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Hi Friends,

Can any one please explain how the doIt() will be executed by the two threads in the below code....



Thanks,
Ravindra.

[ UD: added CODE tags for better readability ]
[ August 19, 2007: Message edited by: Ulf Dittmer ]
 
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What is the meaning of while(true).
Bccause, it looks like the program will run forever. I mean the while loop will never stop.
 
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Hi,



As two locks objects are used, threads t1 and t2 will be able to call doit() without blocking each other.
However, inside the method, things may be different, eg :
If t1 get lock1 for i1++, t2 will be unable to get lock1 for i1++ OR i2++ and will be blocking.
If t2 get lock2 for k1 & k2, t1 will be able to get lock1 for i1 OR i2
For j1 and j2, t1 and t2 may use them as they want ...
 
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The code needs the while true to long quite a long time. Only rarely the i and j values are unequal.
k values are never unequal.

If you want a shorter output, you have to put yield-calls into the method to give other threads a chance.



produces
i
j
i
j
i
j
i
j
i
j
i
j
i
j
i
j
i
j

on my system.
Also here the k values are never unqual.

But you have forgotten something:
Quote your sources, please.

Yours,
Bu.
 
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