

* starvation - a process could get deadlocked againĪ combination of approaches to optimize for each class of resources:Ī) Internal resources - prevention through resource orderingī) Central memory - prevention through preemption - swap out processĬ) Job resources - (assignable devices and files) - avoidance since resource requirements obtained from "job-control cards"ĭ) Swappable space - (space for process on backing store/disk) preallocation since maximum storage known * rollback - OS might maintain additional information, but increases overhead * after aborting a process some cleanup might be necessary (e.g., file written, printer being used)Ģ) preempt resources from one or more deadlock processes * try to minimize cost - imprecise and hard to determine Recovery from Deadlock - break deadlock cycle(s) byġ) aborting some or all deadlocked processes, or How often should the deadlock-detection algorithm be run? It depends on:ġ) How often is a deadlock likely to occur?Ģ) How many processes will be affected by deadlock when it happens?ĭeadlock reduces throughput and CPU utilization by reducing the resources available for runnable processes (the resources held by the deadlocked processes are not utilized). Unless the deadlock-detection algorithm is run for each request, then when deadlock is detected, there could be several deadlock cycles. Preethi J 9.31K subscribers Subscribe 37K views 1 year ago Operating Systems This video explains on deadlock avoidance using Bankers algorithm in operating system. It is used to ensure that processes request. If all processes are marked terminated there is no deadlocked processes. The Bankers algorithm is a resource allocation and deadlock avoidance algorithm used in operating systems.

Mark it as terminated and add all its assigned resources to Available.ģ) Repeat 1 and 2.

If no such process exists and there are some nonterminated processes, then deadlock has been detected.Ģ) Otherwise, assume that the process runs to completion. Instead of a Max matrix we use a Request matrix to indicate the current resources requested by each process.ġ) Look for a process whose Request resources entries are <= to Available for all resources. Banker's Algorithm for Deadlock Avoidance with multiple resource types:ĭeadlock Detection - allow deadlock to occur, but periodically check for deadlock processes and break the deadlock by terminating one or more processes.įor single instance resources, detecting a cycle in a resource allocation graph is enough to detect deadlock, but for resource types with multiple instances an algorithm very similar to the Bankers algorithm can be used.
