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On the contrary, that is an extremely useful process, and is the basis for vast swathes of multiprocessing algorithms (such as "has this thing finished initiali
by mgsouth 2y ago
On the contrary, that is an extremely useful process, and is the basis for vast swathes of multiprocessing algorithms (such as "has this thing finished initializing", or "has it been freed"). However, it is "at most once", not "exactly once". The bit may never be set.
- YZF 2y agoFair enough. A single bit that can only get set can indeed be useful.