Author: Mike Hearn 2012-07-24 09:18:12
Published on: 2012-07-24T09:18:12+00:00
The Satoshi client, a reference client for Bitcoin, is known for its use of pure reentrant mutexes model. This approach doesn't parallelize most operations, making chain download entirely single threaded. This has been noted by those familiar with the client's workings.
Updated on: 2023-06-06T06:33:17.426509+00:00