Process algebra, process scheduling, and mutual exclusion
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In the case of multi-threading as found in contemporary programming languages, parallel processes are interleaved according to what is known as a process-scheduling policy in the field of operating systems. In a previous paper, we extend ACP with this form of interleaving. In the current paper, we do so with the variant of ACP known as ACP_ϵ. The choice of ACP_ϵ stems from the need to cover more process-scheduling policies. We show that a process-scheduling policy supporting mutual exclusion of critical subprocesses is now covered.
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