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  2. Deadlock (computer science) - Wikipedia

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    Deadlock avoidance requires that the operating system be given in advance additional information concerning which resources a process will request and use during its lifetime. Deadlock avoidance algorithm analyzes each and every request by examining that there is no possibility of deadlock occurrence in the future if the requested resource is ...

  3. Distributed lock manager - Wikipedia

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    OCFS2, the Oracle Cluster File System was added [2] to the official Linux kernel with version 2.6.16, in January 2006. The alpha-quality code warning on OCFS2 was removed in 2.6.19. Red Hat's cluster software, including their DLM and GFS2 was officially added to the Linux kernel [3] with version 2.6.19, in November 2006.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Deadlock - Wikipedia

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    Deadlock commonly refers to: Deadlock (locksmithing) or deadbolt, a physical door locking mechanism; Deadlock (computer science), a situation where two processes are each waiting for the other to finish; Political deadlock or gridlock, a situation of difficulty passing laws that satisfy the needs of the people

  6. Windows 7 - Wikipedia

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    A new "Action Center" was also added to provide an overview of system security and maintenance information, and tweaks were made to the User Account Control system to make it less intrusive. Windows 7 also shipped with updated versions of several stock applications, including Internet Explorer 8, Windows Media Player, and Windows Media Center.

  7. Linux - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 January 2025. Family of Unix-like operating systems This article is about the family of operating systems. For the kernel, see Linux kernel. For other uses, see Linux (disambiguation). Operating system Linux Tux the penguin, the mascot of Linux Developer Community contributors, Linus Torvalds Written ...

  8. File locking - Wikipedia

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    Linux also supports mandatory locking through the special -o mand parameter for file system mounting , but this is rarely used. Some Unix-like operating systems prevent attempts to open the executable file of a running program for writing; this is a third form of locking, separate from those provided by fcntl and flock .

  9. Bharat Operating System Solutions - Wikipedia

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    BOSS Linux was developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing with the aim of promoting the adoption of free and open-source software throughout India. As a vital deliverable software of the National Resource Centre for Free and Open Source Software, it has an enhanced desktop environment that includes support for various Indian language and instructional software.