SpinLock
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SpinLock is a lightweight synchronization primitive in .NET used to protect shared data by repeatedly checking for lock availability instead of blocking threads.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SpinLock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7897493 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SpinLock Context triple: [System.Threading, containsType, SpinLock]
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A.
Cascade Locks
Cascade Locks is a small city in northern Oregon along the Columbia River Gorge, known as a gateway to outdoor recreation and scenic waterfalls.
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B.
Locks
"Locks" is a short story by Neil Gaiman, featured in his collection *Fragile Things*, that intertwines a retelling of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" with reflections on parenthood and storytelling.
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C.
Lock CS1
Lock CS1 is a navigation lock on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal that helps vessels transition between different water levels along the waterway.
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D.
Lock
Lock is a Symfony component that provides a robust locking mechanism to prevent concurrent access conflicts in shared resources.
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E.
Locking Piece
Locking Piece is a large abstract bronze sculpture by British artist Henry Moore, characterized by interlocking organic forms that explore balance, tension, and spatial relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SpinLock Target entity description: SpinLock is a lightweight synchronization primitive in .NET used to protect shared data by repeatedly checking for lock availability instead of blocking threads.
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A.
Cascade Locks
Cascade Locks is a small city in northern Oregon along the Columbia River Gorge, known as a gateway to outdoor recreation and scenic waterfalls.
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B.
Locks
"Locks" is a short story by Neil Gaiman, featured in his collection *Fragile Things*, that intertwines a retelling of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" with reflections on parenthood and storytelling.
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C.
Lock CS1
Lock CS1 is a navigation lock on New York State’s Cayuga–Seneca Canal that helps vessels transition between different water levels along the waterway.
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D.
Lock
Lock is a Symfony component that provides a robust locking mechanism to prevent concurrent access conflicts in shared resources.
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E.
Locking Piece
Locking Piece is a large abstract bronze sculpture by British artist Henry Moore, characterized by interlocking organic forms that explore balance, tension, and spatial relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
.NET synchronization primitive
ⓘ
struct ⓘ value type ⓘ |
| alternativeTo |
Monitor
ⓘ
Mutex ⓘ SemaphoreSlim ⓘ |
| avoids | kernel-mode blocking where possible ⓘ |
| canCause | CPU starvation if held too long ⓘ |
| constructor | SpinLock(bool enableThreadOwnerTracking) ⓘ |
| defaultBehavior | thread owner tracking disabled ⓘ |
| definedInNamespace | System.Threading ⓘ |
| designedFor |
low-level synchronization
ⓘ
protecting shared data ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Microsoft .NET API reference
ⓘ
linked to:
Microsoft .NET documentation
|
| hasMethod |
Enter
ⓘ
Enter(ref bool lockTaken) ⓘ Exit ⓘ Exit(bool useMemoryBarrier) ⓘ TryEnter ⓘ TryEnter(int millisecondsTimeout, ref bool lockTaken) ⓘ TryEnter(ref bool lockTaken) ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
IsHeld
ⓘ
IsHeldByCurrentThread ⓘ IsThreadOwnerTrackingEnabled ⓘ |
| incorrectUseCanLeadTo |
deadlocks
ⓘ
high CPU usage ⓘ livelocks ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion |
.NET Framework 4.0
ⓘ
linked to:
.NET Framework
|
| languageSupport |
C#
ⓘ
linked to:
C# programming language
F# ⓘ VB.NET ⓘ
linked to:
Visual Basic .NET
|
| notRecommendedFor |
code that may block while holding the lock
ⓘ
long-running critical sections ⓘ single-CPU systems ⓘ |
| notReentrant | true ⓘ |
| optimizedFor | low-contention scenarios ⓘ |
| option | thread owner tracking enabled ⓘ |
| partOf |
.NET
ⓘ
.NET Core ⓘ .NET Framework ⓘ |
| recommendedFor | very short critical sections ⓘ |
| requires |
careful use of lockTaken flag
ⓘ
paired Enter and Exit calls ⓘ |
| supports | timeout in TryEnter ⓘ |
| synchronizationStyle |
busy-waiting
ⓘ
spinning ⓘ |
| threadSafety | struct must not be copied after initialization ⓘ |
| usedTo | coordinate access to shared resources ⓘ |
| uses | memory barriers for correctness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: SpinLock Description of subject: SpinLock is a lightweight synchronization primitive in .NET used to protect shared data by repeatedly checking for lock availability instead of blocking threads.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.