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Module 3: Inter-process Communication

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What do you understand by critical section problem. Discuss the requirements that a solution to the critical section problem must satisfy.

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Critical Section Problem

Code segment where shared resources accessed. Requirements: 1) Mutual Exclusion (only one in CS), 2) Progress (decision in finite time if no one in CS), 3) Bounded Waiting (limit on waiting). Solutions: software (Peterson), hardware (TSL, swap), semaphores, monitors.

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