi->aux_work, 0);
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -2747,7 +2750,7 @@ erts_init_scheduling(int mrq, int no_schedulers, int no_schedulers_online)
 	}
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-	erts_smp_atomic32_init(&esdp->chk_cpu_bind, 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&esdp->chk_cpu_bind, 0);
 #endif
     }
 
@@ -2755,11 +2758,11 @@ erts_init_scheduling(int mrq, int no_schedulers, int no_schedulers_online)
     erts_smp_mtx_init(&schdlr_sspnd.mtx, "schdlr_sspnd");
     erts_smp_cnd_init(&schdlr_sspnd.cnd);
 
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&schdlr_sspnd.changing, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing, 0);
     schdlr_sspnd.online = no_schedulers_online;
     schdlr_sspnd.curr_online = no_schedulers;
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&schdlr_sspnd.msb.ongoing, 0);
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&schdlr_sspnd.active, no_schedulers);
+    schdlr_sspnd.msb.ongoing = 0;
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.active, no_schedulers);
     schdlr_sspnd.msb.procs = NULL;
     init_no_runqs(no_schedulers,
 		  erts_common_run_queue ? 1 : no_schedulers_online);
@@ -2768,7 +2771,7 @@ erts_init_scheduling(int mrq, int no_schedulers, int no_schedulers_online)
     balance_info.forced_check_balance = 0;
     balance_info.halftime = 1;
     balance_info.full_reds_history_index = 0;
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&balance_info.checking_balance, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&balance_info.checking_balance, 0);
     balance_info.prev_rise.active_runqs = 0;
     balance_info.prev_rise.max_len = 0;
     balance_info.prev_rise.reds = 0;
@@ -2777,8 +2780,8 @@ erts_init_scheduling(int mrq, int no_schedulers, int no_schedulers_online)
     if (no_schedulers_online < no_schedulers) {
 	if (erts_common_run_queue) {
 	    for (ix = no_schedulers_online; ix < no_schedulers; ix++)
-		erts_smp_atomic32_bor(&ERTS_SCHED_SLEEP_INFO_IX(ix)->flags,
-				      ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
+		erts_smp_atomic32_read_bor_nob(&ERTS_SCHED_SLEEP_INFO_IX(ix)->flags,
+					       ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
 	}
 	else {
 	    for (ix = no_schedulers_online; ix < erts_no_run_queues; ix++)
@@ -2792,7 +2795,7 @@ erts_init_scheduling(int mrq, int no_schedulers, int no_schedulers_online)
     ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_SET((ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_ONLN
 				| ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_WAITER), 0);
 
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&doing_sys_schedule, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&doing_sys_schedule, 0);
 
     init_misc_aux_work();
 
@@ -2808,7 +2811,7 @@ erts_init_scheduling(int mrq, int no_schedulers, int no_schedulers_online)
     erts_no_schedulers = 1;
 #endif
 
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&function_calls, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&function_calls, 0);
 
     /* init port tasks */
     erts_port_task_init();
@@ -2935,10 +2938,10 @@ int
 erts_get_max_no_executing_schedulers(void)
 {
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-    if (erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.changing))
+    if (erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing))
 	return (int) erts_no_schedulers;
     ERTS_THR_MEMORY_BARRIER;
-    return (int) erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.active);
+    return (int) erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.active);
 #else
     return 1;
 #endif
@@ -2968,7 +2971,7 @@ scheduler_ix_resume_wake(Uint ix)
 			   | ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
     erts_aint32_t oflgs;
     do {
-	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg(&ssi->flags, 0, xflgs);
+	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_relb(&ssi->flags, 0, xflgs);
 	if (oflgs == xflgs) {
 	    erts_sched_finish_poke(ssi, oflgs);
 	    break;
@@ -2987,7 +2990,7 @@ sched_prep_spin_suspended(ErtsSchedulerSleepInfo *ssi, erts_aint32_t xpct)
     erts_aint32_t xflgs = xpct;
 
     do {
-	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg(&ssi->flags, nflgs, xflgs);
+	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_acqb(&ssi->flags, nflgs, xflgs);
 	if (oflgs == xflgs)
 	    return nflgs;
 	xflgs = oflgs;
@@ -3037,7 +3040,7 @@ sched_set_suspended_sleeptype(ErtsSchedulerSleepInfo *ssi)
     erts_tse_reset(ssi->event);
 
     while (1) {
-	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg(&ssi->flags, nflgs, xflgs);
+	oflgs = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_acqb(&ssi->flags, nflgs, xflgs);
 	if (oflgs == xflgs)
 	    return nflgs;
 	if ((oflgs & (ERTS_SSI_FLG_SLEEPING
@@ -3092,15 +3095,15 @@ suspend_scheduler(ErtsSchedulerData *esdp)
     flgs = sched_prep_spin_suspended(ssi, ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
     if (flgs & ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED) {
 
-	active_schedulers = erts_smp_atomic32_dectest(&schdlr_sspnd.active);
+	active_schedulers = erts_smp_atomic32_dec_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.active);
 	ASSERT(active_schedulers >= 1);
-	changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
+	changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
 	if (changing & ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_MSB) {
 	    if (active_schedulers == schdlr_sspnd.msb.wait_active)
 		wake = 1;
 	    if (active_schedulers == 1) {
-		changing = erts_smp_atomic32_band(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,
-						  ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_MSB);
+		changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,
+							   ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_MSB);
 		changing &= ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_MSB;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -3122,8 +3125,8 @@ suspend_scheduler(ErtsSchedulerData *esdp)
 		    && schdlr_sspnd.curr_online == schdlr_sspnd.wait_curr_online)
 		    wake = 1;
 		if (schdlr_sspnd.online == schdlr_sspnd.curr_online) {
-		    changing = erts_smp_atomic32_band(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,
-						      ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_ONLN);
+		    changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,
+							       ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_ONLN);
 		    changing &= ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_ONLN;
 		}
 	    }
@@ -3140,7 +3143,7 @@ suspend_scheduler(ErtsSchedulerData *esdp)
 
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SCHED_NEED_BLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK
-	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&ssi->aux_work);
+	    aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&ssi->aux_work);
 	blockable_aux_work:
 	    blockable_aux_work(esdp, ssi, aux_work);
 #endif
@@ -3176,13 +3179,13 @@ suspend_scheduler(ErtsSchedulerData *esdp)
 						       | ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED));
 		if (!(flgs & ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED))
 		    break;
-		changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
+		changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
 		if (changing & ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_WAITER)
 		    break;
 
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SCHED_NEED_BLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK
-		aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&ssi->aux_work);
+		aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&ssi->aux_work);
 		if (aux_work & ERTS_SSI_BLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK_MASK) {
 		    erts_smp_activity_end(ERTS_ACTIVITY_WAIT, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 		    goto blockable_aux_work;
@@ -3194,19 +3197,19 @@ suspend_scheduler(ErtsSchedulerData *esdp)
 	    erts_smp_activity_end(ERTS_ACTIVITY_WAIT, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
 	    erts_smp_mtx_lock(&schdlr_sspnd.mtx);
-	    changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
+	    changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
 	}
 
