New posts in Spinlock

what is the difference between spin locks and semaphores?

Why are spin locks good choices in Linux Kernel Design instead of something more common in userland code, such as semaphore or mutex?

What is a spinlock in Linux?

onSpinWait​() method of Thread class - Java 9

Why disabling interrupts disables kernel preemption and how spin lock disables preemption

x86 spinlock using cmpxchg

When should one use a spinlock instead of mutex?

How does x86 pause instruction work in spinlock *and* can it be used in other scenarios?

spin_lock_irqsave vs spin_lock_irq

What exactly are "spin-locks"?