Re: Class and Multi-thread safety

Nuno Magalhaes <nunommagalhaes@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
What is the difference between locking on "this" and locking on an
object inside the class? My object is never changed. What can go wrong?

Someone else can acquire a lock on it, inadvertently blocking things at
the wrong time. The more control you can exercise over what lock is
taken out when, the fewer deadlock risks you'll have.

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