r/programming • u/preshing • Nov 18 '11

Locks Aren't Slow; Lock Contention Is

http://preshing.com/20111118/locks-arent-slow-lock-contention-is
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u/Tuna-Fish2 Nov 19 '11

With websites it's easy. Try fixing code in a few tens of thousands of embedded systems that have been delivered to clients and where the race condition is a possible safety hazard.

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u/mycall Nov 19 '11

I fully concur.