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Re:Ghosts of Unix past, part 3: Unfixable designs (2010) by MaxBarraclough on Monday May 17, 2021 @02:25PM (#27186460)
The classic ABA problem, then.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABA_problem

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Re:Ghosts of Unix past, part 3: Unfixable designs (2010) by orthonormal on Monday May 17, 2021 @02:45PM (#27186705)
Had no idea about this! Thank you. Now I'm starting to understand undefined behavior safety is such a walled garden. All sorts of snakes might be lurking beneath.
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