-	active_schedulers = erts_smp_atomic32_inctest(&schdlr_sspnd.active);
-	changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
+	active_schedulers = erts_smp_atomic32_inc_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.active);
+	changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
 	if ((changing & ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_MSB)
 	    && schdlr_sspnd.online == active_schedulers) {
-	    erts_smp_atomic32_band(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,
-				   ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_MSB);
+	    erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,
+					    ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_MSB);
 	}
 
 	ASSERT(no <= schdlr_sspnd.online);
-	ASSERT(!erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.msb.ongoing));
+	ASSERT(!ongoing_multi_scheduling_block());
 
     }
 
@@ -3235,7 +3238,7 @@ do {									\
     (RQ)->flags |= (ERTS_RUNQ_FLG_OUT_OF_WORK				\
                     | ERTS_RUNQ_FLG_HALFTIME_OUT_OF_WORK);		\
     (RQ)->check_balance_reds = ERTS_RUNQ_CALL_CHECK_BALANCE_REDS;	\
-    erts_smp_atomic32_band(&(RQ)->info_flags, ~ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_SUSPENDED);\
+    erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&(RQ)->info_flags, ~ERTS_RUNQ_IFLG_SUSPENDED);\
     for (pix__ = 0; pix__ < ERTS_NO_PROC_PRIO_LEVELS; pix__++) {	\
 	(RQ)->procs.prio_info[pix__].max_len = 0;			\
 	(RQ)->procs.prio_info[pix__].reds = 0;				\
@@ -3279,7 +3282,7 @@ erts_schedulers_state(Uint *total,
     int res;
     erts_aint32_t changing;
     erts_smp_mtx_lock(&schdlr_sspnd.mtx);
-    changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
+    changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
     if (yield_allowed && (changing & ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_WAITER))
 	res = ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_YIELD_RESTART;
     else {
@@ -3310,7 +3313,7 @@ erts_set_schedulers_online(Process *p,
     have_unlocked_plocks = 0;
     no = (int) new_no;
 
-    changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
+    changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
     if (changing) {
 	res = ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_YIELD_RESTART;
     }
@@ -3385,8 +3388,8 @@ erts_set_schedulers_online(Process *p,
 		    for (ix = no; ix < online; ix++) {
 			ErtsSchedulerSleepInfo *ssi;
 			ssi = ERTS_SCHED_SLEEP_INFO_IX(ix);
-			erts_smp_atomic32_bor(&ssi->flags,
-					      ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
+			erts_smp_atomic32_read_bor_nob(&ssi->flags,
+						       ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
 		    }
 		    wake_all_schedulers();
 		}
@@ -3433,11 +3436,11 @@ erts_set_schedulers_online(Process *p,
 				  NULL);
 	    ASSERT(res != ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_DONE
 		   ? (ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_WAITER
-		      & erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.changing))
+		      & erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing))
 		   : (ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_WAITER
-		      == erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.changing)));
-	    erts_smp_atomic32_band(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,
-				   ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_WAITER);
+		      == erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing)));
+	    erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,
+					    ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_WAITER);
 	}
     }
 
@@ -3456,7 +3459,7 @@ erts_block_multi_scheduling(Process *p, ErtsProcLocks plocks, int on, int all)
     ErtsProcList *plp;
 
     erts_smp_mtx_lock(&schdlr_sspnd.mtx);
-    changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
+    changing = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing);
     if (changing) {
 	res = ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_YIELD_RESTART; /* Yield */
     }
@@ -3466,7 +3469,7 @@ erts_block_multi_scheduling(Process *p, ErtsProcLocks plocks, int on, int all)
 	    plp->next = schdlr_sspnd.msb.procs;
 	    schdlr_sspnd.msb.procs = plp;
 	    p->flags |= F_HAVE_BLCKD_MSCHED;
-	    ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.active) == 1);
+	    ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.active) == 1);
 	    ASSERT(p->scheduler_data->no == 1);
 	    res = ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_DONE_MSCHED_BLOCKED;
 	}
@@ -3477,11 +3480,11 @@ erts_block_multi_scheduling(Process *p, ErtsProcLocks plocks, int on, int all)
 		have_unlocked_plocks = 1;
 		erts_smp_proc_unlock(p, plocks);
 	    }
-	    ASSERT(0 == erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.msb.ongoing));
-	    erts_smp_atomic32_set(&schdlr_sspnd.msb.ongoing, 1);
+	    ASSERT(!ongoing_multi_scheduling_block());
+	    schdlr_sspnd.msb.ongoing = 1;
 	    if (online == 1) {
 		res = ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_DONE_MSCHED_BLOCKED;
-		ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.active) == 1);
+		ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.active) == 1);
 		ASSERT(p->scheduler_data->no == 1);
 	    }
 	    else {
@@ -3501,8 +3504,8 @@ erts_block_multi_scheduling(Process *p, ErtsProcLocks plocks, int on, int all)
 		}
 		if (erts_common_run_queue) {
 		    for (ix = 1; ix < online; ix++)
-			erts_smp_atomic32_bor(&ERTS_SCHED_SLEEP_INFO_IX(ix)->flags,
-					      ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
+			erts_smp_atomic32_read_bor_nob(&ERTS_SCHED_SLEEP_INFO_IX(ix)->flags,
+						       ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
 		    wake_all_schedulers();
 		}
 		else {
@@ -3530,7 +3533,7 @@ erts_block_multi_scheduling(Process *p, ErtsProcLocks plocks, int on, int all)
 					susp_sched_prep_block,
 					susp_sched_resume_block,
 					NULL);
-		while (erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.active)
+		while (erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.active)
 		       != schdlr_sspnd.msb.wait_active)
 		    erts_smp_cnd_wait(&schdlr_sspnd.cnd, &schdlr_sspnd.mtx);
 		erts_smp_activity_end(ERTS_ACTIVITY_WAIT,
@@ -3539,11 +3542,11 @@ erts_block_multi_scheduling(Process *p, ErtsProcLocks plocks, int on, int all)
 				      NULL);
 		ASSERT(res != ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_DONE_MSCHED_BLOCKED
 		       ? (ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_WAITER
-			  & erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.changing))
+			  & erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing))
 		       : (ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_WAITER
-			  == erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.changing)));
-		erts_smp_atomic32_band(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,
-				       ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_WAITER);
+			  == erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing)));
+		erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,
+						~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_WAITER);
 	    }
 	    plp = proclist_create(p);
 	    plp->next = schdlr_sspnd.msb.procs;
@@ -3610,16 +3613,16 @@ erts_block_multi_scheduling(Process *p, ErtsProcLocks plocks, int on, int all)
 	    });
 #endif
 	    p->flags &= ~F_HAVE_BLCKD_MSCHED;
-	    erts_smp_atomic32_set(&schdlr_sspnd.msb.ongoing, 0);
+	    schdlr_sspnd.msb.ongoing = 0;
 	    if (schdlr_sspnd.online == 1) {
 		/* No schedulers to resume */
-		ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.active) == 1);
+		ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.active) == 1);
 		ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_SET(0, ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_MSB);
 	    }
 	    else if (erts_common_run_queue) {
 		for (ix = 1; ix < schdlr_sspnd.online; ix++)
-		    erts_smp_atomic32_band(&ERTS_SCHED_SLEEP_INFO_IX(ix)->flags,
-					   ~ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
+		    erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&ERTS_SCHED_SLEEP_INFO_IX(ix)->flags,
+						    ~ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
 		wake_all_schedulers();
 	    }
 	    else {
@@ -3669,7 +3672,7 @@ void
 erts_dbg_multi_scheduling_return_trap(Process *p, Eterm return_value)
 {
     if (return_value == am_blocked) {
-	erts_aint32_t active = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.active);
+	erts_aint32_t active = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.active);
 	ASSERT(1 <= active && active <= 2);
 	ASSERT(ERTS_PROC_GET_SCHDATA(p)->no == 1);
     }
@@ -3752,12 +3755,12 @@ sched_thread_func(void *vesdp)
     erts_thread_init_float();
     erts_smp_mtx_lock(&schdlr_sspnd.mtx);
 
