Answer by Sean for Semaphores for process synchronization
The example code for wait is just illustrative, it's unlikely it would be implemented in this way. Most operating systems would suspend the tread trying to acquire the semaphore if the counter is not...
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Does it mean that this operation will be executed at one go?Essentially, yes. The example is not an actual implementation, (I hope!), just a C-style representation of the functionality. Actual...
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I have never understood semaphores well enough. Every time, I venture to understand them, something pops up, which I don't understand.Here is my question at this moment:I read in "Operating System...
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