m07-concurrency

To share mutable state safely between Rust threads, wrap your data in Arc<Mutex<T>>. This pattern allows multiple threads to own the data via Arc while the Mutex ensures synchronized, exclusive access to prevent data races.

The E0277 error in Rust async code usually occurs when a type lacks the required Send or Sync traits. This Skill helps you debug and fix these trait violations to ensure tasks can be safely transferred across thread boundaries.

Use RwLock instead of Mutex when you have many concurrent read operations and fewer write operations. RwLock allows multiple readers simultaneous access, whereas Mutex provides exclusive access to a single thread at a time.

Manage asynchronous tasks in Rust by using the async/await syntax with a runtime like tokio. This Skill provides guidance on executing non-blocking operations, allowing you to build high-performance web servers that handle many requests simultaneously.

Deadlocks in Rust occur when multiple threads wait indefinitely for locks held by each other. This Skill addresses deadlock prevention by detailing concurrency patterns and synchronization primitives for safe shared state management.

Send and Sync are core Rust concurrency traits that enforce thread safety. Send allows types to be transferred between threads, while Sync allows types to be safely referenced from multiple threads, preventing data races at compile time.