How does interrupt disabling provide mutual exclusion

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In Peterson's Algorithm, if both processes want to enter the critical section, 
   can one process repeatedly use the critical section if both have reached the
   while loops?  Explain.

How does interrupt disabling provide mutual exclusion?

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