thealifaisal / simulation-of-icecreamshop

[Operating System Course Project] Ice Cream Factory Problem - This program creates a simulation of an ice cream shop where multiple customers are entertained with preventing race condition. It is written in pure C only.

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COURSE: OPERATING SYSTEM
OS: LINUX 4.13.1
VERSION: v1.0
LANGUAGE: C

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

1. Create A System Call
2. Use The System Call In The Project
3. Thread Synchronization
4. Deadlock Handling

• Create A System Call [YOUTUBE TUTORIAL] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP-tBd84vbM

  // A Manual Is Also Added To Help Around In Updating The Kernel.

• System Call A Simple System Call Was Created For Printing The Activities Of A Thread In This Project.

  /[System Call Prototype]/ long sys_PrintStatement(char *buff ,int number);

  // Parameter 1: String To Be Printed // Parameter 2: Integer Passed To Be Printed // Returns 0

• Makefile // Makefile For System Call Is Also Added.

• Thread Synchronization Was Implemented With Semaphores.

• Deadlock Handling Was Implemented With Semaphores.

• Semaphores // A Manual Is Added To Help In Implementing Semaphores.

• Threads // A Manual Is Added To Help In Implementing Threads.

• [USER-LEVEL] Program // The Main Project Also Has Necessary Documentation.

• Problem That May Occur // Deadlock May Occur When Number Of Threads To Be Created Is Greater Than The Limit Set In The Project // (Which Is 30 Threads For Project v1.0).