What is a potential race condition when using Atomics.compareExchange on a SharedArrayBuffer?

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What is a potential race condition when using Atomics.compareExchange on a SharedArrayBuffer?

Key points

  • Atomics.compareExchange is designed to prevent race conditions by ensuring atomicity
  • It reads and writes in one operation, making it thread-safe
  • This function is specifically used to avoid race conditions in shared memory environments

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