Golgappa.net | Golgappa.org | BagIndia.net | BodyIndia.Com | CabIndia.net | CarsBikes.net | CarsBikes.org | CashIndia.net | ConsumerIndia.net | CookingIndia.net | DataIndia.net | DealIndia.net | EmailIndia.net | FirstTablet.com | FirstTourist.com | ForsaleIndia.net | IndiaBody.Com | IndiaCab.net | IndiaCash.net | IndiaModel.net | KidForum.net | OfficeIndia.net | PaysIndia.com | RestaurantIndia.net | RestaurantsIndia.net | SaleForum.net | SellForum.net | SoldIndia.com | StarIndia.net | TomatoCab.com | TomatoCabs.com | TownIndia.com
Interested to Buy Any Domain ? << Click Here >> for more details...

What is mutex precisely used for?

Answer Posted / rohil

The mutex (mutually exclusion) variables are used thread
synchroniization and for protecting the shared memory(data
segment) when multiple writes occur

Is This Answer Correct ?    23 Yes 0 No



Post New Answer       View All Answers


Please Help Members By Posting Answers For Below Questions

can a pointer be volatile ? Explain.

878


What is top half & bottom half of a kernel?

837


Tell me what is interrupt latency?

826


What are hard and soft real time systems?

961


What is your experience with qa engineering?

839


How are macros different from inline functions?

899


Tell me what does dma address will deal with?

821


Are you familiar with design patterns? What design software have you used and in what situations?

869


Tell me what is null pointer and what is its use?

851


What is the difference between hard real-time and soft real-time os?

793


Explain interrupt latency and how can we decrease it?

833


A vast majority of high performance embedded systems today use risc architecture why?

1095


Which parameters decide the size of data type for a processor?

863


What is meant by a sandbox, why you would use one.

850


What trade offs do you have for resource contention?

860