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Read-write lock starvation: why can a writer starve under continuous readers?
Tests whether you know ReentrantReadWriteLock's default non-fair mode lets new readers keep acquiring the shared lock as long as any reader holds it, so a steady stream of incoming readers can indefinitely delay a writer waiting for exclusive access.
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