pthread program crashes while I fetch buffer size in C - c

I'm trying to build a lift simulator in which a thread adds lift requests to the buffer and three threads representing lifts take the requests from the buffer and stimulate them simultaneously. I'm using pthread.h and semaphore.h to help me with the multithreaded nature of the program. As the requests need to be served in the order they are produced, I thought it would be best to use a queue as the buffer.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <semaphore.h>
#define THREAD_NUM 4
sem_t semEmpty;
sem_t semFull;
pthread_mutex_t mutexBuffer;
pthread_cond_t cond;
pthread_cond_t condII;
// file pointer assignment statements.
FILE *input;
FILE *output;
int count = 0;
int totalRequests = 0;
int totalMovement = 0;
// A structure to store requests.
struct Request
{
int reqNo;
int from;
int to;
};
// A structure to store lift info.
struct Lift
{
int liftNo;
int c_pos;
int movement;
int tMovement;
int tRequests;
};
// Declaring and defining queue functions.
struct queue
{
int size;
int f;
int r;
struct Request *arr;
};
int isEmpty(struct queue *q)
{
if (q->r == q->f)
{
return 1;
}
return 0;
};
int isFull(struct queue *q)
{
if (q->r == q->size - 1)
{
return 1;
}
return 0;
};
void enqueue(struct queue *q, struct Request req)
{
if (isFull(q))
{
printf("This Queue is full\n");
}
else
{
q->r++;
q->arr[q->r] = req;
printf("Enqued element.\n");
}
};
struct Request dequeue(struct queue *q)
{
struct Request r;
if (isEmpty(q))
{
printf("This Queue is empty.\n");
}
else
{
q->f++;
r = q->arr[q->f];
printf("Dequed element.\n");
}
return r;
};
// Declaring Buffer.
struct queue Buffer;
void *request(void *args)
{
struct Request r1;
while (!feof(input))
{
fscanf(input, "%d %d %d", &r1.reqNo, &r1.from, &r1.to);
fprintf(output, "--------------------------------------------\n");
fprintf(output, "Request No: %d\n", r1.reqNo);
fprintf(output, "From Floor %d to Floor %d\n", r1.from, r1.to);
fprintf(output, "--------------------------------------------\n");
while (isFull(&Buffer) == 1)
{
pthread_cond_wait(&condII, NULL);
}
sem_wait(&semEmpty);
pthread_mutex_lock(&mutexBuffer);
enqueue(&Buffer, r1);
count++;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutexBuffer);
sem_post(&semFull);
}
}
void *lift(void *args)
{
pthread_mutex_lock(&mutexBuffer);
struct Lift currentLift = *(struct Lift *)args;
struct Request r1;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutexBuffer);
while (count > 0)
{
while(isEmpty(&Buffer) == 0){
sem_wait(&semFull);
pthread_mutex_lock(&mutexBuffer);
r1 = dequeue(&Buffer);
count--;
pthread_cond_broadcast(&condII);
currentLift.movement = 0; // Resetting movement.
currentLift.tRequests++; // Incrementing total requests for lift.
totalRequests++; // Incrementing total requests.
fprintf(output, "Lift %d Operations\nPrevious Position: %d Floor\nRequest: number %d from Floor %d to Floor %d\n", currentLift.liftNo, currentLift.c_pos, r1.reqNo, r1.from, r1.to);
fprintf(output, "Detail Operations:\n\tGo from Floor %d to Floor %d\n", currentLift.c_pos, r1.from);
// Stimulating lift movement.
sleep(1);
currentLift.movement += abs(currentLift.c_pos - r1.from);
currentLift.c_pos = r1.from;
fprintf(output, "\tGo from Floor %d to Floor %d\n", r1.from, r1.to);
sleep(1);
currentLift.movement += abs(r1.to - r1.from);
currentLift.c_pos = r1.to;
currentLift.tMovement += currentLift.movement; // Adding to total movement of lift.
