Subj : Re: Distributed Proxy Reference Counting: The VZOOM Algorithm...
To   : comp.programming.threads
From : Chris Thomasson
Date : Mon Sep 19 2005 07:46 am

> They're write "obstruction-free" so they don't need GC.

I see.


> Obstruction-free means the contention level isn't high enough to cause 
> problems so no
> back off is needed.

Humm... IMHO, "obstruction-free" algorithms seem a bit expensive and 
unstable under pressure. Plus, the implementations I remember seemed to use 
a lot of CAS loops to get the job done.

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