[Bug 10382] New: [IndexedDB] Note on avoiding reader/writer starvation

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10382

           Summary: [IndexedDB] Note on avoiding reader/writer starvation
           Product: WebAppsWG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Indexed Database API
        AssignedTo: nikunj.mehta@oracle.com
        ReportedBy: pablo.castro@microsoft.com
         QAContact: member-webapi-cvs@w3.org
                CC: mike@w3.org, public-webapps@w3.org


Since in locking-based implementations it's going to be relatively easy to get
into a situation where readers starve writers when working concurrently, we
should have a note in the transactions section that encourages implementations
to have explicit mechanisms to avoid starvation. We don't want to be too
prescriptive, perhaps simply this statement:

"UAs need to ensure a reasonable level of fairness across readers and writers
to prevent starvation."

For reference, we discussed this here:
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2010JulSep/0504.html

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Received on Monday, 16 August 2010 23:53:35 UTC