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Rework batch processor to elaborate in code comments / avoid while(...) loops #477

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There's a code in Batch Log processor that contains the following constructs:

  while (is_force_flush_.load() == true)
  {
    cv_.notify_one();
  }

These constructs look suspicious, as "what if" the other thread does not refresh the is_force_flush value - does it mean that we are effectively busy-waiting, burning CPU cycles?

Should this be supplemented with some timed idle-wait or with std::thread::yield , or reworked using conditional variables?

Discussed with @open-telemetry/cpp-approvers during SIG call that the code as it is coded - looks funky, but should be fine .. Let's see if it can be reworked long-term to look cleaner.

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