Lecture

Locks: Implementing Concurrency Mechanisms

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This lecture covers the implementation of locks using compareAndSet, including the test-and-set (TAS) and ticket lock algorithms, as well as the concept of fair locks. It also discusses the use of atomics for synchronized algorithms and concurrent data structures like queues and stacks.

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