AQS Deep Dive: How Java’s AbstractQueuedSynchronizer Powers Concurrency
This article dissects Java’s AbstractQueuedSynchronizer (AQS), explaining its three core components—volatile state, CAS, and a FIFO wait queue—how exclusive and shared modes operate, the step‑by‑step lock acquisition flow, ReentrantLock implementation details, fairness trade‑offs, and the underlying template‑method design pattern.
