Comments on: The Parable of the Bathroom http://karlagius.com/2008/03/23/the-parable-of-the-bathroom/ It's not rocket science Sun, 06 May 2012 06:53:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rahat http://karlagius.com/2008/03/23/the-parable-of-the-bathroom/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Rahat Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:19:49 +0000 http://karlagius.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-31 Its really a well organized simple example to have a grip on locking concept. Thankx for this stuff man. Its really a well organized simple example to have a grip on locking concept. Thankx for this stuff man.

]]> By: Finds of the Week - March 30, 2008 » Chinh Do http://karlagius.com/2008/03/23/the-parable-of-the-bathroom/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Finds of the Week - March 30, 2008 » Chinh Do Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:01:04 +0000 http://karlagius.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-15 [...] "k" explains deadlocking with The Parable of the Bathroom. [...] [...] "k" explains deadlocking with The Parable of the Bathroom. [...]

]]> By: Wöchentliche Rundablage: WPF, Silverlight 2, ASP.NET MVC, .NET 3.5… | Code-Inside Blog http://karlagius.com/2008/03/23/the-parable-of-the-bathroom/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Wöchentliche Rundablage: WPF, Silverlight 2, ASP.NET MVC, .NET 3.5… | Code-Inside Blog Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:04:24 +0000 http://karlagius.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-20 [...] The Parable of the Bathroom [...] [...] The Parable of the Bathroom [...]

]]> By: karlagius http://karlagius.com/2008/03/23/the-parable-of-the-bathroom/comment-page-1/#comment-19 karlagius Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:07:39 +0000 http://karlagius.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-19 AW: Very well put indeed :D Raffaele: Hi, really glad you liked it :) AW: Very well put indeed :D
Raffaele: Hi, really glad you liked it :)

]]> By: AW http://karlagius.com/2008/03/23/the-parable-of-the-bathroom/comment-page-1/#comment-18 AW Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:22:38 +0000 http://karlagius.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-18 You might say if B timed out waiting for the lock on the toilet paper, B would be left in an 'unclean state'. Toilet humour is the cheapest kind. You might say if B timed out waiting for the lock on the toilet paper, B would be left in an ‘unclean state’.

Toilet humour is the cheapest kind.

]]> By: Raffaele Bianco http://karlagius.com/2008/03/23/the-parable-of-the-bathroom/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Raffaele Bianco Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:36:17 +0000 http://karlagius.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-17 Great job dude, It's a good idea to use a lock because I can't imagine A and B using the toilet paper at the same time :) Great job dude,

It’s a good idea to use a lock because I can’t imagine A and B using the toilet paper at the same time :)

]]> By: Reflective Perspective - Chris Alcock » The Morning Brew #59 http://karlagius.com/2008/03/23/the-parable-of-the-bathroom/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Reflective Perspective - Chris Alcock » The Morning Brew #59 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:07:07 +0000 http://karlagius.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-16 [...] The Parable of the Bathroom - A nice set of analogies for different styles of lock - good reading if you are new to this kind of thing [...] [...] The Parable of the Bathroom – A nice set of analogies for different styles of lock – good reading if you are new to this kind of thing [...]

]]> By: karlagius http://karlagius.com/2008/03/23/the-parable-of-the-bathroom/comment-page-1/#comment-30 karlagius Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:39:46 +0000 http://karlagius.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-30 :D Yes, it could have been, couldn't it? :D Thanks Sam. :D Yes, it could have been, couldn’t it? :D
Thanks Sam.

]]> By: Sam http://karlagius.com/2008/03/23/the-parable-of-the-bathroom/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Sam Wed, 26 Mar 2008 02:57:16 +0000 http://karlagius.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-29 Awesome... and not nearly as disgusting as I thought it might be :) Awesome… and not nearly as disgusting as I thought it might be :)

]]> By: karlagius http://karlagius.com/2008/03/23/the-parable-of-the-bathroom/comment-page-1/#comment-28 karlagius Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:24:14 +0000 http://karlagius.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-28 Hi mind, Locking the stall door assumes there is a stall to lock, which is not implied in the example. However, what you suggest is a good example of reorganizing code and resources to reduce chances of a deadlock. We'd also be assuming that B only needs the urinal though, which may or may not be the case :D Regarding your second statement, B holding a lock on the door before the roll is available is what causes the deadlock in the first place, since A cannot release the roll without entering the bathroom. Hi mind,

Locking the stall door assumes there is a stall to lock, which is not implied in the example. However, what you suggest is a good example of reorganizing code and resources to reduce chances of a deadlock. We’d also be assuming that B only needs the urinal though, which may or may not be the case :D

Regarding your second statement, B holding a lock on the door before the roll is available is what causes the deadlock in the first place, since A cannot release the roll without entering the bathroom.

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