4 docs tagged with "synchronization"

The C++ memory model defines how threads interact through memory, including visibility of writes, ordering of operations, and synchronization primitives.

Condition variables allow threads to wait for specific conditions to become true, enabling efficient thread coordination beyond simple mutexes.

A data race occurs when two or more threads access the same memory location concurrently, at least one access is a write, and there's no synchronization between them. Data races cause undefined behavior.

A mutex (mutual exclusion) is a synchronization primitive that protects shared data by allowing only one thread to access it at a time.