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Source Code of memwriter.c
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/** Compilation: gcc -o memwriter memwriter.c -lrt -lpthread **/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <semaphore.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "shmem.h"
void report_and_exit(const char* msg) {
perror(msg);
exit(-1);
}
int main() {
int fd = shm_open(BackingFile, /* name from smem.h */
O_RDWR | O_CREAT, /* read/write, create if needed */
AccessPerms); /* access permissions (0644) */
if (fd < 0) report_and_exit("Can't open shared mem segment...");
ftruncate(fd, ByteSize); /* get the bytes */
caddr_t memptr = mmap(NULL, /* let system pick where to put segment */
ByteSize, /* how many bytes */
PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, /* access protections */
MAP_SHARED, /* mapping visible to other processes */
fd, /* file descriptor */
0); /* offset: start at 1st byte */
if ((caddr_t) -1 == memptr) report_and_exit("Can't get segment...");
fprintf(stderr, "shared mem address: %p [0..%d]\n", memptr, ByteSize - 1);
fprintf(stderr, "backing file: /dev/shm%s\n", BackingFile );
/* semaphore code to lock the shared mem */
sem_t* semptr = sem_open(SemaphoreName, /* name */
O_CREAT, /* create the semaphore */
AccessPerms, /* protection perms */
0); /* initial value */
if (semptr == (void*) -1) report_and_exit("sem_open");
strcpy(memptr, MemContents); /* copy some ASCII bytes to the segment */
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Source Code of memreader.c
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/** Compilation: gcc -o memreader memreader.c -lrt -lpthread **/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <semaphore.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "shmem.h"
void report_and_exit(const char* msg) {
perror(msg);
exit(-1);
}
int main() {
int fd = shm_open(BackingFile, O_RDWR, AccessPerms); /* empty to begin */
if (fd < 0) report_and_exit("Can't get file descriptor...");
/* get a pointer to memory */
caddr_t memptr = mmap(NULL, /* let system pick where to put segment */
ByteSize, /* how many bytes */
PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, /* access protections */
MAP_SHARED, /* mapping visible to other processes */
fd, /* file descriptor */
0); /* offset: start at 1st byte */
if ((caddr_t) -1 == memptr) report_and_exit("Can't access segment...");
/* create a semaphore for mutual exclusion */
sem_t* semptr = sem_open(SemaphoreName, /* name */
O_CREAT, /* create the semaphore */
AccessPerms, /* protection perms */
0); /* initial value */
if (semptr == (void*) -1) report_and_exit("sem_open");
/* use semaphore as a mutex (lock) by waiting for writer to increment it */
if (!sem_wait(semptr)) { /* wait until semaphore != 0 */
int i;
for (i = 0; i < strlen(MemContents); i++)
write(STDOUT_FILENO, memptr + i, 1); /* one byte at a time */
sem_post(semptr);
}
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