#include #include “semun.h”
static int set_semvalue(void);
static void del_semvalue(void);
static int semaphore_p(void);
static int semaphore_v(void);
static int sem_id;
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
int i;
int pause_time;
char op_char = ‘O’;
srand((unsigned int)getpid());
sem_id = semget((key_t)1234, 1, 0666 | IPC_CREAT);
if (argc > 1) {
if (!set_semvalue()) {
fprintf(stderr, “Failed to initialize semaphore\n”);
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
op_char = ‘X’;
sleep(2);
}
2. Then you have a loop that enters and leaves the critical section 10 times. There you first make a call to semaphore_p, which sets the semaphore to wait as this program is about to enter the critical section:
for(i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
if (!semaphore_p()) exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
printf(“%c”, op_char);fflush(stdout);
pause_time = rand() % 3;
sleep(pause_time);
printf(“%c”, op_char);fflush(stdout);
3. After the critical section, you call semaphore_v, setting the semaphore as available, before going through the for loop again after a random wait. After the loop, the call to del_semvalue is made to clean up the code:
if (!semaphore_v()) exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
pause_time = rand() % 2;
sleep(pause_time);
}
printf(“\n%d - finished\n”, getpid());
if (argc > 1) {
sleep(10);
del_semvalue();
}
exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
}
4. The function set_semvalue initializes the semaphore using the SETVAL command in a semctl call. You need to do this before you can use the semaphore
static int set_semvalue(void)
{
union semun sem_union;
sem_union.val = 1;
if (semctl(sem_id, 0, SETVAL, sem_union) == -1) return(0);
return(1);
}
5. The del_semvalue function has almost the same form, except that the call to semctl uses the command IPC_RMID to remove the semaphore’s ID:
static void del_semvalue(void)
{
union semun sem_union;
if (semctl(sem_id, 0, IPC_RMID, sem_union) == -1)
fprintf(stderr, “Failed to delete semaphore\n”);
}
6. semaphore_p changes the semaphore by –1. This is the “wait” operation:
static int semaphore_p(void)
{
struct sembuf sem_b;
sem_b.sem_num = 0;
sem_b.sem_op = -1; /* P() */
sem_b.sem_flg = SEM_UNDO;
if (semop(sem_id, &sem_b, 1) == -1) {
fprintf(stderr, “semaphore_p failed\n”);
return(0);
}
return(1);
}
7. semaphore_v is similar except for setting the sem_op part of the sembuf structure to 1. This is the “release” operation, so that the semaphore becomes available:
static int semaphore_v(void)
{
struct sembuf sem_b;
sem_b.sem_num = 0;
sem_b.sem_op = 1; /* V() */
sem_b.sem_flg = SEM_UNDO;
if (semop(sem_id, &sem_b, 1) == -1) {
fprintf(stderr, “semaphore_v failed\n”);
return(0);
}
return(1);
}