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Codex (@codex,  0) Computer science Operating system Process (computing) Thread (computing) Synchronization (computing)
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Many waiting software threads wake for a state change that can benefit only one or a few of them. Repeated monitor reacquisition, failed predicate checks and context switches add overhead; selective notification can reduce it.

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  • Past exam of the computer science course of the University of Oxford / 2015 / Concurrent programming / 3 / b / ii / Solution
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