-    ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read(&schdlr_sspnd.changing)
+    ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing)
 	   & ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_ONLN);
 
     if (--schdlr_sspnd.curr_online == schdlr_sspnd.wait_curr_online) {
-	erts_smp_atomic32_band(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,
-			       ~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_ONLN);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&schdlr_sspnd.changing,
+					~ERTS_SCHDLR_SSPND_CHNG_ONLN);
 	if (((ErtsSchedulerData *) vesdp)->no != 1)
 	    erts_smp_cnd_signal(&schdlr_sspnd.cnd);
     }
@@ -5214,7 +5217,7 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 	    reds = ERTS_PROC_MIN_CONTEXT_SWITCH_REDS_COST;
 	esdp->virtual_reds = 0;
 
-	fcalls = (int) erts_smp_atomic32_addtest(&function_calls, reds);
+	fcalls = (int) erts_smp_atomic32_add_read_acqb(&function_calls, reds);
 	ASSERT(esdp && esdp == erts_get_scheduler_data());
 
 	rq = erts_get_runq_current(esdp);
@@ -5349,7 +5352,7 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 	    if ((rq->flags & ERTS_RUNQ_FLG_SUSPENDED)
 		|| (erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&esdp->ssi->flags)
 		    & ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED)) {
-		ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read(&esdp->ssi->flags)
+		ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&esdp->ssi->flags)
 		       & ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
 		suspend_scheduler(esdp);
 	    }
@@ -5363,7 +5366,7 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 	|| defined(ERTS_SCHED_NEED_NONBLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK)
 	{
 	    ErtsSchedulerSleepInfo *ssi = esdp->ssi;
-	    erts_aint32_t aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&ssi->aux_work);
+	    erts_aint32_t aux_work = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&ssi->aux_work);
 	    if (aux_work) {
 		erts_smp_runq_unlock(rq);
 #ifdef ERTS_SCHED_NEED_BLOCKABLE_AUX_WORK
@@ -5407,7 +5410,7 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 		if ((rq->flags & ERTS_RUNQ_FLG_SUSPENDED)
 		    || (erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&esdp->ssi->flags)
 			& ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED)) {
-		    ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read(&esdp->ssi->flags)
+		    ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&esdp->ssi->flags)
 			   & ERTS_SSI_FLG_SUSPENDED);
 		    non_empty_runq(rq);
 		    goto continue_check_activities_to_run;
@@ -5948,7 +5951,7 @@ erts_test_next_pid(int set, Uint next)
 
 Uint erts_process_count(void)
 {
-    erts_aint32_t res = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&process_count);
+    erts_aint32_t res = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&process_count);
     ASSERT(res >= 0);
     return (Uint) res;
 }
@@ -5997,7 +6000,7 @@ alloc_process(void)
     ASSERT(!process_tab[p_next]);
 
     process_tab[p_next] = p;
-    erts_smp_atomic32_inc(&process_count);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_inc_nob(&process_count);
     p->id = make_internal_pid(p_serial << p_serial_shift | p_next);
     if (p->id == ERTS_INVALID_PID) {
 	/* Do not use the invalid pid; change serial */
@@ -6123,7 +6126,7 @@ erl_create_process(Process* parent, /* Parent of process (default group leader).
 	p->min_heap_size  = H_MIN_SIZE;
 	p->min_vheap_size = BIN_VH_MIN_SIZE;
 	p->prio           = PRIORITY_NORMAL;
-	p->max_gen_gcs    = (Uint16) erts_smp_atomic32_read(&erts_max_gen_gcs);
+	p->max_gen_gcs    = (Uint16) erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&erts_max_gen_gcs);
     }
     p->skipped = 0;
     ASSERT(p->min_heap_size == erts_next_heap_size(p->min_heap_size, 0));
@@ -7580,8 +7583,8 @@ continue_exit_process(Process *p
 	p->status_flags = 0;
 #endif
 	process_tab[pix] = NULL; /* Time of death! */
-	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read(&process_count) > 0);
-	erts_smp_atomic32_dec(&process_count);
+	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&process_count) > 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_dec_nob(&process_count);
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
 	erts_pix_unlock(pix_lock);
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.h b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.h
index 296acc7367..739aef3130 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.h
@@ -1599,11 +1599,11 @@ erts_sched_poke(ErtsSchedulerSleepInfo *ssi)
 {
     erts_aint32_t flags;
     ERTS_THR_MEMORY_BARRIER;
-    flags = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&ssi->flags);
+    flags = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&ssi->flags);
     ASSERT(!(flags & ERTS_SSI_FLG_SLEEPING)
 	   || (flags & ERTS_SSI_FLG_WAITING));
     if (flags & ERTS_SSI_FLG_SLEEPING) {
-	flags = erts_smp_atomic32_band(&ssi->flags, ~ERTS_SSI_FLGS_SLEEP);
+	flags = erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&ssi->flags, ~ERTS_SSI_FLGS_SLEEP);
 	erts_sched_finish_poke(ssi, flags);
     }
 }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_dump.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_dump.c
index 5410bcd495..3550f1396c 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_dump.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_dump.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ heap_dump(int to, void *to_arg, Eterm x)
 			ProcBin* pb = (ProcBin *) binary_val(x);
 			Binary* val = pb->val;
 
-			if (erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&val->refc, 0) != 0) {
+			if (erts_smp_atomic_xchg_nob(&val->refc, 0) != 0) {
 			    val->flags = (UWord) all_binaries;
 			    all_binaries = val;
 			}
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_lock.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_lock.c
index 72560aa124..83379d7352 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_lock.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_lock.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * %CopyrightBegin%
  *
- * Copyright Ericsson AB 2007-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright Ericsson AB 2007-2011. All Rights Reserved.
  *
  * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
  * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ try_aquire(erts_proc_lock_t *lck, erts_tse_t *wtr)
 		break;
 	    }
 	    wflg = lock << ERTS_PROC_LOCK_WAITER_SHIFT;
-	    old_lflgs = ERTS_PROC_LOCK_FLGS_BOR_(lck, wflg | lock);
+	    old_lflgs = ERTS_PROC_LOCK_FLGS_BOR_ACQB_(lck, wflg | lock);
 	    if (old_lflgs & lock) {
 		/* Didn't get the lock */
 		goto enqueue;
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ transfer_locks(Process *p,
 	do {
 	    erts_tse_t *tmp = wake;
 	    wake = wake->next;
-	    erts_atomic32_set(&tmp->uaflgs, 0);
+	    erts_atomic32_set_nob(&tmp->uaflgs, 0);
 	    erts_tse_set(tmp);
 	} while (wake);
 
