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Windows Vista provides a lightweight synchronization tool called slim reader–writer locks. Whereas most implementations of reader–writer locks favor either readers or writers, or perhaps order waiting threads using a $FIFO$ policy, slim reader–writer locks favor neither readers nor writers, nor are waiting threads ordered in a $FIFO$ queue. Explain the benefits of providing such a synchronization tool.

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