Incorporatingpriority of the update into the backoff time constant is one way to avoidstarvation.What I prefer to see in this context is a method that takes a closure thatdoes the desired mutation and which encapsulates the necessary read, modify,write, retry logic.On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 8:18 PM, Jordan Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:> We would appreciate any/all feedback, BTW.>> -JZ>> On 10/11/1