Readers–writer lock
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readers-writer-lock-290-6542153
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Readers–writer lock
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In computer science, a readers–writer is a synchronization primitive that solves one of the readers–writers problems. An RW lock allows concurrent access for read-only operations, whereas write operations require exclusive access. This means that multiple threads can read the data in parallel but an exclusive lock is needed for writing or modifying data. When a writer is writing the data, all other writers and readers will be blocked until the writer is finished writing. A common use might be to
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Synchronization primitive in computing
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2023-06-08T12:14:07Z
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