the first test-and-set. The calling process obtains the lock if the old value was 0, otherwise the while-loop spins waiting to acquire the lock. This is...
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a correct lock can be implemented with test-and-set, the test and test-and-set optimization lowers resource contention caused by bus locking, especially...
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MESI contention protocol, such a test-and-test-and-set lock (TTAS) performs much better than the simple test-and-set lock (TAS) approach. With large numbers...
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Semaphore (programming) (redirect from Wait and signal)
multiprocessor system, a locking variable can be used to control access to the semaphore. The locking variable is manipulated using a test-and-set-lock command. Consider...
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A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways...
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yards, five passing touchdowns, and two interceptions. In the 2017 season, Lock led the NCAA (FBS) and set the SEC and Missouri record for passing touchdowns...
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instructions such as "test-and-set", "fetch-and-add" or "compare-and-swap". These instructions allow a single process to test if the lock is free, and if free, acquire...
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The Union. The show follows the gen:LOCK program and its members, who participate in the development and testing of an experimental technology which allows...
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for its ticket and immediately acquire the lock. The Linux kernel implementation can have lower latency than the simpler test-and-set or exchange based...
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implement synchronization primitives like semaphores and mutexes, as well as more sophisticated lock-free and wait-free algorithms. Maurice Herlihy (1991) proved...
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A time lock (also timelock) is a part of a locking mechanism commonly found in bank vaults and other high-security containers. The time lock is a timer...
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Blue Lock is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. It...
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locking (also known as "double-checked locking optimization") is a software design pattern used to reduce the overhead of acquiring a lock by testing...
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In economics, vendor lock-in, also known as proprietary lock-in or customer lock-in, makes a customer dependent on a vendor for products, unable to use...
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Percussion cap (redirect from Percussion lock)
mechanism or percussion lock system which used percussion caps struck by the hammer to set off the gunpowder charge in rifles and cap and ball firearms. Any...
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models include a slide and lock safety device slid over the needle after use, which helps prevent accidental needlestick injury and reuse of used needles...
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Compare-and-swap Load-link/store-conditional Read–modify–write Test-and-set Test and test-and-set Herlihy, Maurice (January 1991). "Wait-free synchronization"...
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Android 14 (section Privacy and security)
introduced in Android 12 and supplemented in Android 13, gets revised default colors in Android 14. Android 14 also introduces additional lock screen customization...
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Carabiner (redirect from Locking carabiner)
carabiners. Carabiners fall into three broad locking categories: non-locking, manual locking, and auto locking. Non-locking carabiners (or snap-links) have a sprung...
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List of Top Gun video games (redirect from Top Gun: Hard Lock)
Gun: Hard Lock for PlayStation 3 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved April 21, 2023. Kautz, Paul (April 5, 2012). "Test: Top Gun: Hard Lock". 4Players...
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instrument can recover signals buried in the noise only in a limited set of circumstances. The lock-in amplifier is commonly believed to have been invented by Princeton...
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effectively sees an infinite series of HALTs, causing the system to lock up. "6800 Instruction Set" (PDF). Bryan's Old Computers. Archived (PDF) from the original...
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Bank vault (redirect from Strong-Rooms and Vaults Safes)
the door and all sides. The lock, ventilation, alarms, etc. are covered by other UL standards. As with the US, Europe has agreed a series of test standards...
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Linearizability (section Locking)
threads, A and B, both attempt to grab a lock, backing off if it's already taken. This would be modeled as both threads invoking the lock operation, then...
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The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander Pope. One of the most commonly cited examples of high burlesque, it was first...
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large number of sets since it was first published by Wizards of the Coast. After the 1993 release of Limited Edition, also known as Alpha and Beta, roughly...
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BC and was found in the tomb of Pharaoh Ramesses II. It was made of wood and consisted of a locking system resembling the modern pin tumbler lock. In...
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LockBit is a cybercriminal group proposing ransomware as a service (RaaS). Software developed by the group (also called ransomware) enables malicious actors...
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Lockout–tagout (redirect from Lock and tag)
Lock out, tag out or lockout–tagout (LOTO) is a safety procedure used to ensure that dangerous equipment is properly shut off and not able to be started...
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