A lock or mutex is a mechanism in computer science that restricts access to a resource when multiple threads are involved. It enforces a mutual exclusion policy and can be implemented in various ways for different applications.
Stanford University
Spring 2020
This course provides an in-depth understanding of the basic facilities provided by modern operating systems. It's structured into three major sections: concurrency, memory management, and file systems, followed by some smaller topics like virtual machines. The class includes one problem set and four programming projects based on the Pintos kernel, requiring a significant commitment of time.
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