You're right and they're not currently a goal: "Non-goals: make channels completely lock-free (this would significantly complicate implementation and make it s

You're right and they're not currently a goal: "Non-goals: make channels completely lock-free (this would significantly complicate implementation and make it slower for common cases)" http://talks.golang.org/2014/go1.3.slide#8 http://talks.golang.org/2014/go1.3.slide#8