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Module: Synchronization

Race conditions, locks, variables, monitors, deadlock

Learning Outcomes

Understand synchronization issues and apply them to programming problems

Readings

Synchronization

Race conditions, locks, condition variables, monitors

Lecture notes

Textbook Reading

Operating System Concepts, Sections 5.1-2, 5.5, 5.6.4, 5.7.1, 5.9

Reading

Sample code Synchronization

code

Deadlock

The deadlock problem, deadlock resolution

Lecture notes

Textbook Reading

Operating System Concepts, Sections 7.1-4, 7.5 (not 7.5.3), 7.6 (not 7.6.2), 7.7-8

Reading

Sample code Deadlocks

code

Experiential Learning

Race Conditions

Determining all possible output of a program with race conditions

Sample problem

Race Conditions

Determining all possible output of a program with race conditions

Solution