Atomics.isLockFree()

The static Atomics.isLockFree() method is used to determine whether to use locks or atomic operations. It returns true, if the given size is one of the BYTES_PER_ELEMENT property of integer TypedArray types.

Syntax

Atomics.isLockFree(size)

Parameters

size: The size in bytes to check.

Return value

A Boolean indicating whether the operation is lock free.

Examples

Atomics.isLockFree(1); // true
Atomics.isLockFree(2); // true
Atomics.isLockFree(3); // false
Atomics.isLockFree(4); // true
Atomics.isLockFree(5); // false
Atomics.isLockFree(6); // false
Atomics.isLockFree(7); // false
Atomics.isLockFree(8); // false

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript Latest Draft (ECMA-262) The definition of 'Atomics.isLockFree' in that specification.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile						Server
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	Node.js
`isLockFree`	Chrome Full support 68 Full support 68 No support 60 — 63 Notes Notes Chrome disabled `SharedArrayBuffer` on January 5, 2018 to help reduce the efficacy of speculative side-channel attacks. This was a temporary removal while mitigations were put in place.	Edge No support 16 — 17 Notes No support 16 — 17 Notes Notes Support was removed to mitigate speculative execution side-channel attacks (Windows blog).	Firefox Full support 57 Notes Disabled Full support 57 Notes Disabled Notes Support was disabled by default to mitigate speculative execution side-channel attacks (Mozilla Security Blog). Disabled From version 57: this feature is behind the `javascript.options.shared_memory` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support 55 — 57 No support 46 — 55 Disabled Disabled From version 46 until version 55 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `javascript.options.shared_memory` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support 10.1 — 11.1	WebView Android No support 60 — 63 Notes No support 60 — 63 Notes Notes Chrome disabled `SharedArrayBuffer` on January 5, 2018 to help reduce the efficacy of speculative side-channel attacks. This is intended as a temporary measure until other mitigations are in place.	Chrome Android No support 60 — 63 Notes No support 60 — 63 Notes Notes Chrome disabled `SharedArrayBuffer` on January 5, 2018 to help reduce the efficacy of speculative side-channel attacks. This is intended as a temporary measure until other mitigations are in place.	Firefox Android Full support 57 Notes Disabled Full support 57 Notes Disabled Notes Support was disabled by default to mitigate speculative execution side-channel attacks (Mozilla Security Blog). Disabled From version 57: this feature is behind the `javascript.options.shared_memory` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support 55 — 57 No support 46 — 55 Disabled Disabled From version 46 until version 55 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `javascript.options.shared_memory` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support 10.3 — 11.3	Samsung Internet Android No support No Notes No support No Notes Notes Chrome disabled `SharedArrayBuffer` on January 5, 2018 to help reduce the efficacy of speculative side-channel attacks. This is intended as a temporary measure until other mitigations are in place.	nodejs Full support 8.10.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
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