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Issues of Mutexes: Deadlocks

Explore the concept of deadlocks in C++ threading caused by improper mutex locking order. Understand how threads can get permanently blocked waiting for resources, leading to program standstills. This lesson helps you identify deadlock scenarios and introduces ways to prevent these issues for safer concurrent programming.

The issues with mutexes boil down to one main concern: deadlocks.

Deadlock

A deadlock is a state where two or more threads are blocked because each thread waits for the release of a resource before it releases its own resource.

The ...