How deeply does C++ Concurrency in Action, Second Edition cover concurrent testing?

Recommends minimal tests and single-threaded checks, without specifying a detailed testing procedure.

Concurrent testing

As explained in C++ Concurrency in Action, Second Edition

Testing software for defects that arise when multiple threads or computations execute concurrently.

Concurrent testing checks multithreaded code for defects that depend on thread scheduling. The same input can succeed in one run and expose a race condition in another, because scheduling is indeterminate. section 11.2.2

Make tests easier to interpret by:

Testing the smallest relevant piece of code; for a concurrent queue, test concurrent pushes and pops directly rather than through a larger application path. section 11.2.2
Removing concurrency when possible. If the problem persists in a single-threaded test, it is a general bug rather than a concurrency-related one. section 11.2.2

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Related concepts

concurrencyuses · Concurrency is the structuring or execution of multiple computational activities so their progress overlaps in time, whether or not they run simultaneously.
state spaceuses · A state space is the set of possible states or configurations of a system, environment, or problem.
determinismcontrasts with · Determinism is the property of a process or system in which identical inputs and relevant states or conditions determine the same outcome or behavior.

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