deadlock avoidance — 2 Technical Articles

Apr 23, 2026 · Fundamentals

Master Spinlock: Understand Linux Kernel Synchronization and Avoid Deadlocks

This article explains Linux kernel spinlocks—from basic concepts and atomic operations to memory barriers, busy‑waiting, and proper usage—illustrating common pitfalls like deadlocks, priority inversion, and recursion, and provides practical guidelines, code examples, and debugging tools to help developers implement safe, efficient synchronization.

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Master Spinlock: Understand Linux Kernel Synchronization and Avoid Deadlocks

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Feb 10, 2021 · Fundamentals

Mastering the Banker’s Algorithm: One Sentence, One Diagram to Prevent Deadlock

This article concisely explains the Banker’s algorithm—its core idea in a single sentence and its entire workflow illustrated with a diagram—followed by a detailed example that shows how to determine system safety and handle resource requests.

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Mastering the Banker’s Algorithm: One Sentence, One Diagram to Prevent Deadlock