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Implementing Condition Variables with Semaphores

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  1. Microsoft Research Ltd., Roger Needham Building 7 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0FB, UK

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  2. Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0FD, UK

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Birrell, A.D. (2004). Implementing Condition Variables with Semaphores. In: Herbert, A., Jones, K.S. (eds) Computer Systems. Monographs in Computer Science. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21821-1_5

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