Week 6

Lecture Notes

Semaphores

Ben-Ari Ch 6
- slides: PDF
  - begin: Dining Philosophers

Code walk: Dining UPC Philosophers

Class exercises

The Hungry Birds (handout) PDF
- split binary semaphores
  - where for binary semaphores s1 and s2:
```
  0 <= s1+s2 <= 1 
```
- technique: pass the baton

Dining UPC Philosophers

Assigned: Mon, Oct 3
PDF
Due: before October break
- Fri, Oct 14, 5pm