Two threads try to acquire the same resource at the same time and both are blocked. Then, they continually change their states i

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Two threads try to acquire the same resource at the same time and both are blocked. Then, they continually change their states i

n the same way and are continuously blocked. This condition is called

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maksim [4K] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-28T03:51:09+03:00

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livelock.

Explanation:

"Two threads try to acquire the same resource at the same time and both are blocked. Then, they continually change their states in the same way and are continuously blocked. This condition is called" LIVELOCK.

The term ''livelock" in is a very good and a very important in aspect that is related to computing. LIVELOCK simply means a lock in which the process in denied multiple times. A perfect example is;

When a person A and a person meet on a very narrow path. Both person A and Person B will want to shift to a position which will allow each of them to pass(This are the processes Person A and B wants to take), so if the two now move to the same exact position instead of moving in an opposite direction then, we will say that we have a LIVELOCK.