What is deadlock? How can I eliminate it?
Created May 4, 2012
Stephen Leonard A simple deadlock situation is one in which a two threads are waiting. Each thread waiting for a resource which is held by the other waiting thread. [In Java, this resource is usually the object lock obtained by the synchronized keyword.]
Hope this can point you in the right direction.
This deadlock situation can range from the above two thread situation to any number of threads waiting in a circular fashion.
Many solutions to this well known problem have been defined over the years including the large range of solutions to "The Dining Philosophers" problem.
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