Question

Explain how mutual exclusion is handled in distributed system.

Answer 1

Answer:

Mutual exclusion: Concurrent access of processes to a shared resource or data is executed in mutually exclusive manner. ... In a distributed system, shared variables (semaphores) or a local kernel cannot be used to implement mutual exclusion. Message passing is the sole means for implementing distributed mutual exclusion.

Answer 2

Mutual exclusion: Concurrent access of processes to a shared resource or data is executed in mutually exclusive manner. ... In a distributed system, shared variables (semaphores) or a local kernel cannot be used to implement mutual exclusion. Message passing is the sole means for implementing distributed mutual exclusion.