Process Synchronization and Critical Section Problem

4.5 hours

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Session Overview

Comprehensive treatment of process synchronization, critical section problem, synchronization primitives, and classical synchronization problems with solutions.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

Understand race conditions and the critical section problem
Master synchronization primitives: locks, semaphores, monitors, condition variables
Analyze Peterson's solution and hardware-based synchronization mechanisms
Implement solutions to classical problems: Producer-Consumer, Readers-Writers, Dining Philosophers
Apply semaphores and monitors for process synchronization
Understand deadlock prevention in synchronization scenarios

Course Materials

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Process Synchronization Theory and Practice (70 pages)

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Critical Section Problem Solutions and Analysis

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Semaphore Implementation and Usage Guide

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Monitor Concepts and Programming Examples

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Classical Synchronization Problems with Solutions

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Pthread Synchronization Programming Tutorial

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Deadlock Detection and Prevention in Synchronization

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Comprehensive Synchronization Programming Project

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