Condition Variables

CSC 213 - Operating Systems and Parallel Algorithms - Weinman



Answer the following questions. Record your answers in your Reading Journal.
  1. Select the sentence from today's reading that best distinguishes the roles of locks and condition variables, respectively. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain your selection.
  2. In your own words, explain why using a while, rather than if around a condition wait is important.
  3. Though all are necessary for correctness, identify the line in Figure 30.10 that you find most important. Briefly (3-5 sentences) explain why you chose this line over the others.