fprintf(output, "\t#movement for this request: %d\n", currentLift.movement);
fprintf(output, "\t#Requests: %d\n", currentLift.tRequests);
fprintf(output, "\tTotal #movement: %d\n", currentLift.tMovement);
fprintf(output, "Current Position: %d Floor\n", r1.to);
pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutexBuffer);
sem_post(&semEmpty);
pthread_mutex_lock(&mutexBuffer);
totalMovement += currentLift.tMovement;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutexBuffer);
}
}
}
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
// Creating thread array, mutexes, semaphores, and lifts.
pthread_t threads[THREAD_NUM];
pthread_mutex_init(&mutexBuffer, NULL);
sem_init(&semEmpty, 0, 5);
sem_init(&semFull, 0, 0);
pthread_cond_init(&cond, NULL);
pthread_cond_init(&condII, NULL);
Buffer.size = 5;
Buffer.f = -1;
Buffer.r = -1;
Buffer.arr = malloc(sizeof(struct Request) * Buffer.size);
struct Lift l1, l2, l3;
// Setting values for lifts.
l1.liftNo = 1;
l2.liftNo = 2;
l3.liftNo = 3;
l1.c_pos = 1;
l2.c_pos = 1;
l3.c_pos = 1;
l1.tMovement = 0;
l2.tMovement = 0;
l3.tMovement = 0;
l1.tRequests = 0;
l2.tRequests = 0;
l3.tRequests = 0;
l1.movement = 0;
l2.movement = 0;
l3.movement = 0;
// Dynamically allocating lifts for use in threads.
struct Lift *lift1 = malloc(sizeof(struct Lift));
*lift1 = l1;
struct Lift *lift2 = malloc(sizeof(struct Lift));
*lift2 = l3;
struct Lift *lift3 = malloc(sizeof(struct Lift));
*lift3 = l2;
// assigning files to file pointers.
input = fopen("sim_input.txt", "r");
if (input == NULL)
{
printf("No file read.\n\n");
return -1;
}
else
{
fseek(input, 0, SEEK_SET);
printf("File read successfully.\n\n");
}
output = fopen("sim_out.txt", "w");
if (output == NULL)
{
printf("No file read.\n\n");
return -1;
}
else
{
printf("File read successfully.\n\n");
}
// Creating producer thread and joining.
if (pthread_create(&threads[0], NULL, &request, NULL) != 0)
{
perror("Failed to create thread");
}
if (pthread_join(threads[0], NULL) != 0)
{
perror("Failed to join thread");
}
// Creating threads and passing lift structures.
if (pthread_create(&threads[1], NULL, &lift, lift1) != 0)
{
perror("Failed to create thread");
}
if (pthread_create(&threads[2], NULL, &lift, lift2) != 0)
{
perror("Failed to create thread");
}
if (pthread_create(&threads[3], NULL, &lift, lift3) != 0)
{
perror("Failed to create thread");
}
// Joining all lifts using loop structure.
for (int i = 1; i < THREAD_NUM; i++)
{
if (pthread_join(threads[i], NULL) != 0)
{
perror("Failed to join thread");
}
}
// Printing total requests and total movements.
fprintf(output, "Total number of requests: %d\n", totalRequests);
fprintf(output, "Total number of movements: %d\n", totalMovement);
// Freeing memory.
if (count < 1)
{
sem_destroy(&semEmpty);
sem_destroy(&semFull);
pthread_cond_destroy(&cond);
pthread_cond_destroy(&condII);
pthread_mutex_destroy(&mutexBuffer);
fclose(input);
fclose(output);
free(lift1);
free(lift2);
free(lift3);
}
return 0;
}
Here's the complete code for the program. It requires sim_input.txt with the following contents:
1 1 5
2 7 2
3 3 8
4 4 11
5 12 15
6 2 9
7 11 7
8 8 15
9 12 19
10 20 7
I assume the program crashes at while(isEmpty(&Buffer) == 0) where I try to fetch the size of the Buffer(Queue) but there might be some other reason too, can you please help?

I assume the program crashes at
You shouldn't assume. Run your program under debugger and observe where it crashes.
Your question lacks MCVE, because your program requires input file sim_input.txt which you didn't provide.
There are obvious bugs though -- you are accessing Buffer from multiple threads, some but not all of these accesses are guarded by a mutex.
