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Re:An Introduction to Lock-Free Programming (2012) by read_if_gay_ on Sunday December 20, 2020 @07:41PM (#25490987)
A thread that never ran can’t lock up, so I guess it’s still technically lock free?
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Re:An Introduction to Lock-Free Programming (2012) by brianberns on Sunday December 20, 2020 @07:44PM (#25490998)
Yes, it’s lock-free, but it doesn’t actually work.
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