Avoiding deadlock in multitasking systems
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Deadlock problems can arise in many subtle ways in a multitasking system. System designers must be constantly alert to the deadlock possibilities of any proposed design. Users designing application programs in which multitasking capabilities are used face similar problems. Once a deadlock situation has been recognized, it can probably be circumvented by one of the techniques described.
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Published in:
IBM Systems Journal
(Volume:7
,
Issue:
2
)
Date of Publication: 1968