Home » Operating Systems » Operating systems miscellaneous » Question

Operating systems miscellaneous

  1. The enter _CS() and leave_CS() functions to implement critical section of a process are realized using test-and-set instruction as follows
    void enter_CS(X)
    {
    while (test-and-sex (X));
    }
    void leave_CS(X)
    {
    X = 0;
    }
    In the above solution, X is a memory location associated with the CS and is initialized to 0. Now, consider the following statements :
    1. The above solution to CS problem is deadlock-free.
    2. The solution is starvation-free.
    3. The processes enter CS in FIFO order.
    4. More than one processes can enter CS at the same time.
    Which of the above statements is true?
    1. 1 only
    2. 1 and 2
    3. 2 and 3
    4. 4 only
Correct Option: A

The given program initializes the memory location X to 0 in the test and set instruction and in the function leave_CS().
∴ Above solution is deadlock free.



Your comments will be displayed only after manual approval.