Practice Mutex Vs Binary Semaphore (7.5) - Process Synchronization in Real-Time Systems
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Mutex vs Binary Semaphore

Practice - Mutex vs Binary Semaphore

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is a mutex?

💡 Hint: Think about exclusive access to resources.

Question 2 Easy

What does a binary semaphore do?

💡 Hint: Consider task signaling.

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Question 1

Which of the following is a characteristic of a mutex?

Task-specific ownership
No ownership tracking
Allows multiple tasks to lock it

💡 Hint: Think about who can lock and unlock a mutex.

Question 2

True or False: Binary semaphores support priority inheritance.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall the properties of semaphores.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Provide a situation in a real-time system where using both a mutex and binary semaphore could be beneficial. Discuss the implementation details.

💡 Hint: Consider the roles of data handling and task signaling.

Challenge 2 Hard

Analyze the impact of incorrectly using a mutex instead of a binary semaphore for signaling events in a multi-tasking environment.

💡 Hint: Think about synchronization effects on task scheduling.

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