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deadlock

Two threads each waiting forever for something the other one holds.

A deadlock is a cycle of threads each blocked waiting for a resource held by the next, so none can proceed.

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Examples

  • Thread 1 locks a and waits for b, while thread 2 locks b and waits for a. Neither ever moves again.

See also

lock blocking
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