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mods (and russ..): perhaps better to change title to "lock;free" or "lock+free" bugs (or something else entirely), T he current title "Lock-Free Bugs" is confusing since the article has nothing to do with lock freedom.


I read it as an intentional play on words.


Agreed. If we're actually talking about "lockfree" bugs, it's amazing how easy they are to come by. The sometimes funky data structures and algorithms required to make things lockfree can lead to some perplexing situations.




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