Question: How would this code for the dining philosopher problem be altered to allow user input for the amount of philosophers used? Thanks! #include #include #include
How would this code for the dining philosopher problem be altered to allow user input for the amount of philosophers used? Thanks!
#include
#include
#include
#define N 5
#define THINKING 0
#define HUNGRY 1
#define EATING 2
#define LEFT (ph_num+4)%N
#define RIGHT (ph_num+1)%N
sem_t mutex;
sem_t S[N];
void * philospher(void *num);
void take_fork(int);
void put_fork(int);
void test(int);
int state[N];
int phil_num[N]={0,1,2,3,4};
int main()
{
int i;
pthread_t thread_id[N];
sem_init(&mutex,0,1);
for(i=0;i sem_init(&S[i],0,0); for(i=0;i { pthread_create(&thread_id[i],NULL,philospher,&phil_num[i]); printf("Philosopher %d is thinking ",i+1); } for(i=0;i pthread_join(thread_id[i],NULL); } void *philospher(void *num) { while(1) { int *i = num; sleep(1); take_fork(*i); sleep(0); put_fork(*i); } } void take_fork(int ph_num) { sem_wait(&mutex); state[ph_num] = HUNGRY; printf("Philosopher %d is Hungry ",ph_num+1); test(ph_num); sem_post(&mutex); sem_wait(&S[ph_num]); sleep(1); } void test(int ph_num) { if (state[ph_num] == HUNGRY && state[LEFT] != EATING && state[RIGHT] != EATING) { state[ph_num] = EATING; sleep(2); printf("Philosopher %d takes fork %d and %d ",ph_num+1,LEFT+1,ph_num+1); printf("Philosopher %d is Eating ",ph_num+1); sem_post(&S[ph_num]); } } void put_fork(int ph_num) { sem_wait(&mutex); state[ph_num] = THINKING; printf("Philosopher %d putting fork %d and %d down ",ph_num+1,LEFT+1,ph_num+1); printf("Philosopher %d is thinking ",ph_num+1); test(LEFT); test(RIGHT); sem_post(&mutex); }
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