Deadlock detection and prevention mechanism for a computer system
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Mar 2, 1982
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Apr 19, 1974
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Apr 19, 1974
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A method and apparatus for detecting a deadlock condition where two or more processes are waiting for events which cannot happen. Firmware is provided to examine the request of a first process of a group of processes for assignment of a first resource of a group of resources, and to determine whether said first resource is or is not currently assigned to a second process of said group of processes which said second process is already waiting directly or indirectly for a second resource of said group of resources which said second resource is currently assigned to the said first process.
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