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Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case

From Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de>
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Subject Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case
Date 2011-12-14 14:50 -0800
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On Dec 14, 11:44 pm, Eric Sosman <esos...@ieee-dot-org.invalid> wrote:
> On 12/14/2011 5:13 PM, markspace wrote:
>
> > On 12/14/2011 12:32 PM, Saxo wrote:
>
> >> This way the single AtomicBoolean object is passed that will be
> >> changed from false to true by reference, so that all new values
> >> become visible for any thread calling aNode.get() "at once".
>
> > But there isn't a single AtomicBoolean, and it isn't passed in. It's
> > assigned as an instance variable initialization. There's one
> > AtomicBoolean per Node object.
>
>      The instance field gets changed in the setNewValue() call.
> The original value is only there, as far as I can see, to cough
> up a "false" until it's replaced.

Yes, right :-).

>      I still wish I knew what he's trying to do, though.

I just posted two replies to your last post to answer your questions.
You might have missed those due to a race condition ;-)). Have to go
to bed now, though. The sun has set some hours ago over here ...

Cheers, Oliver

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Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> - 2011-12-14 09:07 -0800
  Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-12-14 17:53 +0000
    Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-12-14 10:44 -0800
      Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2011-12-14 10:54 -0800
      Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-12-14 21:15 +0000
        Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-12-15 14:58 +0000
          Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> - 2011-12-15 08:40 -0800
          Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-12-15 11:55 -0800
            Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-12-16 14:06 +0000
              Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-12-16 10:09 -0800
    Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> - 2011-12-14 11:47 -0800
  Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2011-12-14 10:53 -0800
    Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> - 2011-12-14 11:54 -0800
      Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2011-12-15 16:38 -0800
        Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> - 2011-12-15 23:01 -0800
          Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2011-12-16 09:34 -0800
            Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> - 2011-12-17 11:55 -0800
              Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> - 2011-12-19 05:33 -0800
  Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-12-14 11:04 -0800
    Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> - 2011-12-14 12:32 -0800
      Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case markspace <-@.> - 2011-12-14 14:13 -0800
        Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-12-14 17:44 -0500
          Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> - 2011-12-14 14:50 -0800
            Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case markspace <-@.> - 2011-12-14 15:26 -0800
      Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-12-15 01:34 -0800
    Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-12-14 21:38 +0000
  Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-12-14 16:26 -0500
    Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> - 2011-12-14 13:57 -0800
      Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-12-14 18:05 -0500
        Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> - 2011-12-14 23:25 -0800
          Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> - 2011-12-14 23:28 -0800
      Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-12-15 14:44 +0000
        Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-12-16 08:27 -0800
          Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2011-12-16 09:41 -0800
            Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-12-16 18:51 +0000
          Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-12-16 18:50 +0000
    Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> - 2011-12-14 14:13 -0800
      Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-12-14 16:55 -0800

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