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0 pointsmistercow1y ago0 comments

I’ve written tests to do exactly that, by adding carefully placed locks that allow the test to control the pace at which each thread advances. It’s not fun but you can do it.

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magoghm1y ago

Doesn't inserting locks affect the memory hierarchy consistency mechanisms and therefore interfere with possible race conditions?

mistercowOP1y ago

That’s not a situation I’ve encountered but “race condition” is an extremely broad category.

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0 pointsmistercow1y ago0 comments

I’ve written tests to do exactly that, by adding carefully placed locks that allow the test to control the pace at which each thread advances. It’s not fun but you can do it.

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magoghm1y ago

Doesn't inserting locks affect the memory hierarchy consistency mechanisms and therefore interfere with possible race conditions?

mistercowOP1y ago

That’s not a situation I’ve encountered but “race condition” is an extremely broad category.

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