According to at least one embodiment, a method includes determining that a thread desires a lock for accessing a resource. The method further includes dynamically determining a portion of the resource for which a lock is to be obtained for the thread, and obtaining the lock on the determined portion. According to at least one embodiment, a system includes a processor for executing a plurality of threads, and a resource usable by the plurality of threads. The threads are each operable to dynamically determine a portion of the resource for which a lock is to be obtained for the thread desiring to use the resource.