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

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From Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at>
Subject Re: Question whether a problem with race conditions exists in this case
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Message-ID <slrnjehol1.fvg.avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> (permalink)
Date 2011-12-14 17:53 +0000

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Saxo <saxo123@gmx.de> wrote:
> public class Node {
> 	AtomicBoolean useNewValue = new AtomicBoolean(false);
> 	private Object newValue = null;
> 	private Object previousValue = null;
> 	private Object lock = new Object();

I think, you would at least have to declare these volatile.
Otherwise, a different thread might e.g. still see an old
value in newValue, after the AtomicBoolean's value changes
to true.

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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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