For a mutex to be effective, all accesses to variables shared between multiple threads must be guarded, or you will have a data race, which is undefined behavior.
Update:
The actual crash is happening here:
pthread_cond_wait(&condII, NULL);
This call makes absolutely no sense: you must provide a mutex to pthread_cond_wait, and it must be the same mutex as the one used in pthread_cond_signal or similar. Here it should be mutexBuffer, and the code should look something like:
pthread_mutex_lock(&mutexBuffer);
while (isFull(&Buffer)) {
pthread_cond_wait(&condII, &mutexBuffer);
}
// sem_wait() <<- this is bogus/unnecessary
enqueue(&Buffer, r1);
count++;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutexBuffer);
There are many other bugs as well, e.g. the code in lift() assumes that it will run after request has been enqueued, and will exit immediately if that hasn't happened.
In my runs, all 3 lift threads exit before a single request is processed.

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How to find the number of rounds for the producer to deliver characters to buffer?

I have a producer consumer program that reads a file char by char and puts the content inside a buffer.
I need help with outputting the number of rounds the producer function made to deliver characters to the buffer. A round would mean one or more continuous writes to the buffer without being interrupted by wait (due to a full queue).
#include <pthread.h>
#include <semaphore.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
/*
This program provides a possible solution for producer-consumer problem using mutex and semaphore.
I have used 5 producers and 5 consumers to demonstrate the solution. You can always play with these values.
*/
#define MaxItems 5 // Maximum items a producer can produce or a consumer can consume
#define BufferSize 5 // Size of the buffer
sem_t empty;
sem_t full;
int in = 0;
int out = 0;
int buffer[BufferSize];
pthread_mutex_t mutex;
void *producer(void *pno)
{
int item;
for(int i = 0; i < MaxItems; i++) {
item = rand(); // Produce an random item
sem_wait(&empty);
pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex);
buffer[in] = item;
printf("Producer %d: Insert Item %d at %d\n", *((int *)pno),buffer[in],in);
in = (in+1)%BufferSize;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex);
sem_post(&full);
}
}
void *consumer(void *cno)
{
for(int i = 0; i < MaxItems; i++) {
sem_wait(&full);
pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex);
int item = buffer[out];
printf("Consumer %d: Remove Item %d from %d\n",*((int *)cno),item, out);
out = (out+1)%BufferSize;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex);
sem_post(&empty);
}
}
int main()
{
pthread_t pro[5],con[5];
pthread_mutex_init(&mutex, NULL);
sem_init(&empty,0,BufferSize);
sem_init(&full,0,0);
FILE *fp = fopen("file.txt", "r");
if (fp != NULL) {
if (fseek(fp, 0L, SEEK_END) == 0) {
/* Get the size of the file. */
p1.BUFFER_SIZE = ftell(fp);
if (p1.BUFFER_SIZE == -1) { /* Error */ }
/* Allocate our buffer to that size. */
p1.item = malloc(sizeof(char) * (p1.BUFFER_SIZE + 1));
/* Go back to the start of the file. */
if (fseek(fp, 0L, SEEK_SET) != 0) { /* Error */ }
/* Read the entire file into memory. */
size_t newLen = fread(p1.item, sizeof(char), p1.BUFFER_SIZE, fp);
if ( ferror( fp ) != 0 ) {
fputs("Error reading file", stderr);
} else {
p1.item[newLen++] = '\0'; /* Just to be safe. */
}
}
int a[5] = {1,2,3,4,5}; //Just used for numbering the producer and consumer
for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
pthread_create(&pro[i], NULL, (void *)producer, (void *)&a[i]);
}
for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
pthread_create(&con[i], NULL, (void *)consumer, (void *)&a[i]);
}
for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
pthread_join(pro[i], NULL);
}
for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
pthread_join(con[i], NULL);
}
pthread_mutex_destroy(&mutex);
sem_destroy(&empty);
sem_destroy(&full);
return 0;
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One thing you could do, however, is to start out with a sem_trywait(), which will fail instead of blocking if it cannot immediately decrement the target semaphore. You could increment a counter in that case, and then proceed to perform a regular sem_wait(). Example:
int full_count = 0;
void *producer(void *pno) {
int my_num = *(int *)pno;
for(int i = 0; i < MaxItems; i++) {
int item = rand(); // Produce an random item
int result = sem_trywait(&empty);
if (result == -1) {
if (errno == EAGAIN) {
full_count += 1;
result = sem_wait(&empty);
// handle any error ...
