System Deadlocks

  • Authors:
  • E. G. Coffman;M. Elphick;A. Shoshani

  • Affiliations:
  • Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania;University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, England;System Development Corporation, Santa Monica, California

  • Venue:
  • ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
  • Year:
  • 1971

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Abstract

A problem of increasing importance in the design of large multiprogramming systems is the, so-called, deadlock or deadly-embrace problem. In this article we survey the work that has been done on the treatment of deadlocks from both the theoretical and practical points of view.