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Suppose there is a mutex m_1 and a mutex m_2 where m_1 locks the first half of an array and m_2 is a lock for the second half of an array.

Suppose process 1 has the following code: 

lock(m_1)

lock(m_2)

//Do analysis

release(m_1)

release(m_2)

And process 2 has the following code: 

lock(m_2)

lock(m_1)

//Do analysis

release(m_2)

release(m_1)

What are issues with this code?

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