Open source Java proponents want to modernize the Java memory model, which has not been formally updated in more than nine years, and focus on concurrency. A JEP (JDK Enhancement Proposal), number ...

If you’re curious to know what’s wrong with the current JMM, Doug Lea points to “ Java memory model examples: Good, bad, and ugly ” (Aspinall and Ševčík, 2007).

The existing Java Memory Model, as was defined in JSR 133 (henceforth referred to as JMM-JSR133) specifies consistency models for shared memory and also helps provide definitions for developers so ...