Covering Conditions

Let's discuss one last use case of the condition variables, the covering conditions.

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We’ll now look at one more example of how condition variables can be used. This code study is drawn from Lampson and Redell’s paper on Pilot“Experience with Processes and Monitors in Mesa” by B.W. Lampson, D.R. Redell. Communications of the ACM. 23:2, pages 105-117, February 1980. A terrific paper about how to actually implement signaling and condition variables in a real system, leading to the ...