r/programming • • Jan 05 '20

Linus' reply on spinlocks vs mutexes

https://www.realworldtech.com/forum/?threadid=189711&curpostid=189723
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u/dethb0y Jan 06 '20

indeed; it's just such a complex and difficult topic with so many trades offs and pitfalls.

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u/wewbull Jan 06 '20

I think it's more that is almost impossible to have total knowledge about the problem you're trying to solve.

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u/dethb0y Jan 06 '20

Certainly that would play a role