Subj : Re: What is the real costs of LOCK on x86 multiprocesor machine?
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Joe Seigh
Date : Sun Jul 31 2005 09:19 am

Mirek Fidler wrote:
> Joe Seigh wrote:
>>
>> Now that a lot of people have weighed in on this, why does the cost of
>> atomic increment/decrement matter?
>>
> 
> A lot. It is decisive factor in choosing COW structure over full copy.
> 

How many data structures get copied that much besides String (allegedly)?


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Joe Seigh

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