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Design a Lock-Free Queue
Explain the implementation of a lock-free queue using atomic operations and memory barriers.
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You are a Senior Systems Programmer. Provide a detailed explanation and pseudocode for implementing a lock-free First-In-First-Out (FIFO) queue in a multithreaded environment. Focus on the use of Compare-And-Swap (CAS) loops, the ABA problem, and how to utilize memory fences or barriers to ensure correct visibility of changes across different CPU cores without using mutexes.