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Semaphore implementation

I get an error in the following program. I want to demonstrate how two processes can share a variable using a semaphore. Can anyone guide me?

I can not debug errors ...

#include<stdlib.h>
#include<stdio.h>
#include<unistd.h>
#include<sys/ipc.h>
#include<sys/sem.h>
#include<semaphore.h>
int main()
{
  int pid,mutex=1;
  int semid;               /* semid of semaphore set */
  key_t key = 1234; /* key to pass to semget() */
  int nsems = 1; /* nsems to pass to semget() */
  semid=semget(key,nsems,IPC_CREAT|0666);
  if (semid<0) 
  { 
    perror("Semaphore creation failed ");
  }
  if ((pid = fork()) < 0) 
  {
    perror("fork");
    return 1;
  }
  else if(pid==0)
  {
    sem_wait(&semid);
    printf("IN CHILD PROCESS :\n");
    mutex++; 
    printf("value of shared variable =%d",mutex);
    sem_post(&semid);
    return 0;
  }
  sem_wait(&semid);
  printf("IN PARENT PROCESS :\n");
  mutex--;
  printf("value of shared variable =%d",mutex);
  sem_post(&semid);
  return 0;
}
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Your Basics are wrong, the program will not work, so go through the basics and rewrite the program.

Some corrections you have to make are as follows:

1) You have to make a semaphore type variable

sem_t semvar;

2) functions sem_wait(), sem_post()require a semaphore variable, but you pass a semaphore identifier that does not make sense.

sem_wait(&semvar);
   //your critical section code
sem_post(&semvar);

3) sem_wait() sem_post() . 1 ( ), , .

ret = semctl( semid, 1, SETVAL, sem);
if (ret == 1)
     perror("Semaphore failed to initialize");

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    #include<stdio.h>
    #include<stdlib.h>
    #include <sys/types.h>
    #include <sys/ipc.h>
    #include<string.h>
    #include<malloc.h>
    #include <sys/sem.h>
    int main()
    {
            int key,share_id,num;
            char *data;
            int semid;
            struct sembuf sb={0,-1,0};
            key=ftok(".",'a');
            if(key == -1 ) {
                    printf("\n\n Initialization Falied of shared memory \n\n");
                    return 1;
            }
            share_id=shmget(key,1024,IPC_CREAT|0744);
            if(share_id == -1 ) {
                    printf("\n\n Error captured while share memory allocation\n\n");
                    return 1;
            }
            data=(char *)shmat(share_id,(void *)0,0);
            strcpy(data,"Testing string\n");
            if(!fork()) { //Child Porcess
                 sb.sem_op=-1; //Lock
                 semop(share_id,(struct sembuf *)&sb,1);

                 strncat(data,"feeding form child\n",20);

                 sb.sem_op=1;//Unlock
                 semop(share_id,(struct sembuf *)&sb,1);
                 _Exit(0);
            } else {     //Parent Process
              sb.sem_op=-1; //Lock
              semop(share_id,(struct sembuf *)&sb,1);

               strncat(data,"feeding form parent\n",20);

              sb.sem_op=1;//Unlock
              semop(share_id,(struct sembuf *)&sb,1);

            }
            return 0;
    }
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#include <stdio.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <semaphore.h>

sem_t semP, semC;
int stock_count = 0;
const int stock_max_limit=5;

void *producer(void *arg) {
    int i, sum=0;
    for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {

        while(stock_max_limit == stock_count){
            printf("stock overflow, production on wait..\n");
            sem_wait(&semC);
            printf("production operation continues..\n");
        }

        sleep(1);   //production decided here
        stock_count++;
        printf("P::stock-count : %d\n",stock_count);
        sem_post(&semP);
        printf("P::post signal..\n");
    }
 }

void *consumer(void *arg) {
    int i, sum=0;
    for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {

        while(0 == stock_count){
            printf("stock empty, consumer on wait..\n");
            sem_wait(&semP);
            printf("consumer operation continues..\n");
        }

        sleep(2);   //consumer rate decided here
        stock_count--;
        printf("C::stock-count : %d\n", stock_count);
        sem_post(&semC);
        printf("C::post signal..\n");
        }
}

int main(void) {

    pthread_t tid0,tid1;
    sem_init(&semP, 0, 0);
    sem_init(&semC, 0, 0);

        pthread_create(&tid0, NULL, consumer, NULL);
        pthread_create(&tid1, NULL, producer, NULL);
        pthread_join(tid0, NULL);
        pthread_join(tid1, NULL);

    sem_destroy(&semC);
    sem_destroy(&semP);

    return 0;
}
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