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+# Memory Reclamation
+
+* :scroll: [Making Lockless Synchronization Fast: Performance Implications of Memory Reclamation](http://www.rdrop.com/users/paulmck/RCU/hart_ipdps06.pdf)
+    - Multicore systems are ubiquitous but modern concurrent programming
+techniques still do not see wide-spread adoption. Most concurrent software
+(developed in low-level languages) still relies on error-prone and unscalable
+memory management techniques for correctness despite the introduction of
+superior methods over 30 years ago. Safe memory reclamation allows for
+performant and robust memory management that is also suitable for advanced
+concurrent programming techniques such as non-blocking synchronization. If
+properly used, safe memory reclamation techniques allow improved performance and
+simplicity without the complexity of full-blown garbage collection. This paper
+provides a terrific overview of common safe memory reclamation mechanisms and
+then explores their performance implications.
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