Lockless patterns: some final topics

So far, this series has covered five common lockless patterns in the Linux kernel; those are probably the five that you will most likely encounter when working on Linux. Throughout this series, some details have been left out and some simplifications were made in the name of clarity. In this final installment, I will sort out some of these loose ends and try to answer what is arguably the most important question of all: when should you use the lockless patterns that have been described here?

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