} else {
// handle other error ...
}
}
pthread_mutex_lock(&mutex);
buffer[in] = item;
printf("Producer %d: Insert Item %d at %d\n", my_num, buffer[in], in);
in = (in + 1) % BufferSize;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex);
sem_post(&full);
}
}
Do note that there is no guarantee there that in the event that sem_wait() is called, it will actually block, because the semaphore can be incremented between the trywait and the wait. But it does tell you that if a wait had been performed instead of the trywait, then that wait would have blocked. In that case the producer is indeed delayed on account of a full buffer, even if it doesn't spend any of that delay blocked in sem_wait().

Synchronization of Multithreading in C

I am new to MultiThreading in C. I am trying to write a code where we use multithreading. The code is as follows:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <math.h>
int finish = 0;
int mess_size=15;
double exponGenerator(double myLamda)
{
double pv = 0.0;
while (1)
{
pv = (double)rand() / (double)RAND_MAX;
if (pv != 1)
break;
}
pv = (-1.0 / myLamda) * log(1 - pv);
return pv;
}
struct packet{
int val;
time_t start_time;
double service_time;
};
struct queue{
struct packet arr_pac[10000];
int start;
int end;
int size;
};
double lambda = 5;
double servicerate = 5;
struct queue q1 ;
struct queue q2;
struct queue initialiseQueue(){
struct queue q ;
q.start = 0;
q.end = 0;
q.size=0;
return q;
}
struct process1{
int method;
double lambda;
struct queue Q1;
struct queue Q2;
};
struct process2{
struct queue q;
double u;
};
struct process1 queueenv(int method)
{
struct process1 temp ;
temp.method = method;
temp.lambda = lambda;
temp.Q1 = q1;
temp.Q2 = q2;
return temp;
}
struct process2 serverenv(double u, struct queue q)
{
struct process2 temp;
temp.u = u;
temp.q = q;
return temp;
}
int enque(struct queue q){
if (q.size < 10)
{
struct packet temp ;
temp.start_time = time(NULL);
temp.val = 1;
q.arr_pac[q.end] = temp;
q.end = q.end +1;
q.size = q.end - q.start;
//printf(" %d",q.arr_pac[0].end);
return q.size ;
}
else{
return -1;
}
}
struct packet deque(struct queue q) {
struct packet temp ;
printf(" %d ",q.end);
if(q.size >0){
printf("entered");
temp=q.arr_pac[q.start];
temp.service_time = difftime(time(NULL),temp.start_time);
q.start=q.start +1;
q.size = q.end - q.start;
return temp;
}
else{
printf("entered 2");
temp.service_time=0 ;
return temp;
}
}
int randomSelection(){
if(rand()%2 ==0){
return enque(q1);
}
else{
return enque(q2);
}
}
int minQueue(){
if(q1.size > q2.size){
return enque(q2);
}
else{
return enque(q1);
}
}
void queueprocess(struct process1 params){
double blockCounter = 0.0;
double blockPro = 0.0;
int queLenCounter = 0;
int averageQueueLen = 0;
int i = 0;
if (params.method == 0)
{
printf(" this is the %d =0",params.method);
for (i = 0; i < mess_size ; i++)
{
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sleep(interval);
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if (res == -1)
{
blockCounter++;
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queLenCounter = queLenCounter + res;
//printf(" %d ",queLenCounter);
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else if (params.method == 1)
{
printf(" this is the %d =1 ",params.method);
for (i = 0; i < mess_size ; i++)
{
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sleep(interval);
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printf(" %d mn",q1.end);
if (res == -1)
{
blockCounter++;
queLenCounter = queLenCounter +10;
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float sourjanCounter=0;
float sourjan;
for(j=0;j<i;j++){
printf(" %f",processed_arr[j].service_time);
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sourjan = sourjanCounter/(i-1);
printf("Average Sourjan Time is : %f ", &sourjan);
}
DWORD WINAPI threadone(){
printf(" thread one ");
struct process1 queueparams = queueenv(1);
queueprocess(queueparams);
}
DWORD WINAPI threadtwo(){
struct process2 server1params = serverenv(servicerate, q1);
serverprocess(server1params);
}
DWORD WINAPI threadthree(){
struct process2 server2params = serverenv(servicerate, q2);
serverprocess(server2params);
}
int main(int argc, char * argv[])
