Some myths about famous mutual exclusion algorithms

@article{Alagarsamy2003SomeMA,
  title={Some myths about famous mutual exclusion algorithms},
  author={K. Alagarsamy},
  journal={SIGACT News},
  year={2003},
  volume={34},
  pages={94-103}
}
  • K. Alagarsamy
  • Published 1 September 2003
  • Computer Science
  • SIGACT News
Dekker's algorithm[9] is the historically first software solution to mutual exclusion problem for 2-process case. The first software solution for n-process case was subsequently proposed by Dijkstra[8]. These two algorithms have become de facto examples of mutual exclusion algorithms, for their historical importance. Since the publication of Dijkstra's algorithm, there have been many solutions proposed in the literature [24, 1, 2]. In that, Peterson's algorithm [21] is one among the very… 
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