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@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ usual) some things to be careful of:
Locking
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+[!] Note:
+ locking.txt expands on this section, providing more detail on
+ locklessly accessing lock-protected shared variables.
+
Locking is well-known and straightforward, at least if you don't think
about it too hard. And the basic rule is indeed quite simple: Any CPU that
has acquired a given lock sees any changes previously seen or made by any