Subj : Re: Improving read-write lock
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Joe Seigh
Date : Thu Feb 24 2005 06:32 am

On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:18:57 +1000, David Holmes <dholmes@--remove-this-part-dltech.com.au> wrote:

> "Joe Seigh" <jseigh_01@xemaps.com> wrote in message
> news:opsmd8w7vwqm36vk@grunion...
>> IIRC, Java exceptions don't unlock monitor locks.  Of course Java doesn't
> use
>> dtors for scoping since it has GC.
>>
>
> Java monitor locks are automatically unlocked when an exception propagates
> out of a synchronized block or method. I think the C++ folk popularised this
> peculiar notion with RAII for locking. :(
>
So I take it the Java disclaimer that Java should not be used to program
safety critical systems still holds. :)

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Joe Seigh

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