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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-17 12:03:36 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-17 12:03:36 +0000 |
commit | 17d40c6057c88f4c432b0d7bac88e1b84cb7e67f (patch) | |
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parent | Adding upstream version 1.64.0+dfsg1. (diff) | |
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Adding upstream version 1.65.0+dfsg1.upstream/1.65.0+dfsg1
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/src/docs/mutex_integer.txt b/src/tools/clippy/src/docs/mutex_integer.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f9dbdfb90 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/tools/clippy/src/docs/mutex_integer.txt @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +### What it does +Checks for usages of `Mutex<X>` where `X` is an integral +type. + +### Why is this bad? +Using a mutex just to make access to a plain integer +sequential is +shooting flies with cannons. `std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize` is leaner and faster. + +### Known problems +This lint cannot detect if the mutex is actually used +for waiting before a critical section. + +### Example +``` +let x = Mutex::new(0usize); +``` + +Use instead: +``` +let x = AtomicUsize::new(0usize); +```
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