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Mesa vs Hoare Monitors

Explore the distinctions between Mesa and Hoare monitors, two fundamental designs in concurrency control. Understand how each monitor handles thread signaling and execution, why Mesa monitors require a while loop for condition checks, and how Hoare monitors allow immediate execution of signaled threads. This lesson clarifies the concurrency behavior behind Python's threading model, preparing you for advanced multithreading concepts.

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Mesa vs Hoare Monitors

We discussed the abstract concept of a monitor in the previous section. Now let's discuss the various designs for monitors.

Mesa Monitors

So far we have determined that the idiomatic usage of a monitor requires using a while loop as follows. Let's see how the design of monitors affects this recommendation.


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