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Spinning the Calling Thread
| Type: | R0 Recovery |
|---|---|
| Size: | 2 bytes |
| Compat: | All |
| Migration: | May be required |
| Requirements: | No held locks |
An alternative approach is to just spin the calling thread at PASSIVE_LEVEL. If the conditions are right, this should not lead to a deadlock, but it is likely that performance will be adversely affected. The benefit is that it does not increase the size of the payload by much considering such an approach can be implemented in two bytes:
00000000 EBFE jmp short 0x0