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  2. Reentrant mutex - Wikipedia

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    m.lock() — mutex locked; callback(1) lock_and_call(0) — because i > 0; m.lock() — deadlock, because m is already locked, so the executing thread will block, waiting for itself. Replacing the mutex with a recursive one solves the problem, because the final m.lock() will succeed without blocking.

  3. Wait-for graph - Wikipedia

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    A wait-for graph in computer science is a directed graph used for deadlock detection in operating systems and relational database systems.. In computer science, a system that allows concurrent operation of multiple processes and locking of resources and which does not provide mechanisms to avoid or prevent deadlock must support a mechanism to detect deadlocks and an algorithm for recovering ...

  4. Multiple granularity locking - Wikipedia

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    IS locks conflict with X locks, while IX locks conflict with S and X locks. The null lock (NL) is compatible with everything. To lock a node in S (or X), MGL has the transaction lock on all of its ancestors with IS (or IX), so if a transaction locks a node in S (or X), no other transaction can access its ancestors in X (or S and X). This ...

  5. Thread safety - Wikipedia

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    However, deadlock-free guarantees cannot always be given, since deadlocks can be caused by callbacks and violation of architectural layering independent of the library itself. Software libraries can provide certain thread-safety guarantees. [5] For example, concurrent reads might be guaranteed to be thread-safe, but concurrent writes might not be.

  6. Deadlock prevention algorithms - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, deadlock prevention algorithms are used in concurrent programming when multiple processes must acquire more than one shared resource.If two or more concurrent processes obtain multiple resources indiscriminately, a situation can occur where each process has a resource needed by another process.

  7. Lock (computer science) - Wikipedia

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    Generally, locks are advisory locks, where each thread cooperates by acquiring the lock before accessing the corresponding data. Some systems also implement mandatory locks, where attempting unauthorized access to a locked resource will force an exception in the entity attempting to make the access. The simplest type of lock is a binary ...

  8. Two-phase locking - Wikipedia

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    C2PL prevents deadlocks. In cases of heavy lock contention, C2PL reduces the time locks are held on average, relative to 2PL and Strict 2PL, because transactions that hold locks are never blocked. In light lock contention, C2PL holds more locks than is necessary, because it is difficult to predict which locks will be needed in the future, thus ...

  9. File locking - Wikipedia

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    Although this does prevent any other process from accessing the file, it can be more efficient than individually locking many regions in the file by removing the overhead of acquiring and releasing each lock. Poor use of file locks, like any computer lock, can result in poor performance or in deadlocks. File locking may also refer to additional ...