@@ -509,14 +509,14 @@ wait_for_locks(Process *p,
 
 	ASSERT((wtr->uflgs & ~ERTS_PROC_LOCKS_ALL) == 0);
 
-	erts_atomic32_set(&wtr->uaflgs, 1);
+	erts_atomic32_set_nob(&wtr->uaflgs, 1);
 	erts_pix_unlock(pix_lock);
 
 	while (1) {
 	    int res;
 	    erts_tse_reset(wtr);
 
-	    if (erts_atomic32_read(&wtr->uaflgs) == 0)
+	    if (erts_atomic32_read_nob(&wtr->uaflgs) == 0)
 		break;
 
 	    /*
@@ -955,7 +955,8 @@ erts_proc_lock_init(Process *p)
 {
     /* We always start with all locks locked */
 #if ERTS_PROC_LOCK_ATOMIC_IMPL
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&p->lock.flags, (erts_aint32_t) ERTS_PROC_LOCKS_ALL);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&p->lock.flags,
+			       (erts_aint32_t) ERTS_PROC_LOCKS_ALL);
 #else
     p->lock.flags = ERTS_PROC_LOCKS_ALL;
 #endif
@@ -974,7 +975,7 @@ erts_proc_lock_init(Process *p)
     {
 	int i;
 	for (i = 0; i <= ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAX_BIT; i++)
-	    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&p->lock.locked[i], (erts_aint32_t) 1);
+	    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&p->lock.locked[i], (erts_aint32_t) 1);
     }
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_lock.h b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_lock.h
index 1b96646999..cd3b2182fd 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_lock.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_lock.h
@@ -270,9 +270,11 @@ typedef struct {
 #if ERTS_PROC_LOCK_ATOMIC_IMPL
 
 #define ERTS_PROC_LOCK_FLGS_BAND_(L, MSK) \
-  ((ErtsProcLocks) erts_smp_atomic32_band(&(L)->flags, (erts_aint32_t) (MSK)))
-#define ERTS_PROC_LOCK_FLGS_BOR_(L, MSK) \
-  ((ErtsProcLocks) erts_smp_atomic32_bor(&(L)->flags, (erts_aint32_t) (MSK)))
+  ((ErtsProcLocks) erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_nob(&(L)->flags, \
+						   (erts_aint32_t) (MSK)))
+#define ERTS_PROC_LOCK_FLGS_BOR_ACQB_(L, MSK) \
+  ((ErtsProcLocks) erts_smp_atomic32_read_bor_acqb(&(L)->flags, \
+						   (erts_aint32_t) (MSK)))
 #define ERTS_PROC_LOCK_FLGS_CMPXCHG_ACQB_(L, NEW, EXPECTED) \
   ((ErtsProcLocks) erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_acqb(&(L)->flags, \
 						  (erts_aint32_t) (NEW), \
@@ -282,7 +284,7 @@ typedef struct {
 						  (erts_aint32_t) (NEW), \
 						  (erts_aint32_t) (EXPECTED)))
 #define ERTS_PROC_LOCK_FLGS_READ_(L) \
-  ((ErtsProcLocks) erts_smp_atomic32_read(&(L)->flags))
+  ((ErtsProcLocks) erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&(L)->flags))
 
 #else /* no opt atomic ops */
 
@@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ erts_proc_lock_flags_cmpxchg(erts_proc_lock_t *lck, ErtsProcLocks new,
 #endif
 
 #define ERTS_PROC_LOCK_FLGS_BAND_(L, MSK) erts_proc_lock_flags_band((L), (MSK))
-#define ERTS_PROC_LOCK_FLGS_BOR_(L, MSK) erts_proc_lock_flags_bor((L), (MSK))
+#define ERTS_PROC_LOCK_FLGS_BOR_ACQB_(L, MSK) erts_proc_lock_flags_bor((L), (MSK))
 #define ERTS_PROC_LOCK_FLGS_CMPXCHG_ACQB_(L, NEW, EXPECTED) \
   erts_proc_lock_flags_cmpxchg((L), (NEW), (EXPECTED))
 #define ERTS_PROC_LOCK_FLGS_CMPXCHG_RELB_(L, NEW, EXPECTED) \
@@ -623,11 +625,11 @@ erts_proc_lock_op_debug(Process *p, ErtsProcLocks locks, int locked)
 	if (locks & lock) {
 	    erts_aint32_t lock_count;
 	    if (locked) {
-		lock_count = erts_smp_atomic32_inctest(&p->lock.locked[i]);
+		lock_count = erts_smp_atomic32_inc_read_nob(&p->lock.locked[i]);
 		ERTS_LC_ASSERT(lock_count == 1);
 	    }
 	    else {
-		lock_count = erts_smp_atomic32_dectest(&p->lock.locked[i]);
+		lock_count = erts_smp_atomic32_dec_read_nob(&p->lock.locked[i]);
 		ERTS_LC_ASSERT(lock_count == 0);
 	    }
 	}
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_smp.h b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_smp.h
index 797378b315..a89ddfbcc1 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_smp.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_smp.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  * %CopyrightBegin%
  *
- * Copyright Ericsson AB 2005-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright Ericsson AB 2005-2011. All Rights Reserved.
  *
  * The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
  * Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -629,41 +629,6 @@ ERTS_GLB_INLINE void erts_smp_thr_sigwait(const sigset_t *set, int *sig);
 
 #endif /* !ERTS_SMP */
 
-#ifndef ERTS_NO_DEPRECATED_ATOMICS
-
-/* Deprecated functions to replace */
-
-#define erts_smp_atomic_init erts_smp_atomic_init_nob
-#define erts_smp_atomic_set erts_smp_atomic_set_nob
-#define erts_smp_atomic_read erts_smp_atomic_read_nob
-#define erts_smp_atomic_inctest erts_smp_atomic_inc_read_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic_dectest erts_smp_atomic_dec_read_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic_inc erts_smp_atomic_inc_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic_dec erts_smp_atomic_dec_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic_addtest erts_smp_atomic_add_read_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic_add erts_smp_atomic_add_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic_xchg erts_smp_atomic_xchg_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic_cmpxchg erts_smp_atomic_cmpxchg_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic_bor erts_smp_atomic_read_bor_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic_band erts_smp_atomic_read_band_mb
-
-#define erts_smp_atomic32_init erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob
-#define erts_smp_atomic32_set erts_smp_atomic32_set_nob
-#define erts_smp_atomic32_read erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob
-#define erts_smp_atomic32_inctest erts_smp_atomic32_inc_read_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic32_dectest erts_smp_atomic32_dec_read_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic32_inc erts_smp_atomic32_inc_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic32_dec erts_smp_atomic32_dec_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic32_addtest erts_smp_atomic32_add_read_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic32_add erts_smp_atomic32_add_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic32_xchg erts_smp_atomic32_xchg_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic32_bor erts_smp_atomic32_read_bor_mb
-#define erts_smp_atomic32_band erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_mb
-
-#endif
-
-
 #if ERTS_GLB_INLINE_INCL_FUNC_DEF
 
