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C programming with threads
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Module 4
Deadlock: Analysis and Prevention
1
Understanding Deadlock Conditions
Describe the four necessary conditions for deadlock to occur (mutual exclusion, hold and wait, no preemption, circular wait).
2
Preventing Deadlocks with Lock Ordering
Implement a lock-ordering policy to prevent deadlocks when acquiring multiple mutexes.
3
Non-Blocking Mutex Acquisition for Deadlock Avoidance
Use pthread_mutex_trylock in a loop as an alternative strategy to avoid deadlock.
4
Dining Philosophers: A Deadlock Simulation
Simulate the dining philosophers problem to demonstrate a classic deadlock scenario.
5
Deadlock-Free Dining Philosophers with Lock Ordering
Solve the dining philosophers problem without deadlock by applying a lock-ordering hierarchy.
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