[jbosscache-issues] [JBoss JIRA] Created: (JBCACHE-1498) Option for fair locking in MVCC

Option for fair locking in MVCC ------------------------------- Key: JBCACHE-1498 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBCACHE-1498 Project: JBoss Cache Issue Type: Feature Request Security Level: Public (Everyone can see) Components: Locking Affects Versions: 3.0.3.GA Reporter: Krzysztof Sobolewski Assignee: Manik Surtani Attachments: fair-locking.patch The javadoc for OwnableReentrantLock says: * For the sake of performance, this lock only supports nonfair queueing. Well, I understand the sentiment, but starvation can be quite a problem with nonfair locking. So I implemented an option to swith to fair locking (patch attached). Please review :) -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira