Executor starvation

A concurrency pitfall where running blocking or long-CPU work directly on an async runtime's worker thread stalls the executor and starves other ready tasks.

grounded in: HN trend theme 'Rust and systems-language craft: Multiple front-page posts debate Rust-style ergonomics and its async/concurrency pitfalls'

Connected concepts

Async runtime, Poll-based futures, Cooperative scheduling, Thread-per-Core, Cancellation safety