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@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ extern "C" {
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* minimize the code executed inside an atomic lock and never do
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* expensive things like API or system calls while holding them.
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*
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+ * They are also vulnerable to starvation if the thread holding
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+ * the lock is lower priority than other threads and doesn't get
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+ * scheduled. In general you should use mutexes instead, since
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+ * in general they have better performance and contention behavior.
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+ *
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* The atomic locks are not safe to lock recursively.
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*
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* Porting Note:
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