Can `Arc::is_unique` return `true` in this example?

135 · Users Rust Lang · June 29, 2026, 1:24 p.m.
Summary
The blog post explores a specific concurrency scenario in Rust involving `Arc::is_unique`. It discusses how memory ordering and thread synchronization rules affect whether `Arc::is_unique` can yield `true`, detailing the impact of `AtomicPtr` and `AtomicBool` on the program's behavior. The author explains the intricacies of Rust's reference counting while providing a concrete code example, highlighting potential pitfalls in concurrent programming with shared references.