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1/******************************************************************************
2* FILE: condvar.c
3* DESCRIPTION:
4* Example code for using Pthreads condition variables. The main thread
5* creates three threads. Two of those threads increment a "count" variable,
6* while the third thread watches the value of "count". When "count"
7* reaches a predefined limit, the waiting thread is signaled by one of the
8* incrementing threads. The waiting thread "awakens" and then modifies
9* count. The program continues until the incrementing threads reach
10* TCOUNT. The main program prints the final value of count.
11* SOURCE: Adapted from example code in "Pthreads Programming", B. Nichols
12* et al. O'Reilly and Associates.
13* LAST REVISED: 07/16/09 Blaise Barney
14******************************************************************************/
15#include <pthread.h>
16#include <stdio.h>
17#include <stdlib.h>
18
19#define NUM_THREADS 3
20#define TCOUNT 10
21#define COUNT_LIMIT 12
22
23int count = 0;
24pthread_mutex_t count_mutex;
25pthread_cond_t count_threshold_cv;
26
27void *inc_count(void *t)
28{
29 int i;
30 long my_id = (long)t;
31
32 for (i=0; i < TCOUNT; i++) {
33 pthread_mutex_lock(&count_mutex);
34 count++;
35
36 /*
37 Check the value of count and signal waiting thread when condition is
38 reached. Note that this occurs while mutex is locked.
39 */
40 if (count == COUNT_LIMIT) {
41 printf("inc_count(): thread %ld, count = %d Threshold reached. ",
42 my_id, count);
43 pthread_cond_signal(&count_threshold_cv);
44 printf("Just sent signal.\n");
45 }
46 printf("inc_count(): thread %ld, count = %d, unlocking mutex\n",
47 my_id, count);
48 pthread_mutex_unlock(&count_mutex);
49
50 /* Do some work so threads can alternate on mutex lock */
51 sleep(1);
52 }
53 pthread_exit(NULL);
54}
55
56void *watch_count(void *t)
57{
58 long my_id = (long)t;
59
60 printf("Starting watch_count(): thread %ld\n", my_id);
61
62 /*
63 Lock mutex and wait for signal. Note that the pthread_cond_wait routine
64 will automatically and atomically unlock mutex while it waits.
65 Also, note that if COUNT_LIMIT is reached before this routine is run by
66 the waiting thread, the loop will be skipped to prevent pthread_cond_wait
67 from never returning.
68 */
69 pthread_mutex_lock(&count_mutex);
70 while (count < COUNT_LIMIT) {
71 printf("watch_count(): thread %ld going into wait...\n", my_id);
72 pthread_cond_wait(&count_threshold_cv, &count_mutex);
73 }
74
75 printf("watch_count(): thread %ld Condition signal received.\n", my_id);
76 count += 125;
77 printf("watch_count(): thread %ld count now = %d.\n", my_id, count);
78
79 pthread_mutex_unlock(&count_mutex);
80 pthread_exit(NULL);
81}
82
83int main(int argc, char *argv[])
84{
85 int i, rc;
86 long t1=1, t2=2, t3=3;
87 pthread_t threads[3];
88 pthread_attr_t attr;
89
90 /* Initialize mutex and condition variable objects */
91 pthread_mutex_init(&count_mutex, NULL);
92 pthread_cond_init (&count_threshold_cv, NULL);
93
94 /* For portability, explicitly create threads in a joinable state */
95 pthread_attr_init(&attr);
96 pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
97 pthread_create(&threads[0], &attr, watch_count, (void *)t1);
98 pthread_create(&threads[1], &attr, inc_count, (void *)t2);
99 pthread_create(&threads[2], &attr, inc_count, (void *)t3);
100
101 /* Wait for all threads to complete */
102 for (i = 0; i < NUM_THREADS; i++) {
103 pthread_join(threads[i], NULL);
104 }
105 printf ("Main(): Waited on %d threads. Final value of count = %d. Done.\n",
106 NUM_THREADS, count);
107
108 /* Clean up and exit */
109 pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
110 pthread_mutex_destroy(&count_mutex);
111 pthread_cond_destroy(&count_threshold_cv);
112 pthread_exit (NULL);
113
114}
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