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Method and system for deadlock detection and avoidance

  • US 20030023656A1
  • Filed: 02/07/2002
  • Published: 01/30/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a computing system supporting multiple processes, said method including the steps of:

  • providing a set of monitors for controlling access to resources of the computer system, whereby a process has to enter a monitor in order to access a corresponding resource, and has to join an entry queue for the monitor if the resource is currently owned by another process;

    responsive to a predetermined condition, examining processes queued on monitors to determine whether there is a deadlock situation; and

    if such a deadlock is found, returning information about the identity of the processes and monitors involved in the deadlock.

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