Non-blocking synchronization

Non-blocking synchronization (also called lock-free synchronization) is a technique that uses special algorithms to avoid threads competing for a shared resource having their execution indefinitely postponed by mutual exclusion.

Related Topics:
Technique - Algorithm - Thread - Resource - Execution - Mutual exclusion

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Good reasons to use it are:

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• Locks cannot be acquired in interrupt handlers.
• Priority inversion does not happen if no locks are acquired.
 
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