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Deadlock (Deadly Embrace) Definition
DocumentID: 656215
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:41 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: Deadlock (Deadly Embrace): With multitasking operating systems, when multiple tasks are running, they often need access to the same peripheral devices such as disk drives, memory, printers, and other pieces of hardware.
Since each task competes with others for the same resources, it's likely that, at some point in time, one task will have the resources needed by another.

The operating system should manage the tasks so that the resources are properly shared. It's possible, however, for the operating system to allocate resources in such a way that it becomes impossible for any task to proceed. This position is known as a deadlock or deadly embrace. A deadlock is guaranteed to bring the operating system to a grinding halt.

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