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Quote: implement a lock-free, concurrent object with load_linked and store_conditional operations

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lock-free concurrency

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The load_linked operation copies the value of a … value only if no other process has modified … [e.g., MIPS-II and DEC Alpha]. … [p. 751] We first discuss how to transform a … [p. 752] Each process (1) reads the pointer using … copy, and (4) calls store_conditional to swing the … [p. 757] [Need to use exponential backoff to prevent unsuccessful processes from generating most of the bus traffic.]   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: use exponential backoff for lock-free concurrency; otherwise unsuccessful programs generate most of the bus traffic

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