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  2. Double-checked locking - Wikipedia

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    In software engineering, double-checked locking (also known as "double-checked locking optimization" [1]) is a software design pattern used to reduce the overhead of acquiring a lock by testing the locking criterion (the "lock hint") before acquiring the lock. Locking occurs only if the locking criterion check indicates that locking is required.

  3. Concurrency pattern - Wikipedia

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    In software engineering, concurrency patterns are those types of design patterns that deal with the multi-threaded programming paradigm. Examples of this class of patterns include: Active object [1] [2] Balking pattern; Barrier; Double-checked locking; Guarded suspension; Leaders/followers pattern; Monitor Object; Nuclear reaction; Reactor ...

  4. Memory barrier - Wikipedia

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    The software thread running on processor #1 loops while the value of f is zero, then it prints the value of x. The software thread running on processor #2 stores the value 42 into x and then stores the value 1 into f. Pseudo-code for the two program fragments is shown below. The steps of the program correspond to individual processor instructions.

  5. Readers–writer lock - Wikipedia

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    Alternatively an RW lock can be implemented in terms of a condition variable, cond, an ordinary (mutex) lock, g, and various counters and flags describing the threads that are currently active or waiting. [7] [8] [9] For a write-preferring RW lock one can use two integer counters and one Boolean flag:

  6. Lock (computer science) - Wikipedia

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    lock contention: this occurs whenever one process or thread attempts to acquire a lock held by another process or thread. The more fine-grained the available locks, the less likely one process/thread will request a lock held by the other. (For example, locking a row rather than the entire table, or locking a cell rather than the entire row);

  7. Using McAfee: Firewalls - AOL Help

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    1. On the Windows taskbar, next to the clock, double-click the McAfee (M) icon. Note: If you're using Windows 7 or 8 and don't see the McAfee icon next to the clock, click the arrow next to the clock to reveal hidden icons. 2. In the McAfee SecurityCenter window, click Web and Email Protection. 3. Click Firewall:On. 4.Click the Turn Off button. 5.

  8. Lazy initialization - Wikipedia

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    In computer programming, lazy initialization is the tactic of delaying the creation of an object, the calculation of a value, or some other expensive process until the first time it is needed.

  9. Spinlock - Wikipedia

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    In software engineering, a spinlock is a lock that causes a thread trying to acquire it to simply wait in a loop ("spin") while repeatedly checking whether the lock is available. Since the thread remains active but is not performing a useful task, the use of such a lock is a kind of busy waiting .