3. Consider the producer/consumer problem. Explain how and why the following solution does not work (20...

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3. Consider the producer/consumer problem. Explain how and why the following solution does not work (20 points) S=1 Producer W(S) While (count= buf_size); // do nothing counter = counter + 1 buffer[in] = next_produced; in = (in+1) mod buf_size; S(S) Consumer W(S) While (count = 0); // do nothing counter = counter - 1 consumed buffer[in]: = out (out-1) mod buf_size; S(S) 3. Consider the producer/consumer problem. Explain how and why the following solution does not work (20 points) S=1 Producer W(S) While (count= buf_size); // do nothing counter = counter + 1 buffer[in] = next_produced; in = (in+1) mod buf_size; S(S) Consumer W(S) While (count = 0); // do nothing counter = counter - 1 consumed buffer[in]: = out (out-1) mod buf_size; S(S)

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