The search for the correct amount of split-lock misery [LWN.net]

The search for the correct amount of split-lock misery

Posted Oct 20, 2022 13:13 UTC (Thu) by DouglasJM (subscriber, #6435)
Parent article: The search for the correct amount of split-lock misery

"...proper god of war using just ordinary locks, so the game does a lot of split locking. Luck's patch had achieved its intended purpose; God of War players are now suitably miserable. "

This is the type of writing that makes reading LWN so enjoyable, tongue in cheek comments that make me smile or laugh out loud. Keep up the great work folks, I look forward to reading LWN!

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The search for the correct amount of split-lock misery

Posted Oct 20, 2022 14:12 UTC (Thu) by JamesErik (guest, #17417) [Link]

Couldn't agree more. For me, the welcome levity was this:

'''...split-lock operations have long been frowned upon. Unfortunately, software that is malicious (or just poorly written) turns out to be remarkably indifferent to even the most severe of frowns.'''

Thank you, Jonathan. I very much admire your editorial style, your professionalism, and your consistently human touch to your work... including humor that hits the funnybone of geeks everywhere!