Package org.checkerframework.checker.lock.qual

Annotation Type LockingFree

@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({METHOD,CONSTRUCTOR})
@InheritedAnnotation
public @interface LockingFree

The method neither acquires nor releases locks, nor do any of the methods that it calls. More specifically, the method is not synchronized, it contains no synchronized blocks, it contains no calls to lock or unlock, and it contains no calls to other non-@LockingFree methods.

@LockingFree provides a stronger guarantee than @ReleasesNoLocks and a weaker guarantee than @SideEffectFree.

See Also:

MayReleaseLocks, ReleasesNoLocks, SideEffectFree, Pure