One of two process can be in starvation! Wladimir Araujo Tavares *Federal University of CearĂ¡
* On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 10:49 AM, sanjay ahuja <sanjayahuja.i...@gmail.com>wrote: > where does it ensure that if P1 has first executed critical section > then it will get chance to execute critical section only after P2 has > executed critical section once. > > If it is strict alternation then it is ensuring bounded waiting! > > > On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Akshata Sharma > <akshatasharm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Why is C not true? > > > > On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 6:31 PM, sanjay ahuja < > sanjayahuja.i...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > >> > >> B and D are true > >> > >> > >> On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Nishant Mittal > >> <mittal.nishan...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > It does not prevent deadlock so i think (D) is definitely true. > >> > > >> > On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Akshata Sharma > >> > <akshatasharm...@gmail.com> > >> > wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Two processes, P1 and P2, need to access a critical section of code. > >> >> Consider the following synchronization construct used by the > processes: > >> >> > >> >> /* P1 */ > >> >> while (true) { > >> >> wants1 = true; > >> >> while (wants2==true); > >> >> /* Critical Section */ > >> >> wants1=false; > >> >> } > >> >> /* Remainder section */ > >> >> > >> >> /* P2 */ > >> >> while (true) { > >> >> wants2 = true; > >> >> while (wants1==true); > >> >> /* Critical Section */ > >> >> Wants2=false; > >> >> } > >> >> /* Remainder section */ > >> >> > >> >> Here, wants1 and wants2 are shared variables, which are initialized > to > >> >> false. Which one of the following statements is TRUE about the above > >> >> construct? > >> >> (A) It does not ensure mutual exclusion. > >> >> (B) It does not ensure bounded waiting. > >> >> (C) It requires that processes enter the critical section in strict > >> >> alternation. > >> >> (D) It does not prevent deadlocks, but ensures mutual exclusion. > >> >> > >> >> I think B,C are true. It also prevents deadlock so D is also true, > not > >> >> sure though. Am I right? > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> >> Groups > >> >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. > >> >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> >> For more options, visit this group at > >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> > Groups > >> > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > >> > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> > For more options, visit this group at > >> > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Sanjay Ahuja, > >> Analyst, Financing Prime Brokerage > >> Nomura Securities India Pvt. Ltd > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > Sanjay Ahuja, > Analyst, Financing Prime Brokerage > Nomura Securities India Pvt. Ltd > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.