Interruptible Lock Acquisition in Java
A thread blocked on lock acquisition is still consuming scheduling attention even if useful business progress is zero.
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tryLock and Timed Lock Acquisition in Java
Some code paths should not wait indefinitely for a lock.
Fair vs Non Fair Locks in Java
Fairness sounds like an obvious good, but in locking it comes with real cost.
ReentrantLock in Java Deep Dive
ReentrantLock is the most widely used explicit lock in Java.
Lock Interface in Java and Why It Exists
Java already had synchronized, so the Lock interface was not added to replace locking in general.