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    Embedded Linux

    system development
    Training lab book

    Sysdev - POSIX programming


    Objective: Experiment the basic POSIX multi thread APIs and
    inter-process communication APIs under Linux

    Setup
    Go in the /home/<user>/felabs/sysdev/posix/ directory, the
    recommended location to store your lab files.

    Threads
    To start, create a simple application that runs two threads, each
    printing a different message indefinitely, by using pthread_create()
    and compiling with lpthread. What happens when you run the
    program ?
    The main() function exits as soon as the two threads are created. You
    need to join the threads in order to wait for their completion, using
    pthread_join(). Do it and try again the application.
    Now, change the code so that the two threads increment the same
    global counter 1.000.000 times, and display the value of the global
    counter at the end. What happens ?

    Threads and synchronization


    Add synchronization with mutexes around accesses to the global
    counter, and make sure that the result is now correct.

    Threads and conditions


    Implement a program with two threads:
    the first thread increments a global counter when it is not a
    multiple of 10;
    the second thread increments the global counter when it is a
    multiple of 10, and displays the value.
    Of course, both threads must synchronize their actions, preferably
    using conditions. The incrementation should be stopped when the
    counter reaches 1.000.000.

    Processes and shared memory


    Write two separate applications that share memory using the
    shm_open() function call followed by a memory mapping using
    mmap(). The first application will write a different string to the
    shared memory region every 3 seconds and the second application
    will read the string from the shared memory region every second and
    display it on the screen.

    Processes and notification


    Let's add a notification mechanism between these two processes:
    when the writer process has written a new message, it sends a signal
    to the reader process so wake it up.
    The writer program should:

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    Embedded Linux
    System development
    Training lab book

    Take as argument the PID of the reader process, in order to


    be able to send a signal to it;
    Every time a string is written to the shared memory segment,
    a signal is sent to the reader process using the kill()
    function. The SIGUSR1 signal will be used for the notification.
    The reader program will:
    Block the delivery of SIGUSR1 with sigprocmask() so that
    the signal handler is not called;
    Wait in an infinite loop for the signal using sigwaitinfo()
    and display the message stored in the shared memory
    segment.

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