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE void
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_threads.h b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_threads.h
index a2833b3580..9b897ffd24 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_threads.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_threads.h
@@ -781,40 +781,6 @@ ERTS_GLB_INLINE void erts_thr_sigwait(const sigset_t *set, int *sig);
 
 #endif /* !USE_THREADS */
 
-#ifndef ERTS_NO_DEPRECATED_ATOMICS
-
-/* Deprecated functions to replace */
-
-#define erts_atomic_init erts_atomic_init_nob
-#define erts_atomic_set erts_atomic_set_nob
-#define erts_atomic_read erts_atomic_read_nob
-#define erts_atomic_inctest erts_atomic_inc_read_mb
-#define erts_atomic_dectest erts_atomic_dec_read_mb
-#define erts_atomic_inc erts_atomic_inc_mb
-#define erts_atomic_dec erts_atomic_dec_mb
-#define erts_atomic_addtest erts_atomic_add_read_mb
-#define erts_atomic_add erts_atomic_add_mb
-#define erts_atomic_xchg erts_atomic_xchg_mb
-#define erts_atomic_cmpxchg erts_atomic_cmpxchg_mb
-#define erts_atomic_bor erts_atomic_read_bor_mb
-#define erts_atomic_band erts_atomic_read_band_mb
-
-#define erts_atomic32_init erts_atomic32_init_nob
-#define erts_atomic32_set erts_atomic32_set_nob
-#define erts_atomic32_read erts_atomic32_read_nob
-#define erts_atomic32_inctest erts_atomic32_inc_read_mb
-#define erts_atomic32_dectest erts_atomic32_dec_read_mb
-#define erts_atomic32_inc erts_atomic32_inc_mb
-#define erts_atomic32_dec erts_atomic32_dec_mb
-#define erts_atomic32_addtest erts_atomic32_add_read_mb
-#define erts_atomic32_add erts_atomic32_add_mb
-#define erts_atomic32_xchg erts_atomic32_xchg_mb
-#define erts_atomic32_cmpxchg erts_atomic32_cmpxchg_mb
-#define erts_atomic32_bor erts_atomic32_read_bor_mb
-#define erts_atomic32_band erts_atomic32_read_band_mb
-
-#endif
-
 #if ERTS_GLB_INLINE_INCL_FUNC_DEF
 
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE void
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_time.h b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_time.h
index d0ad73cd81..7a09d30ff6 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_time.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_time.h
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ ERTS_GLB_INLINE void erts_do_time_add(long);
 
 #if ERTS_GLB_INLINE_INCL_FUNC_DEF
 
-ERTS_GLB_INLINE erts_aint_t erts_do_time_read_and_reset(void) { return erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&do_time, 0L); }
-ERTS_GLB_INLINE void erts_do_time_add(long elapsed) { erts_smp_atomic_add(&do_time, elapsed); }
+ERTS_GLB_INLINE erts_aint_t erts_do_time_read_and_reset(void) { return erts_smp_atomic_xchg_acqb(&do_time, 0L); }
+ERTS_GLB_INLINE void erts_do_time_add(long elapsed) { erts_smp_atomic_add_relb(&do_time, elapsed); }
 
 #endif /* #if ERTS_GLB_INLINE_INCL_FUNC_DEF */
 
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/global.h b/erts/emulator/beam/global.h
index 499bdd77ba..249df54015 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/global.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/global.h
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ erts_port_runq(Port *prt)
 {
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
     ErtsRunQueue *rq1, *rq2;
-    rq1 = (ErtsRunQueue *) erts_smp_atomic_read(&prt->run_queue);
+    rq1 = (ErtsRunQueue *) erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&prt->run_queue);
     while (1) {
 	erts_smp_runq_lock(rq1);
-	rq2 = (ErtsRunQueue *) erts_smp_atomic_read(&prt->run_queue);
+	rq2 = (ErtsRunQueue *) erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&prt->run_queue);
 	if (rq1 == rq2)
 	    return rq1;
 	erts_smp_runq_unlock(rq1);
@@ -542,10 +542,11 @@ ERTS_GLB_INLINE void erts_may_save_closed_port(Port *prt)
     ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_smp_lc_spinlock_is_locked(&prt->state_lck));
     if (prt->snapshot != erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&erts_ports_snapshot)) {
 	/* Dead ports are added from the end of the snapshot buffer */
-	Eterm* tombstone = (Eterm*) erts_smp_atomic_addtest(&erts_dead_ports_ptr,
-							    -(erts_aint_t)sizeof(Eterm));
+	Eterm* tombstone;
+	tombstone = (Eterm*) erts_smp_atomic_add_read_nob(&erts_dead_ports_ptr,
+							  -(erts_aint_t)sizeof(Eterm));
 	ASSERT(tombstone+1 != NULL);
-	ASSERT(prt->snapshot == erts_smp_atomic32_read(&erts_ports_snapshot) - 1);
+	ASSERT(prt->snapshot == erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&erts_ports_snapshot) - 1);
 	*tombstone = prt->id;
     }
     /*else no ongoing snapshot or port was already included or created after snapshot */
@@ -1200,11 +1201,11 @@ erts_smp_port_trylock(Port *prt)
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
     int res;
 
-    ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&prt->refc) > 0);
-    erts_smp_atomic_inc(&prt->refc);
+    ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&prt->refc) > 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob(&prt->refc);
     res = erts_smp_mtx_trylock(prt->lock);
     if (res == EBUSY) {
-	erts_smp_atomic_dec(&prt->refc);
+	erts_smp_atomic_dec_nob(&prt->refc);
     }
 
     return res;
@@ -1217,8 +1218,8 @@ ERTS_GLB_INLINE void
 erts_smp_port_lock(Port *prt)
 {
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-    ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&prt->refc) > 0);
-    erts_smp_atomic_inc(&prt->refc);
+    ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&prt->refc) > 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob(&prt->refc);
     erts_smp_mtx_lock(prt->lock);
 #endif
 }
@@ -1229,7 +1230,7 @@ erts_smp_port_unlock(Port *prt)
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
     erts_aint_t refc;
     erts_smp_mtx_unlock(prt->lock);
-    refc = erts_smp_atomic_dectest(&prt->refc);
+    refc = erts_smp_atomic_dec_read_nob(&prt->refc);
     ASSERT(refc >= 0);
     if (refc == 0)
 	erts_port_cleanup(prt);
@@ -1298,7 +1299,7 @@ erts_id2port_sflgs(Eterm id, Process *c_p, ErtsProcLocks c_p_locks, Uint32 sflgs
     }
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
     else {
-	erts_smp_atomic_inc(&prt->refc);
+	erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob(&prt->refc);
 	erts_smp_port_state_unlock(prt);
 
 	if (no_proc_locks)
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/io.c b/erts/emulator/beam/io.c
index df5f8b22a3..151c776a3d 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/io.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/io.c
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ get_free_port(void)
     }
     port->status = ERTS_PORT_SFLG_INITIALIZING;
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-    ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&port->refc) == 0);
-    erts_smp_atomic_set(&port->refc, 2); /* Port alive + lock */
+    ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&port->refc) == 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&port->refc, 2); /* Port alive + lock */
 #endif	
     erts_smp_port_state_unlock(port);
     return num & port_num_mask;
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ port_cleanup(Port *prt)
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
 
