The well-tempered semaphore: theme with variations

  • Authors:
  • Kenneth A. Reek

  • Affiliations:
  • Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

  • Venue:
  • SIGCSE '02 Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

This paper discusses differences in the semantics of various semaphore implementations and their ramifications in developing solutions to synchronization problems. An approach is described to insulate students from these differences and simplify the task of teaching semaphores.