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Re:How to trigger races reliably in the Linux kernel by bflesch on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @09:08AM (#23079604)
Querying multiple backends and responding with the data that has been received first. Not sure if this technique is really in use, but I figure this could be an optimization for dns queries and the like.
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Re:How to trigger races reliably in the Linux kernel by Znafon on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @09:14AM (#23079649)
This is exactly how the "Happy Eyeballs" algorithm in RFC 8305 works: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Eyeballs
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Re:How to trigger races reliably in the Linux kernel by PudgePacket on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @09:52AM (#23080011)
Definitely in use, I know at least Google does this internally.
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