Java Concurrency Livelock Example

Question

What concurrency issue does the LivelockExample class illustrate?
 
```java
public class LivelockExample {
    public void performTask() {
        while (true) {
            if (tryToCompleteTask()) {
                break;
            }
            Thread.yield();
        }
    }
    
    public boolean tryToCompleteTask() {
        // Simulate repeated failure to complete the task
        return false;
    }
}
```

Accepted Answer

Livelock, where threads continuously yield without making progress.

Answer

Thread starvation, where low-priority threads never get executed.

Answer

Deadlock, where threads permanently wait for each other’s resources.

Answer

Race condition, where simultaneous access leads to inconsistent data.

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