Computer Science Fundamentals
Operating Systems
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Mar 07, 2013
What is a Safe State and what is its use in deadlock avoidance?
Detailed Explanation
When a process requests an available resource, system must decide if immediate allocation leaves the system in a safe state. System is in safe state if there exists a safe sequence of all processes. Deadlock Avoidance : ensure that a system will never enter an unsafe state.
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