rust-lang / rust-lang/rust-clippy
Consider removing `mutex_atomic`
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Description
There are many reasons to use mutexes over atomics. Clippy is unable to correctly determine if an atomic is sufficient to replace the mutex use. Attempting to lint over could lead to pushing users to introduce bugs in their code.
I recommend removing this lint.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Locate the mutex_atomic lint and its associated tests and documentation in rust-clippy, then read the surrounding implementation and the discussion on this issue. Confirm whether the lint should be removed and update the relevant tests and documentation; done means the lint no longer ships and the test suite passes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100