Thread deadlock example in C#

CodingThunder picture CodingThunder · Mar 9, 2010 · Viewed 23.7k times · Source

Can someone give an example of how thread deadlock can be caused in the C# language?

Answer

Tanzelax picture Tanzelax · Mar 9, 2010
static object object1 = new object();
static object object2 = new object();

public static void ObliviousFunction()
{
    lock (object1)
    {
        Thread.Sleep(1000); // Wait for the blind to lead
        lock (object2)
        {
        }
    }
}

public static void BlindFunction()
{
    lock (object2)
    {
        Thread.Sleep(1000); // Wait for oblivion
        lock (object1)
        {
        }
    }
}

static void Main()
{
    Thread thread1 = new Thread((ThreadStart)ObliviousFunction);
    Thread thread2 = new Thread((ThreadStart)BlindFunction);

    thread1.Start();
    thread2.Start();

    while (true)
    {
        // Stare at the two threads in deadlock.
    }
}