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Consider the following psudocode. Semaphore s = 1 P 1 ( ) { sem _ wait ( s ) sem _ wait ( s )

Consider the following psudocode.
Semaphore s =1
P1(){
sem_wait(s)
sem_wait(s)
doSomething()
sem_signal()
}
P2(){
sem_wait(s)
doSomething()
sem_signal()
sem_signal()
}
Main(){
spawn P1
spawn P2
}
Is it possible for this code to get stuck? If so, which thread is stuck?
No
Yes, P1 and P2 are both possible
Yes, P1 only
Yes, P2 only

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