Hi Guys, 

Can someone verify if my understanding of Little's law is correct in the 
context of locking.

Suppose I have a system where I acquire a lock, do some work and release 
it. Further, suppose that doing some "work" takes no time.


*λ = L/ *W              ( *λ = throughout, L=Average number of customer in 
a stable system, W=Average time spent in the system)*

*λ = 1/* W              (Since a lock will only allow one thread to execute)

*λ = 1/*10 micros   (Supposed average time taken to acquire the lock)

*λ **= *100,000 per second


Therefore, just by using a lock, the throughput of my system is capped at 
100,000 
per second.

Is my reasoning correct?


Thanks

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