// ignore-windows: Concurrency on Windows is not supported yet. use std::thread; use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering}; static FLAG: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0); fn spin() { let j = thread::spawn(|| { while FLAG.load(Ordering::Acquire) == 0 { // We do *not* yield, and yet this should terminate eventually. } }); thread::yield_now(); // schedule the other thread FLAG.store(1, Ordering::Release); j.join().unwrap(); } fn two_player_ping_pong() { static FLAG: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0); let waiter1 = thread::spawn(|| { while FLAG.load(Ordering::Acquire) == 0 { // We do *not* yield, and yet this should terminate eventually. } }); let waiter2 = thread::spawn(|| { while FLAG.load(Ordering::Acquire) == 0 { // We do *not* yield, and yet this should terminate eventually. } }); let progress = thread::spawn(|| { FLAG.store(1, Ordering::Release); }); // The first `join` blocks the main thread and thus takes it out of the equation. waiter1.join().unwrap(); waiter2.join().unwrap(); progress.join().unwrap(); } fn main() { spin(); two_player_ping_pong(); }