====== Week 6 ======

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===== Lecture Notes =====

**Semaphores**

  * Ben-Ari Ch 6
    * slides: {{slides.pdf|PDF}}
      * begin: Dining Philosophers

  * Code walk: Dining UPC Philosophers


** Class exercises **

  * The Hungry Birds (handout) {{ the_hungry_birds.pdf |PDF}}
    * split binary semaphores
      * where for binary semaphores s1 and s2: <code text>
  0 <= s1+s2 <= 1 </code>
    * technique: pass the baton

===== Dining UPC Philosophers =====
  * Assigned: Mon, Oct 3
  *  {{diningupcphils.pdf |PDF}}
  * Due: before October break
    * Fri, Oct 14, 5pm