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[SR-13154] DispatchWorkItemFlags.barrier behavior on global queues documentation

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Description

Previous ID SR-13154
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Original Reporter UnGast (JIRA User)
Type Task
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Priority Medium

md5: 7823d0354d22f85c210aa8d9cdc68b74

Issue Description:

DispatchWorkItemFlags.barrier does not seem to have an effect on the global queues. This should be added to the documentation.

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Research direction

Start by locating the libdispatch documentation covering DispatchWorkItemFlags.barrier and global queues; the issue does not identify a documentation file or test. Done means the documentation explicitly records the reported barrier behavior on global queues.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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