Practice - Race Conditions and Concurrent Data Corruption
Practice Questions
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Define what a race condition is.
💡 Hint: Consider situations where timing affects results.
What is a mutex?
💡 Hint: Think about how you might lock a door for privacy.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is a race condition?
💡 Hint: Think of timing issues in concurrent execution.
True or False: Mutexes allow multiple tasks to access shared resources at the same time.
💡 Hint: Consider how a mutex operates.
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Challenge Problems
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Write a function simulating two tasks accessing a shared variable and demonstrate the outcome without using a mutex.
💡 Hint: Keep track of value before and after operations.
Design a simple RTOS-based program to handle two tasks safely using a mutex to protect access to a global counter. Explain your design.
💡 Hint: Identify when to lock and unlock the mutex.
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