10382 2010-08-16 23:53:34 +0000 [IndexedDB] Note on avoiding reader/writer starvation 2010-10-05 17:18:34 +0000 1 1 1 Unclassified WebAppsWG Indexed Database API unspecified All All RESOLVED FIXED P2 normal --- 1 pablo.castro eliotgra eliotgra jorlow mike public-webapps sdwilsh public-webapps-bugzilla oldest_to_newest 37538 0 pablo.castro 2010-08-16 23:53:34 +0000 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 40570 1 eliotgra 2010-10-04 20:55:18 +0000 I'll take this bug and make this small change, adding the recommended text. 40650 2 eliotgra 2010-10-05 17:18:34 +0000 Added this sentence: User agents need to ensure a reasonable level of fairness across readers and writers to prevent starvation. (In the check-in, I accidentally wrote, "per bug 10381" rather than "per bug 10382". Apologies for any confusion.)