10 Feb
2008
10 Feb
'08
3:36 p.m.
On Feb 10, 2008, at 6:52 AM, Anthony Williams wrote:
Conclusion:
Lock in order is always worse than try-and-back-off, sometimes considerably so.
Adding yield() to try-and-back-off helps with some mutex implementations, and is effectively a no-op in others, so is worth adding.
Thanks much for the research (and previously stated theories) Anthony! -Howard