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Re:How to trigger races reliably in the Linux kernel by jfkebwjsbx on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @10:11AM (#23080163)
No, it is not "dangerous". CPUs are designed to deal with that all the time (it is a whole field of research) and give you different guarantees when it does happen.

If your software is designed with that in mind, then a data race is not a bug.

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Re:How to trigger races reliably in the Linux kernel by ChrisSD on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @10:16AM (#23080220)
I'm not sure I understand you. If it's not dangerous and there are guarantees then there isn't a data race to begin with.
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