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No, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock-free http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock-free) it's using different data structures and algorithms and new-to-C++ (or the a
by queensnake 15y ago
No, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock-free http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock-free) it's using different data structures and algorithms and new-to-C++ (or the applicable assemblies), really low-level operations /to avoid locking at all/. (To avoid threads blocking, not the overhead of the locks themselves.)