linuxthreads/Examples/ex2.c

   1 /* The classic producer-consumer example.
   2    Illustrates mutexes and conditions.
   3    All integers between 0 and 9999 should be printed exactly twice,
   4    once to the right of the arrow and once to the left. */
   5
   6 #include <stdio.h>
   7 #include "pthread.h"
   8
   9 #define BUFFER_SIZE 16
  10
  11 /* Circular buffer of integers. */
  12
  13 struct prodcons {
  14   int buffer[BUFFER_SIZE];      /* the actual data */
  15   pthread_mutex_t lock;         /* mutex ensuring exclusive access to buffer */
  16   int readpos, writepos;        /* positions for reading and writing */
  17   pthread_cond_t notempty;      /* signaled when buffer is not empty */
  18   pthread_cond_t notfull;       /* signaled when buffer is not full */
  19 };
  20
  21 /* Initialize a buffer */
  22
  23 void init(struct prodcons * b)
  24 {
  25   pthread_mutex_init(&b->lock, NULL);
  26   pthread_cond_init(&b->notempty, NULL);
  27   pthread_cond_init(&b->notfull, NULL);
  28   b->readpos = 0;
  29   b->writepos = 0;
  30 }
  31
  32 /* Store an integer in the buffer */
  33
  34 void put(struct prodcons * b, int data)
  35 {
  36   pthread_mutex_lock(&b->lock);
  37   /* Wait until buffer is not full */
  38   while ((b->writepos + 1) % BUFFER_SIZE == b->readpos) {
  39     pthread_cond_wait(&b->notfull, &b->lock);
  40     /* pthread_cond_wait reacquired b->lock before returning */
  41   }
  42   /* Write the data and advance write pointer */
  43   b->buffer[b->writepos] = data;
  44   b->writepos++;
  45   if (b->writepos >= BUFFER_SIZE) b->writepos = 0;
  46   /* Signal that the buffer is now not empty */
  47   pthread_cond_signal(&b->notempty);
  48   pthread_mutex_unlock(&b->lock);
  49 }
  50
  51 /* Read and remove an integer from the buffer */
  52
  53 int get(struct prodcons * b)
  54 {
  55   int data;
  56   pthread_mutex_lock(&b->lock);
  57   /* Wait until buffer is not empty */
  58   while (b->writepos == b->readpos) {
  59     pthread_cond_wait(&b->notempty, &b->lock);
  60   }
  61   /* Read the data and advance read pointer */
  62   data = b->buffer[b->readpos];
  63   b->readpos++;
  64   if (b->readpos >= BUFFER_SIZE) b->readpos = 0;
  65   /* Signal that the buffer is now not full */
  66   pthread_cond_signal(&b->notfull);
  67   pthread_mutex_unlock(&b->lock);
  68   return data;
  69 }
  70
  71 /* A test program: one thread inserts integers from 1 to 10000,
  72    the other reads them and prints them. */
  73
  74 #define OVER (-1)
  75
  76 struct prodcons buffer;
  77
  78 void * producer(void * data)
  79 {
  80   int n;
  81   for (n = 0; n < 10000; n++) {
  82     printf("%d --->\n", n);
  83     put(&buffer, n);
  84   }
  85   put(&buffer, OVER);
  86   return NULL;
  87 }
  88
  89 void * consumer(void * data)
  90 {
  91   int d;
  92   while (1) {
  93     d = get(&buffer);
  94     if (d == OVER) break;
  95     printf("---> %d\n", d);
  96   }
  97   return NULL;
  98 }
  99
 100 int main(void)
 101 {
 102   pthread_t th_a, th_b;
 103   void * retval;
 104
 105   init(&buffer);
 106   /* Create the threads */
 107   pthread_create(&th_a, NULL, producer, 0);
 108   pthread_create(&th_b, NULL, consumer, 0);
 109   /* Wait until producer and consumer finish. */
 110   pthread_join(th_a, &retval);
 111   pthread_join(th_b, &retval);
 112   return 0;
 113 }