spinlock

spinlock is a lock where the thread simply waits in a loop("spins") repeatedly checking until the lock becomes available.
-->it's busy waiting
-->only likely to be locked for a short period of time.this avoid overhead from operating system process re-scheduling or context switching.
-->often in operating system kernels.

quantum(分配量)
are two alternatives that avoid this:

1. Do not acquire the lock. In many situations it is possible to design data structures that do not require locking, e.g. by using per thread data, or by using per-cpu data and disabling interrupts.
2. Switch to a different thread while waiting (sometimes called sleeplocks). This typically involves attaching the current thread to a queue of threads waiting for the lock, then switching to another one. This scheme also has the advantages that it guarantees that resource starvation does not occur as long as all threads eventually relinquish locks they acquire and scheduling decisions can be made about which thread should progress first.
Linux中的spinlock是一种自旋锁机制,用于保护对共享资源的访问,以防止同时访问导致的数据竞争问题。spinlock使用了一种称为自旋的技术,即当一个线程需要获取锁时,它会一直等待,直到锁被释放。这种等待是循环的,即线程会不断地检查锁的状态,直到锁被释放为止。 spinlock相比于传统的互斥量(mutex)和信号量(semaphore)等锁机制,具有更高的性能和灵活性。spinlock不需要使用内核调度器,因此不会产生额外的上下文切换开销。此外,spinlock可以用于任何需要保护的临界区代码,而不仅仅是用于进程之间的同步。 使用spinlock时,需要将其初始化为0,以便其他线程可以安全地访问共享资源。当一个线程需要获取锁时,它可以使用spin_lock函数来锁定spinlock。如果锁已经被其他线程占用,该线程将进入自旋状态,不断检查锁的状态。当该线程获取到锁时,它可以将共享资源置于临界区并执行相关操作。在操作完成后,该线程可以使用spin_unlock函数释放锁。 spinlock机制适用于一些简单的同步场景,例如在并发访问共享资源时保护临界区代码。然而,对于一些复杂的同步需求,可能需要使用更高级的同步机制,如读写锁(rwlock)或条件变量(condition variable)。 总之,spinlock是一种轻量级的自旋锁机制,适用于简单的同步场景,具有较高的性能和灵活性。它适用于任何需要保护的临界区代码,而不仅仅是用于进程之间的同步。在使用spinlock时,需要注意避免死锁和过度自旋等问题。
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