Without the futex, it's futile

Phil Eaton&rsquo;s book club is starting The Art of Multiprocessor Programming, 2nd Edition , which is a very well regarded textbook, and pretty recently updated (2021). I&rsquo;ve even heard of a couple of authors. I&rsquo;ve done a lot of concurrent programming, and have always felt like I&rsquo;ve still got plenty to learn, so I was excited for the topic. So far, what I&rsquo;ve learned is that…