Practice Priority Inversion and Solutions - 6.6 | 6. Resource Allocation in Real-Time and Embedded Systems | Operating Systems
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is priority inversion?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the order of task priorities.

Question 2

Easy

Name one solution to priority inversion.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Focus on how we can help a higher-priority task.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What is priority inversion?

  • A. When high-priority tasks miss deadlines
  • B. When lower-priority tasks block higher-priority tasks
  • C. A method to boost task priority

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about which tasks are causing delays.

Question 2

True or False: Priority inheritance can help in minimizing missed deadlines.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider how a temporary boost affects task flow.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design a real-time system with three tasks of varying priorities. Explain how priority inheritance would work if the highest-priority task needs a resource held by the lowest-priority task.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Visualize the task hierarchy and resource management.

Question 2

Evaluate the potential trade-offs between using priority inheritance versus the priority ceiling protocol in a heavily loaded real-time system.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider performance impacts of each approach.

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