/* * prod_cons1.c - Shows the producer and consumer problem * When access to a limited shared space is not * controlled there are chances where a producer thread * might attempt to write when the space is full and * a consumer might attempt to read when the space is empty */ #include #include #include #include #include #include #include #define BUFFER_SIZE 30 #define ELEMENTS 100 // Shared Buffer typedef struct circular_buffer { unsigned char values[BUFFER_SIZE]; int out_idx; int in_idx; } circular_buffer; circular_buffer buffer; void buffer_init(circular_buffer* b) { b->out_idx = 0; b->in_idx = 0; memset(b->values, 0, BUFFER_SIZE); } void buffer_insert(circular_buffer* b, unsigned char value) { if(b->values[b->in_idx] != 0) { printf("ERROR: Inserting into buffer when an element exists. Empty was expected\n"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } b->values[b->in_idx] = value; b->in_idx = b->in_idx < BUFFER_SIZE-1 ? b->in_idx + 1 : 0; } unsigned char buffer_remove(circular_buffer* b) { unsigned char return_value = b->values[b->out_idx]; if(return_value == 0) { printf("ERROR: Removing from a buffer at an empty element. Something was expected\n"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } b->values[b->out_idx] = 0; b->out_idx = b->out_idx < BUFFER_SIZE-1 ? b->out_idx + 1 : 0; return return_value; } // Start flag volatile int start = 0; // Producer Routine void* producer() { // wait for start from master thread while(!start); for(int i = 0; i < ELEMENTS; i++) { // Add an element to the buffer unsigned char value = (i % 100) + 1; // Make sure the value isn't zero buffer_insert(&buffer, value); printf("Producer added: %d\n", value); } return NULL; } // Consumer Routine void* consumer() { // wait for start from master thread while(!start); for(int i = 0; i < ELEMENTS; i++) { // Remove an element from the buffer printf("Consumer removed: %d\n", buffer_remove(&buffer)); } return NULL; } // Main process int main() { buffer_init(&buffer); pthread_t prod; pthread_t cons; if(pthread_create(&prod, NULL, producer, NULL) == -1) { printf("COULD NOT CREATE PRODUCER\n"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } if(pthread_create(&cons, NULL, consumer, NULL) == -1) { printf("COULD NOT CREATE CONSUMER\n"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } start = 1; pthread_join(prod, NULL); pthread_join(cons, NULL); return EXIT_SUCCESS; }