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Operating System

Consumer Producer problem

#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
int mutex = 1, full = 0, empty = 3, x = 0;
int
main ()
{
int n;
void producer ();
void consumer ();
int wait (int);
int signal (int);
printf ("\n1.Producer\n2.Consumer\n3.Exit");
while (1)
{
printf ("\nEnter your choice:");
scanf ("%d", &n);
switch (n)
{
case 1:
if ((mutex == 1) && (empty != 0))
producer ();
else
printf ("Buffer is full!!");
break;
case 2:
if ((mutex == 1) && (full != 0))
consumer ();
else
printf ("Buffer is empty!!");
break;
case 3:
exit (0);
break;
}
}
return 0;
}

int
wait (int s)
{
return (--s);
}

int
signal (int s)
{
return (++s);
}

void
producer ()
{
mutex = wait (mutex);
full = signal (full);
empty = wait (empty);
x++;
printf ("\nProducer produces the item %d", x);
mutex = signal (mutex);
}

void
consumer ()
{
mutex = wait (mutex);
full = wait (full);
empty = signal (empty);
printf ("\nConsumer consumes item %d", x);
x--;
mutex = signal (mutex);
}