On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Phil Steitz <phil.ste...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 11/4/13 3:44 PM, Ted Dunning wrote: > > The copy doesn't have to lock if you build the right data structure. > > The individual stats objects need to update multiple quantities > atomically when new values come in. Consistency in the copy > requires that you suppress updates while the copy is in progress > unless you implement some kind of update queue internally. What > exactly do you mean by "the right data structure?" > I was talking about lockless data structures in general. Are you sure that real transactions are a requirement here?
