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24 May 2025

  • curprev 19:1919:19, 24 May 2025 Martini talk contribs 12,146 bytes +12,146 Created page with "{{SMPV211}} Deadlock can be defined as an unresolved contention for use of a resource. Whenever any mutual exclusion primitive is used, the possibility of deadlock is introduced. This is evident even in uniprocessor system such as OS/2 with the use of semaphores. The possibilities of deadlock are greater in a multiprocessor environment because of the large requirement for mutual exclusion. The method of mutual exclusion for device drivers and the OS/2 SMP kernel is the s..."
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