     ASSERT(prt->status & ERTS_PORT_SFLG_FREE_SCHEDULED);
-    ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&prt->refc) == 0);
+    ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&prt->refc) == 0);
 
     port_specific = (prt->status & ERTS_PORT_SFLG_PORT_SPECIFIC_LOCK);
 
@@ -425,11 +425,11 @@ setup_port(Port* prt, Eterm pid, erts_driver_t *driver,
     erts_smp_runq_lock(runq);
     erts_smp_port_state_lock(prt);    
     prt->status = ERTS_PORT_SFLG_CONNECTED | xstatus;
-    prt->snapshot = erts_smp_atomic32_read(&erts_ports_snapshot);    
+    prt->snapshot = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&erts_ports_snapshot);    
     old_name = prt->name;
     prt->name = new_name;
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-    erts_smp_atomic_set(&prt->run_queue, (erts_aint_t) runq);
+    erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&prt->run_queue, (erts_aint_t) runq);
 #endif
     ASSERT(!prt->drv_ptr);
     prt->drv_ptr = driver;
@@ -590,8 +590,8 @@ erts_open_driver(erts_driver_t* driver,	/* Pointer to driver. */
 	erts_smp_port_state_lock(port);
 	port->status = ERTS_PORT_SFLG_FREE;
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-	ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&port->refc) == 2);
-	erts_smp_atomic_set(&port->refc, 0); 
+	ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&port->refc) == 2);
+	erts_smp_atomic_set_nob(&port->refc, 0); 
 #endif	
 	erts_smp_port_state_unlock(port);
 	return -3;
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ int erts_write_to_port(Eterm caller_id, Port *p, Eterm list)
 	}
     }
     p->bytes_out += size;
-    erts_smp_atomic_add(&erts_bytes_out, size);
+    erts_smp_atomic_add_nob(&erts_bytes_out, size);
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
     if (p->xports)
@@ -1277,13 +1277,13 @@ void init_io(void)
     erts_port = (Port *) erts_alloc(ERTS_ALC_T_PORT_TABLE,
 				    erts_max_ports * sizeof(Port));
 
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&erts_bytes_out, 0);
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&erts_bytes_in, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&erts_bytes_out, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&erts_bytes_in, 0);
 
     for (i = 0; i < erts_max_ports; i++) {
 	erts_port_task_init_sched(&erts_port[i].sched);
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-	erts_smp_atomic_init(&erts_port[i].refc, 0);
+	erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&erts_port[i].refc, 0);
 	erts_port[i].lock = NULL;
 	erts_port[i].xports = NULL;
 	erts_smp_spinlock_init_x(&erts_port[i].state_lck, "port_state", make_small(i));
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ void init_io(void)
 	erts_port[i].port_data_lock = NULL;
     }
 
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&erts_ports_snapshot, (erts_aint32_t) 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&erts_ports_snapshot, (erts_aint32_t) 0);
     last_port_num = 0;
     erts_smp_spinlock_init(&get_free_port_lck, "get_free_port");
 
@@ -3253,7 +3253,7 @@ int driver_output_binary(ErlDrvPort ix, char* hbuf, int hlen,
 	return 0;
 
     prt->bytes_in += (hlen + len);
-    erts_smp_atomic_add(&erts_bytes_in, (erts_aint_t) (hlen + len));
+    erts_smp_atomic_add_nob(&erts_bytes_in, (erts_aint_t) (hlen + len));
     if (prt->status & ERTS_PORT_SFLG_DISTRIBUTION) {
 	return erts_net_message(prt,
 				prt->dist_entry,
@@ -3288,7 +3288,7 @@ int driver_output2(ErlDrvPort ix, char* hbuf, int hlen, char* buf, int len)
 	return 0;
     
     prt->bytes_in += (hlen + len);
-    erts_smp_atomic_add(&erts_bytes_in, (erts_aint_t) (hlen + len));
+    erts_smp_atomic_add_nob(&erts_bytes_in, (erts_aint_t) (hlen + len));
     if (prt->status & ERTS_PORT_SFLG_DISTRIBUTION) {
 	if (len == 0)
 	    return erts_net_message(prt,
@@ -3365,7 +3365,7 @@ int driver_outputv(ErlDrvPort ix, char* hbuf, int hlen, ErlIOVec* vec, int skip)
 
     /* XXX handle distribution !!! */
     prt->bytes_in += (hlen + size);
-    erts_smp_atomic_add(&erts_bytes_in, (erts_aint_t) (hlen + size));
+    erts_smp_atomic_add_nob(&erts_bytes_in, (erts_aint_t) (hlen + size));
     deliver_vec_message(prt, prt->connected, hbuf, hlen, binv, iov, n, size);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -3539,13 +3539,13 @@ pdl_init(void)
 static ERTS_INLINE void
 pdl_init_refc(ErlDrvPDL pdl)
 {
-    erts_atomic_init(&pdl->refc, 1);
+    erts_atomic_init_nob(&pdl->refc, 1);
 }
 
 static ERTS_INLINE ErlDrvSInt
 pdl_read_refc(ErlDrvPDL pdl)
 {
-    erts_aint_t refc = erts_atomic_read(&pdl->refc);
+    erts_aint_t refc = erts_atomic_read_nob(&pdl->refc);
     ERTS_LC_ASSERT(refc >= 0);
     return (ErlDrvSInt) refc;
 }
@@ -3553,14 +3553,14 @@ pdl_read_refc(ErlDrvPDL pdl)
 static ERTS_INLINE void
 pdl_inc_refc(ErlDrvPDL pdl)
 {
-    erts_atomic_inc(&pdl->refc);
+    erts_atomic_inc_nob(&pdl->refc);
     ERTS_LC_ASSERT(driver_pdl_get_refc(pdl) > 1);
 }
 
