Re:How to trigger races reliably in the Linux kernel
by pdonis on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @12:04PM
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> This article makes the common mistake of saying that a race condition is inherently a bug.
No, it defines race condition, for purposes of the article, as something which is a bug. The author is only concerned with cases in which non-deterministic behavior causes errors.
When you write your own article, you are free to define "race condition" to include non-deterministic behavior that does not cause errors. But I don't think you can claim that the author's usage is simply wrong.
No, it defines race condition, for purposes of the article, as something which is a bug. The author is only concerned with cases in which non-deterministic behavior causes errors.
When you write your own article, you are free to define "race condition" to include non-deterministic behavior that does not cause errors. But I don't think you can claim that the author's usage is simply wrong.