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title: "deadlock"
type: concept
related: [Deadlock]
source: https://www.jemoka.com/posts/kbhdeadlock/
confidence: high
status: active
---

deadlock is when mutexes lock in a circular order:
thread 1:
m1.lock(); m2.lock(); thread 2:
m2.lock(); m3.lock(); We prevent this by locking things in the same order. Which maybe hard: because loops.
We need, also, to limit the number of threads competing for a shared resource: imagine all of your threads doing a thing, will it deadlock? If so, limit.
