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Re:Show HN: Lockable – sync locks for distributed systems by henrydark on Saturday June 18, 2022 @05:57AM (#31788567)
Unlike locks, can a second instance call the heartbeat api without acquiring the lock?
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Re:Show HN: Lockable – sync locks for distributed systems by keyless_ on Saturday June 18, 2022 @08:03AM (#31789110)
Yes, any process can call a heartbeat. If the lock hadn't been acquired (by any process), the heartbeat call fails.
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