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+/* The classic producer-consumer example, implemented with semaphores.
+   All integers between 0 and 9999 should be printed exactly twice,
+   once to the right of the arrow and once to the left. */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "pthread.h"
+#include "semaphore.h"
+
+#define BUFFER_SIZE 16
+
+/* Circular buffer of integers. */
+
+struct prodcons
+{
+  int buffer[BUFFER_SIZE];	/* the actual data */
+  int readpos, writepos;	/* positions for reading and writing */
+  sem_t sem_read;		/* number of elements available for reading */
+  sem_t sem_write;		/* number of locations available for writing */
+};
+
+/* Initialize a buffer */
+
+static void
+init (struct prodcons *b)
+{
+  sem_init (&b->sem_write, 0, BUFFER_SIZE - 1);
+  sem_init (&b->sem_read, 0, 0);
+  b->readpos = 0;
+  b->writepos = 0;
+}
+
+/* Store an integer in the buffer */
+
+static void
+put (struct prodcons *b, int data)
+{
+  /* Wait until buffer is not full */
+  sem_wait (&b->sem_write);
+  /* Write the data and advance write pointer */
+  b->buffer[b->writepos] = data;
+  b->writepos++;
+  if (b->writepos >= BUFFER_SIZE)
+    b->writepos = 0;
+  /* Signal that the buffer contains one more element for reading */
+  sem_post (&b->sem_read);
+}
+
+/* Read and remove an integer from the buffer */
+
+static int
+get (struct prodcons *b)
+{
+  int data;
+  /* Wait until buffer is not empty */
+  sem_wait (&b->sem_read);
+  /* Read the data and advance read pointer */
+  data = b->buffer[b->readpos];
+  b->readpos++;
+  if (b->readpos >= BUFFER_SIZE)
+    b->readpos = 0;
+  /* Signal that the buffer has now one more location for writing */
+  sem_post (&b->sem_write);
+  return data;
+}
+
+/* A test program: one thread inserts integers from 1 to 10000,
+   the other reads them and prints them. */
+
+#define OVER (-1)
+
+struct prodcons buffer;
+
+static void *
+producer (void *data)
+{
+  int n;
+  for (n = 0; n < 10000; n++)
+    {
+      printf ("%d --->\n", n);
+      put (&buffer, n);
+    }
+  put (&buffer, OVER);
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static void *
+consumer (void *data)
+{
+  int d;
+  while (1)
+    {
+      d = get (&buffer);
+      if (d == OVER)
+	break;
+      printf ("---> %d\n", d);
+    }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+  pthread_t th_a, th_b;
+  void *retval;
+
+  init (&buffer);
+  /* Create the threads */
+  pthread_create (&th_a, NULL, producer, 0);
+  pthread_create (&th_b, NULL, consumer, 0);
+  /* Wait until producer and consumer finish. */
+  pthread_join (th_a, &retval);
+  pthread_join (th_b, &retval);
+  return 0;
+}