C Program to lock file using semaphores.

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Sandeepa Nadahalli

Write a C Program to lock file using semaphores.Using semaphores, We can control access to files, shared memory and other things. The basic functionality of a semaphore is that you can either set it, check it, or wait until it clears then set it (“test-n-set”). In C semaphores functions defined in the sys/sem library. Read …

C Program to solve the producer consumer problem

Posted on April 19, 2012June 19, 2026 by Sandeepa Nadahalli

C Program to Solve the Producer-Consumer Problem Using Semaphores The producer-consumer problem (also called the bounded-buffer problem) is a classic process synchronization problem. A producer process generates data items while a consumer process reads them; a semaphore enforces the ordering so the consumer never reads ahead of the producer. Note: This program uses POSIX System …