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GATE | GATE-CS-2015 (Set 1) | Question 19

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The following two functions P1 and P2 that share a variable B with an initial value of 2 execute concurrently.

P1() 
{ 
   C = B – 1; 
   B = 2*C;  
}

P2()
{
   D = 2 * B;
   B = D - 1; 
}

The number of distinct values that B can possibly take after the execution is
(A) 3
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 4


Answer: (A)

Explanation: There are following ways that concurrent processes can follow.

 C = B – 1;   // C = 1
 B = 2*C;    // B = 2
 D = 2 * B;   // D  = 4
 B = D - 1;   // B  = 3


 C = B – 1;   // C = 1
 D = 2 * B;   // D = 4
 B = D - 1;   // B = 3
 B = 2*C;    // B = 2

 C = B – 1;  // C = 1
 D = 2 * B; // D =  4
 B = 2*C;  // B = 2
 B = D - 1;  // B = 3

 D = 2 * B; // D =  4
 C = B – 1;  // C = 1
 B = 2*C;  // B = 2
 B = D - 1;  // B = 3

 D = 2 * B; // D =  4
 B = D - 1;  // B = 3
 C = B – 1;  // C = 2
 B = 2*C;  // B = 4 

There are 3 different possible values of B: 2, 3 and 4.


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Last Updated : 28 Jun, 2021
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