thread-semaphore

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <semaphore.h>

void *thread_function(void *arg);
sem_t g_bin_sem;

#define WORK_SIZE 1024
char g_work_area[WORK_SIZE];

char message[] = "hello,world";

int main()
{

	int res;
	pthread_t a_thread;
	void * thread_result;
	
	res = sem_init(&g_bin_sem, 0, 0);
	if(res != 0){
	perror("Semphore initialization failed");
	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);	
	}

	res = pthread_create(&a_thread, NULL, thread_function,(void*)message);
	if(res != 0)
	{
		perror("Thread creation failed");
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}


	printf("Input some text, Enter 'end' to finish\n");
	while(strncmp("end", g_work_area, 3) != 0){
		fgets(g_work_area, WORK_SIZE, stdin);
		sem_post(&g_bin_sem);	
	}
	printf("\nWaiting for thread to finish...\n");
	res = pthread_join(a_thread, &thread_result);
	if(res != 0){
		perror("Thread join failed");
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}
	printf("thread joined, it returned %s\n", (char*)thread_result);
	sem_destroy(&g_bin_sem);
	exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}

void *thread_function(void* arg){
	sem_wait(&g_bin_sem);
	while(strncmp("end", g_work_area, 3) != 0){
	 printf("You input %d characters\n", strlen(g_work_area) -1);
	sem_wait(&g_bin_sem);	
	}
	pthread_exit(NULL);
}

[output]

$ cc -D_REENTRANT thread3.c -o thread3 -lpthread
$ ./thread3
Input some text, Enter 'end' to finish
aaaa
You input 4 characters
xyz
You input 3 characters
end

Waiting for thread to finish...
thread joined, it returned (null)