Chapter 12: Deadlocks
Deadlocks, one of the most common concurrency problems, will be the first problem that we will analyze in this book. In this chapter, we will discuss the theoretical causes of deadlocks in concurrent programming. We will cover a classical synchronization problem in concurrency, called the dining philosophers problem, as a real-life example of a deadlock. We will also illustrate an actual implementation of a deadlock in Python and discuss several methods to address this problem. This chapter will also cover the concept of livelocks, which are relevant to deadlocks and are also a common problem in concurrent programming.
The following topics will be covered in this chapter:
- The concept of deadlocks
- Approaches to deadlock situations
- The concept of livelocks
By the end of this chapter, we will have gained a deep understanding of the problem, its place in concurrent programming, and the practical approaches to solving it.