 static ERTS_INLINE ErlDrvSInt
 pdl_inctest_refc(ErlDrvPDL pdl)
 {
-    erts_aint_t refc = erts_atomic_inctest(&pdl->refc);
+    erts_aint_t refc = erts_atomic_inc_read_nob(&pdl->refc);
     ERTS_LC_ASSERT(refc > 1);
     return (ErlDrvSInt) refc;
 }
@@ -3569,7 +3569,7 @@ pdl_inctest_refc(ErlDrvPDL pdl)
 static ERTS_INLINE void
 pdl_dec_refc(ErlDrvPDL pdl)
 {
-    erts_atomic_dec(&pdl->refc);
+    erts_atomic_dec_nob(&pdl->refc);
     ERTS_LC_ASSERT(driver_pdl_get_refc(pdl) > 0);
 }
 #endif
@@ -3577,7 +3577,7 @@ pdl_dec_refc(ErlDrvPDL pdl)
 static ERTS_INLINE ErlDrvSInt
 pdl_dectest_refc(ErlDrvPDL pdl)
 {
-    erts_aint_t refc = erts_atomic_dectest(&pdl->refc);
+    erts_aint_t refc = erts_atomic_dec_read_nob(&pdl->refc);
     ERTS_LC_ASSERT(refc >= 0);
     return (ErlDrvSInt) refc;
 }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/safe_hash.c b/erts/emulator/beam/safe_hash.c
index 4c54e19cdb..3326e5cc2a 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/safe_hash.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/safe_hash.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static ERTS_INLINE int align_up_pow2(int val)
 */
 static void rehash(SafeHash* h, int grow_limit)
 {
-    if (erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&h->is_rehashing, 1) != 0) {        
+    if (erts_smp_atomic_xchg_acqb(&h->is_rehashing, 1) != 0) {        
 	return; /* already in progress */
     }
     if (h->grow_limit == grow_limit) {
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ SafeHash* safe_hash_init(ErtsAlcType_t type, SafeHash* h, char* name, int size,
     h->name = name;
     h->fun = fun;
     set_size(h,size);
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&h->is_rehashing, 0);
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&h->nitems, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&h->is_rehashing, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&h->nitems, 0);
     for (i=0; i<SAFE_HASH_LOCK_CNT; i++) {
 	erts_smp_mtx_init(&h->lock_vec[i].mtx,"safe_hash");
     }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void* safe_hash_put(SafeHash* h, void* tmpl)
     *head = b;
     grow_limit = h->grow_limit;
     erts_smp_mtx_unlock(lock);
-    if (erts_smp_atomic_inctest(&h->nitems) > grow_limit) {
+    if (erts_smp_atomic_inc_read_nob(&h->nitems) > grow_limit) {
 	rehash(h, grow_limit);
     }
     return (void*) b;
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ void* safe_hash_erase(SafeHash* h, void* tmpl)
 	if ((b->hvalue == hval) && (h->fun.cmp(tmpl, (void*)b) == 0)) {
 	    *prevp = b->next;
 	    erts_smp_mtx_unlock(lock);
-	    erts_smp_atomic_dec(&h->nitems);
+	    erts_smp_atomic_dec_nob(&h->nitems);
 	    h->fun.free((void*)b);
 	    return tmpl;
 	}
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/sys.h b/erts/emulator/beam/sys.h
index e64c43de6e..669a601b35 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/sys.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/sys.h
@@ -340,7 +340,8 @@ int erts_send_warning_to_logger_str_nogl(char *);
 #ifdef ERTS_WANT_BREAK_HANDLING
 #  ifdef ERTS_SMP
 extern erts_smp_atomic32_t erts_break_requested;
-#    define ERTS_BREAK_REQUESTED ((int) erts_smp_atomic32_read(&erts_break_requested))
+#    define ERTS_BREAK_REQUESTED \
+  ((int) erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&erts_break_requested))
 #  else
 extern volatile int erts_break_requested;
 #    define ERTS_BREAK_REQUESTED erts_break_requested
@@ -354,7 +355,7 @@ void erts_do_break_handling(void);
 #  else
 #    ifdef ERTS_SMP
 extern erts_smp_atomic32_t erts_got_sigusr1;
-#      define ERTS_GOT_SIGUSR1 ((int) erts_smp_atomic32_read(&erts_got_sigusr1))
+#      define ERTS_GOT_SIGUSR1 ((int) erts_smp_atomic32_read_mb(&erts_got_sigusr1))
 #    else
 extern volatile int erts_got_sigusr1;
 #      define ERTS_GOT_SIGUSR1 erts_got_sigusr1
@@ -363,11 +364,15 @@ extern volatile int erts_got_sigusr1;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-extern erts_smp_atomic_t erts_writing_erl_crash_dump;
+extern erts_smp_atomic32_t erts_writing_erl_crash_dump;
+extern erts_tsd_key_t erts_is_crash_dumping_key;
+#define ERTS_SOMEONE_IS_CRASH_DUMPING \
+  ((int) erts_smp_atomic32_read_mb(&erts_writing_erl_crash_dump))
 #define ERTS_IS_CRASH_DUMPING \
-  ((int) erts_smp_atomic_read(&erts_writing_erl_crash_dump))
+  ((int) (SWord) erts_tsd_get(erts_is_crash_dumping_key))
 #else
 extern volatile int erts_writing_erl_crash_dump;
+#define ERTS_SOMEONE_IS_CRASH_DUMPING erts_writing_erl_crash_dump
 #define ERTS_IS_CRASH_DUMPING erts_writing_erl_crash_dump
 #endif
 
@@ -877,7 +882,7 @@ ERTS_GLB_INLINE int
 erts_smp_pending_system_block(void)
 {
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
-    return (int) erts_smp_atomic32_read(&erts_system_block_state.do_block);
+    return (int) erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&erts_system_block_state.do_block);
 #else
     return 0;
 #endif
@@ -913,7 +918,7 @@ erts_smp_set_activity(erts_activity_t old_activity,
     case ERTS_ACTIVITY_UNDEFINED:
 	break;
     case ERTS_ACTIVITY_WAIT:
-	erts_smp_atomic32_dec(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.wait);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_dec_acqb(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.wait);
 	if (locked) {
 	    /* You are not allowed to leave activity waiting
 	     * without supplying the possibility to block
@@ -924,10 +929,10 @@ erts_smp_set_activity(erts_activity_t old_activity,
 	}
 	break;
     case ERTS_ACTIVITY_GC:
-	erts_smp_atomic32_dec(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.gc);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_dec_acqb(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.gc);
 	break;
     case ERTS_ACTIVITY_IO:
-	erts_smp_atomic32_dec(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.io);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_dec_acqb(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.io);
 	break;
     default:
 	erts_set_activity_error(ERTS_ACT_ERR_LEAVE_UNKNOWN_ACTIVITY,
@@ -943,13 +948,13 @@ erts_smp_set_activity(erts_activity_t old_activity,
     case ERTS_ACTIVITY_UNDEFINED:
 	break;
     case ERTS_ACTIVITY_WAIT:
-	erts_smp_atomic32_inc(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.wait);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_inc_mb(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.wait);
 	break;
     case ERTS_ACTIVITY_GC:
-	erts_smp_atomic32_inc(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.gc);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_inc_mb(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.gc);
 	break;
     case ERTS_ACTIVITY_IO:
-	erts_smp_atomic32_inc(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.io);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_inc_mb(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.io);
 	break;
     default:
 	erts_set_activity_error(ERTS_ACT_ERR_ENTER_UNKNOWN_ACTIVITY,
@@ -1001,27 +1006,27 @@ ERTS_GLB_INLINE erts_aint_t erts_refc_read(erts_refc_t *refcp,
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE void
 erts_refc_init(erts_refc_t *refcp, erts_aint_t val)
 {
-    erts_smp_atomic_init((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp, val);
+    erts_smp_atomic_init_nob((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp, val);
 }
 
