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Lockless is not the same as lock-free, which is not the same as wait-free which seems to be what you are describing
by eldenring 3y ago
Lockless is not the same as lock-free, which is not the same as wait-free which seems to be what you are describing
- piyh 3y ago>Lockless is not the same as lock-free Can I get the HN comment length explanation of what this means?
- gpderetta 3y agoLock-free is a term of art with a formally defined meaning (at least one thread makes forward progress at any time). Lock-less doesn't really have a well defined meaning (first you would have to define what a lock is).
- MichaelZuo 3y agoSometimes I wish HN would have a term-of-art dictionary built in so users can check if there's a special meaning to reduce the chance of misinterpretation.