<s>
The	O
Eisenberg	B-Operating_System
&	I-Operating_System
McGuire	I-Operating_System
algorithm	I-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
algorithm	O
for	O
solving	O
the	O
critical	B-Operating_System
sections	I-Operating_System
problem	O
,	O
a	O
general	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
dining	O
philosophers	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flags	O
variable	O
for	O
each	O
process	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
WAITING	O
whenever	O
it	O
intends	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
critical	B-Operating_System
section	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