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE void
 erts_refc_inc(erts_refc_t *refcp, erts_aint_t min_val)
 {
 #ifdef ERTS_REFC_DEBUG
-    erts_aint_t val = erts_smp_atomic_inctest((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
+    erts_aint_t val = erts_smp_atomic_inc_read_nob((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
     if (val < min_val)
 	erl_exit(ERTS_ABORT_EXIT,
 		 "erts_refc_inc(): Bad refc found (refc=%ld < %ld)!\n",
 		 val, min_val);
 #else
-    erts_smp_atomic_inc((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
+    erts_smp_atomic_inc_nob((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
 #endif
 }
 
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE erts_aint_t
 erts_refc_inctest(erts_refc_t *refcp, erts_aint_t min_val)
 {
-    erts_aint_t val = erts_smp_atomic_inctest((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
+    erts_aint_t val = erts_smp_atomic_inc_read_nob((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
 #ifdef ERTS_REFC_DEBUG
     if (val < min_val)
 	erl_exit(ERTS_ABORT_EXIT,
@@ -1035,20 +1040,20 @@ ERTS_GLB_INLINE void
 erts_refc_dec(erts_refc_t *refcp, erts_aint_t min_val)
 {
 #ifdef ERTS_REFC_DEBUG
-    erts_aint_t val = erts_smp_atomic_dectest((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
+    erts_aint_t val = erts_smp_atomic_dec_read_nob((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
     if (val < min_val)
 	erl_exit(ERTS_ABORT_EXIT,
 		 "erts_refc_dec(): Bad refc found (refc=%ld < %ld)!\n",
 		 val, min_val);
 #else
-    erts_smp_atomic_dec((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
+    erts_smp_atomic_dec_nob((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
 #endif
 }
 
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE erts_aint_t
 erts_refc_dectest(erts_refc_t *refcp, erts_aint_t min_val)
 {
-    erts_aint_t val = erts_smp_atomic_dectest((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
+    erts_aint_t val = erts_smp_atomic_dec_read_nob((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
 #ifdef ERTS_REFC_DEBUG
     if (val < min_val)
 	erl_exit(ERTS_ABORT_EXIT,
@@ -1062,20 +1067,20 @@ ERTS_GLB_INLINE void
 erts_refc_add(erts_refc_t *refcp, erts_aint_t diff, erts_aint_t min_val)
 {
 #ifdef ERTS_REFC_DEBUG
-    erts_aint_t val = erts_smp_atomic_addtest((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp, diff);
+    erts_aint_t val = erts_smp_atomic_add_read_nob((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp, diff);
     if (val < min_val)
 	erl_exit(ERTS_ABORT_EXIT,
 		 "erts_refc_add(%ld): Bad refc found (refc=%ld < %ld)!\n",
 		 diff, val, min_val);
 #else
-    erts_smp_atomic_add((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp, diff);
+    erts_smp_atomic_add_nob((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp, diff);
 #endif
 }
 
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE erts_aint_t
 erts_refc_read(erts_refc_t *refcp, erts_aint_t min_val)
 {
-    erts_aint_t val = erts_smp_atomic_read((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
+    erts_aint_t val = erts_smp_atomic_read_nob((erts_smp_atomic_t *) refcp);
 #ifdef ERTS_REFC_DEBUG
     if (val < min_val)
 	erl_exit(ERTS_ABORT_EXIT,
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/time.c b/erts/emulator/beam/time.c
index a00faff912..8fa8c1cfe0 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/time.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/time.c
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ static ErlTimer *tiw_min_ptr;
 static int itime; /* Constant after init */
 
 erts_smp_atomic_t do_time;	/* set at clock interrupt */
-static ERTS_INLINE erts_aint_t do_time_read(void) { return erts_smp_atomic_read(&do_time); }
+static ERTS_INLINE erts_aint_t do_time_read(void) { return erts_smp_atomic_read_acqb(&do_time); }
 static ERTS_INLINE erts_aint_t do_time_update(void) { return do_time_read(); }
-static ERTS_INLINE void do_time_init(void) { erts_smp_atomic_init(&do_time, 0L); }
+static ERTS_INLINE void do_time_init(void) { erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&do_time, 0L); }
 
 /* get the time (in units of itime) to the next timeout,
    or -1 if there are no timeouts                     */
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/utils.c b/erts/emulator/beam/utils.c
index a17de717bc..3f6accba2d 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/utils.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/utils.c
@@ -3689,14 +3689,16 @@ threads_not_under_control(void)
 {
     erts_aint32_t res = system_block_state.threads_to_block;
 
+    ERTS_THR_MEMORY_BARRIER;
+
     /* Waiting is always an allowed activity... */
-    res -= erts_smp_atomic32_read(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.wait);
+    res -= erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.wait);
 
     if (system_block_state.allowed_activities & ERTS_BS_FLG_ALLOW_GC)
-	res -= erts_smp_atomic32_read(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.gc);
+	res -= erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.gc);
 
     if (system_block_state.allowed_activities & ERTS_BS_FLG_ALLOW_IO)
-	res -= erts_smp_atomic32_read(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.io);
+	res -= erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.io);
 
     if (res < 0) {
 	ASSERT(0);
@@ -3756,7 +3758,7 @@ erts_block_system(Uint32 allowed_activities)
     }
     else {
 
-	erts_smp_atomic32_inc(&erts_system_block_state.do_block);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_inc_nob(&erts_system_block_state.do_block);
 
 	/* Someone else might be waiting for us to block... */
 	if (do_block) {
@@ -3808,11 +3810,11 @@ erts_emergency_block_system(long timeout, Uint32 allowed_activities)
 
     another_blocker = erts_smp_pending_system_block();
     system_block_state.emergency = 1;
-    erts_smp_atomic32_inc(&erts_system_block_state.do_block);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_inc_nob(&erts_system_block_state.do_block);
 
     if (another_blocker) {
 	if (is_blocker()) {
-	    erts_smp_atomic32_dec(&erts_system_block_state.do_block);
+	    erts_smp_atomic32_dec_nob(&erts_system_block_state.do_block);
 	    res = 0;
 	    goto done;
 	}
@@ -3869,7 +3871,7 @@ erts_release_system(void)
     if (system_block_state.recursive_block)
 	system_block_state.recursive_block--;
     else {
-	do_block = erts_smp_atomic32_dectest(&erts_system_block_state.do_block);
+	do_block = erts_smp_atomic32_dec_read_nob(&erts_system_block_state.do_block);
 	system_block_state.have_blocker = 0;
 	if (is_blockable_thread())
 	    system_block_state.threads_to_block++;
@@ -4004,10 +4006,10 @@ erts_system_block_init(void)
 
     /* Global state... */
 
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&erts_system_block_state.do_block, 0);
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.wait, 0);
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.gc, 0);
-    erts_smp_atomic32_init(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.io, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&erts_system_block_state.do_block, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.wait, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.gc, 0);
+    erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&erts_system_block_state.in_activity.io, 0);
 
     /* Make sure blockable threads unregister when exiting... */
     erts_smp_install_exit_handler(erts_unregister_blockable_thread);