Let each process Pi, i = 1 to 7 executes the following code.
repeat
P(mutex);
CS
V(mutex);
forever
The process P8 executes the following code:
repeat
V(mutex);
CS
V(mutex);
forever
What is the maximum number of processes that can be present in the critical section at any point of time? Given that the initial value of binary semaphore variable “mutex” is 1.1
1
2
8
3
10
4
7