{
HANDLE hThrds[3];
int i = 0;
/*if (argc != 3)
{
printf("Incorrect parameters!\n");
return 0;
}
double lambda = atof(argv[1]);
double servicerate = atof(argv[2]);*/
for (i = 0; i < 1; i++)
{
DWORD thread1,thread2,thread3;
hThrds[2]=CreateThread(NULL,0, threadone, NULL,0,&thread1);
hThrds[0]=CreateThread(NULL,0, threadtwo, NULL,0,&thread2);
hThrds[1]=CreateThread(NULL,0, threadthree, NULL,0,&thread3);
WaitForMultipleObjects(3, hThrds,TRUE, INFINITE);
}
}
In my code I have a function called enque, which is called from a function called queueprocess. q1 is a structure and is defined globally, It is accessed by multiple functions at the same time. I am trying to change the value of q1 inside function enque and when I print its value inside the function enque it's value is correct, but if I try to print its value inside function queueprocess its value is 0. As a result of this my code is not moving forward. I have read about mutex, but I don't know what is mutex equivalent to win32. I don't know why mutex should be used for my program as well, since I am just accessing q1 from another function but I am not trying to change its value.
Can anyone please explain me why I am facing the problem mentioned above and what would be the possible solution of it?
From Microsoft documentation:
You can use a mutex object to protect a shared resource from
simultaneous access by multiple threads or processes. Each thread must
wait for ownership of the mutex before it can execute the code that
accesses the shared resource. For example, if several threads share
access to a database, the threads can use a mutex object to permit
only one thread at a time to write to the database.
The following example uses the CreateMutex function to create a mutex
object and the CreateThread function to create worker threads.
When a thread of this process writes to the database, it first
requests ownership of the mutex using the WaitForSingleObject
function. If the thread obtains ownership of the mutex, it writes to
the database and then releases its ownership of the mutex using the
ReleaseMutex function.
This example uses structured exception handling to ensure that the
thread properly releases the mutex object. The __finally block of code
is executed no matter how the __try block terminates (unless the __try
block includes a call to the TerminateThread function). This prevents
the mutex object from being abandoned inadvertently.
If a mutex is abandoned, the thread that owned the mutex did not
properly release it before terminating. In this case, the status of
the shared resource is indeterminate, and continuing to use the mutex
can obscure a potentially serious error. Some applications might
attempt to restore the resource to a consistent state; this example
simply returns an error and stops using the mutex. For more
information, see Mutex Objects.
#include <windows.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#define THREADCOUNT 2
HANDLE ghMutex;
DWORD WINAPI WriteToDatabase( LPVOID );
int main( void )
{
HANDLE aThread[THREADCOUNT];
DWORD ThreadID;
int i;
// Create a mutex with no initial owner
ghMutex = CreateMutex(
NULL, // default security attributes
FALSE, // initially not owned
NULL); // unnamed mutex
if (ghMutex == NULL)
{
printf("CreateMutex error: %d\n", GetLastError());
return 1;
}
// Create worker threads
for( i=0; i < THREADCOUNT; i++ )
{
aThread[i] = CreateThread(
NULL, // default security attributes
0, // default stack size
(LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE) WriteToDatabase,
NULL, // no thread function arguments
0, // default creation flags
&ThreadID); // receive thread identifier
if( aThread[i] == NULL )
{
printf("CreateThread error: %d\n", GetLastError());
return 1;
}
}
// Wait for all threads to terminate
WaitForMultipleObjects(THREADCOUNT, aThread, TRUE, INFINITE);
// Close thread and mutex handles
for( i=0; i < THREADCOUNT; i++ )
CloseHandle(aThread[i]);
CloseHandle(ghMutex);
return 0;
}
DWORD WINAPI WriteToDatabase( LPVOID lpParam )
{
// lpParam not used in this example
UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(lpParam);
DWORD dwCount=0, dwWaitResult;
// Request ownership of mutex.
