考虑以下针对临界区问题提出的解决方案。有 n 个进程:P0 …Pn-1。在代码中,函数pmax 返回一个不小于其任何参数的整数。对于所有 i,t[i] 被初始化为零。
关于上述解决方案,以下哪一项是正确的?
(A)任何时候至多一个进程处于临界区
(B)满足有界等待条件
(C)满足进度条件
(D)不会造成死锁答案:(一)
解释:
Mutual exclusion is satisfied:
All other processes j started before i must have value (i.e. t[j])
less than the value of process i (i.e. t[i]) as function pMax()
return a integer not smaller than any of its arguments. So if anyone
out of the processes j have positive value will be executing in its
critical section as long as the condition t[j] > 0 && t[j] <= t[i] within
while will persist. And when this j process comes out of its critical
section, it sets t[j] = 0; and next process will be selected in for loop.
So when i process reaches to its critical section none of the processes j
which started earlier before process i is in its critical section. This
ensure that only one process is executing its critical section at a time.
Deadlock and progress are not satisfied:
while (t[j] != 0 && t[j] <=t[i]); because of this condition deadlock is
possible when value of j process becomes equals to the value of process i
(i.e t[j] == t[i]). because of the deadlock progess is also not possible
(i.e. Progess == no deadlock) as no one process is able to make progress
by stoping other process.
Bounded waiting is also not satisfied:
In this case both deadlock and bounded waiting to be arising from the same
reason as if t[j] == t[i] is possible then starvation is possible means
infinite waiting.
此解释由 Dheerendra Singh 提供。
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