The Go runtime can only detect when all goroutines are deadlocked.

#permanent-note

The Go runtime cannot detect when only a subset are deadlocked; it can only detect when ALL go routines are deadlocked.

TODO: Why not?

References

Ian Harris,(2024). Programming with Google Go. Coursera.

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