while( dwCount < 20 )
{
dwWaitResult = WaitForSingleObject(
ghMutex, // handle to mutex
INFINITE); // no time-out interval
switch (dwWaitResult)
{
// The thread got ownership of the mutex
case WAIT_OBJECT_0:
__try {
// TODO: Write to the database
printf("Thread %d writing to database...\n",
GetCurrentThreadId());
dwCount++;
}
__finally {
// Release ownership of the mutex object
if (! ReleaseMutex(ghMutex))
{
// Handle error.
}
}
break;
// The thread got ownership of an abandoned mutex
// The database is in an indeterminate state
case WAIT_ABANDONED:
return FALSE;
}
}
return TRUE;
}

Is there a way to join for a specific thread, knowing only its ID?

Given a finite number of doctors and an infinite number of patients (which are generated at random moments (in the while(1) loop ), I need to make a program that describes the scheduling. So far, I made a linked list containing the ids of the threads that are currently under consultation at some doctor and the while(1) loop breaks when hitting CTRL + C. At this point, no more patients are generated, and the ones that haven't finished their consultation, are being waited to finish ( with pthread_join). My problem is now: how do I wait (pthread_join) those ones, only knowing their ID's from the linked list?
For processes, I have waitpid(pid), but for threads, how do I overcome this?
Below is my code if it helps
#define MAX_CONSULTATION_TIME 15
#define noOfDoctors 4
struct node
{
struct node *next;
pid_t pid;
}*head, *tail;
void * need_a_doctor(int *noOfPatient)
{
arrivalTime[*noOfPatient] = time(NULL);
if(sem_wait(&sem))
{
perror(NULL);
return errno;
}
pid_t myPid = pthread_self();
printf(" pid: %d " , myPid);
struct node * n;
n = add_a_new_patient_thread(myPid);
int *indexDoctor;
indexDoctor = (int *)malloc(sizeof(int));
block_doctor(indexDoctor);
time_t currentTime = time(NULL);
unsigned long long periodBlockDoctor = rand() % (MAX_CONSULTATION_TIME + 1);
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sleep(periodBlockDoctor);
release_doctor(indexDoctor);
printf("Patient %d with doctor %d waited for %ld seconds and the consultation took %lld seconds\n" , (*noOfPatient) , (*indexDoctor) + 1 , currentTime - arrivalTime[*noOfPatient] , periodBlockDoctor);
remove_an_existing_patient(n);
if(sem_post(&sem))
{
perror(NULL);
return errno;
}
return NULL;
}
int main(int argc, char ** argv)
{
head = (struct node *)malloc(sizeof(*head));
tail = (struct node *)malloc(sizeof(*tail));
srand(time(NULL));
for(int i = 0 ; i < 4 ; i++)
doctorTaken[i] = 0;
if(argc < 1)
{
fprintf(stderr , "Invalid number of arguments\n");
return -1;
}
if(pthread_mutex_init(&mtx , NULL))
{
perror(NULL);
return errno;
}
if(sem_init(&sem , 0 , noOfDoctors))
{
perror(NULL);
return errno;
}
unsigned long long timeWaitingPatient;
int index;
signal(SIGINT , handler_function);
while(1)
{
timeWaitingPatient = rand() % 4;
sleep(timeWaitingPatient);
if(myExit == 1){ break;}
printf("Patient no. %d\n" , k);
int *index;
index = (int *)malloc(3 * sizeof(int));
if(index == NULL)
{
fprintf(stderr , "Lack of memory");
return -1;
}
(*index) = k;
pthread_t t;
if(pthread_create(&t , NULL , need_a_doctor , index))
{
perror(NULL);
return errno;
}
k++;
}
/*
How do I join the remaining threads here?
