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What options do I have for pending work that can't acquire a lock via the following sample? 

System.Threading.Interlocked.CompareExchange<TrustPointStatusEnum>
(ref tp.TrustPointStatus, TrustPointStatusEnum.NotInitalized,TrustPointStatusEnum.Loading);

Based on my research think I have the following options:

  • I can use Threading.SpinWait (for very quick IO tasks) at the cost of CPU
  • I can use Sleep() which has an unreliable wake up time

I'm not sure of any other option, but what I want to make sure of is that all these options work with the .NET 4 async and await keywords, especially if I use Task to run them on a background thread

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Don't you mean .NET Framework 4.5? – Bernard Oct 24 '12 at 2:58

closed as off topic by dasblinkenlight, Karl Bielefeldt, Bernard, ElYusubov, World Engineer♦ Oct 24 '12 at 3:46

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