Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for scheduling operations in a hardware apparatus. A method includes receiving a lock request corresponding to a requested action, and registering a lock corresponding to and in response to the lock request. Registering the lock includes including assigning the registered lock a sequence number. The method includes selecting a current lock based on the sequence number. The method includes permitting the requested action to be performed when the current lock corresponds to the registered lock, and if the registered lock has been requested. The method includes clearing the registered lock.