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Starvation-Free Solutions of Mutual Exclusion Problems Using Semaphores
(Proceedings of the ACM South Central Regional Conference, 1987-10)
The standard implementation of mutual exclusion by means of a semaphore allows starvation of processes. Between 1979 and 1986, three algorithms were proposed that preclude starvation. These algorithms use a special kind ...