*/
// }
return 0;
}
When you create a pthread with pthread_create, you pass in a pthread_t* to receive the thread ID. You can then wait for that thread to complete by calling pthread_join and passing it that thread ID.

pthread_cond_wait in "produce_numbers" gives me segmentation fault

My problem is that I can't initialize the circular_buffer in main() and the basic problem is that when the program calls pthread_cond_wait() in the produce_numbers() function, I take a segmentation fault.
My code is below.
#include <pthread.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int seed;
typedef struct circular_buffer {
void *buffer; // data buffer
void *buffer_end; // end of data buffer
size_t capacity; // maximum number of items in the buffer
size_t count; // number of items in the buffer
size_t sz; // size of each item in the buffer
void *head; // pointer to head
void *tail; // pointer to tail
pthread_mutex_t mutex; // needed to add/remove data from the buffer
pthread_cond_t can_produce; // signaled when items are removed
pthread_cond_t can_consume; // signaled when items are added
} circular_buffer;
struct thread_data {
int thread_id;
int thread_id2;
int seed;
int numbersofprod;
int talenum;
};
struct thread_data thread_data_array[40];
void cb_init(circular_buffer *cb, size_t capacity, size_t sz)
{
cb->buffer = malloc(capacity * sz);
if (cb->buffer == NULL) {
printf("Could not allocate memory..Exiting! \n");
exit(1);
}
// handle error
cb->buffer_end = (char *)cb->buffer + capacity * sz;
cb->capacity = capacity;
cb->count = 0;
cb->sz = sz;
cb->head = cb->buffer;
cb->tail = cb->buffer;
}
// remove first item from circular item void
cb_pop_front(circular_buffer *cb, void *item)
{
printf("pop_front");
if (cb->count == 0) {
printf("Access violation. Buffer is empty\n");
exit(1);
}
memcpy(item, cb->tail, cb->sz);
cb->tail = (char *)cb->tail + cb->sz;
if (cb->tail == cb->buffer_end)
cb->tail = cb->buffer;
cb->count--;
}
// add item to circular buffer
void cb_push_back(circular_buffer *cb, const void *item)
{
if (cb->count == cb->capacity) {
printf("Access violation. Buffer is full\n");
exit(1);
}
memcpy(cb->head, item, cb->sz);
cb->head = (char *)cb->head + cb->sz;
if (cb->head == cb->buffer_end)
cb->head = cb->buffer;
cb->count++;
}
// destroy circular buffer
void cb_free(circular_buffer *cb)
{
free(cb->buffer);
// clear out other fields too, just to be safe
}
void *consume_numbers(void *arg)
{
struct thread_data *my_data;
int threadId = my_data->thread_id2;
int rc;
circular_buffer *cb =
(circular_buffer *)arg; // δήλωση δείκτη σε δομή circular_buffer
printf("to capacity einai %d!\n", cb->capacity);
while (1) {
pthread_mutex_lock(&cb->mutex);
// elegxos an to buffer einai adeio
if (cb->count == 0) { // empty
// wait for new items to be appended to the buffer
printf("eeeeeee");
pthread_cond_wait(&cb->can_consume, &cb->mutex);
} // if
int *tmp_read = (int *)malloc(4);
cb_pop_front(cb, (void *)tmp_read);
free(tmp_read);
printf("Thread: consuming item %d!\n", cb->count);
// signal the fact that new items may be produced
rc = pthread_cond_signal(&cb->can_produce);
if (rc != 0) {
printf("ERROR: return code from pthread_cond_signal() is %d\n", rc);
pthread_exit(&rc);
} // if
rc = pthread_mutex_unlock(&cb->mutex);
if (rc != 0) {
printf("ERROR: return code from pthread_mutex_unlock() is %d\n", rc);
pthread_exit(&rc);
} // if
} // while
// de ftanei pote edw
return NULL;
} // consume_numbers
void *produce_numbers(void *threadarg)
{
struct thread_data *my_data;
my_data = (struct thread_data *)threadarg;
int seeed = my_data->seed;
int numberofprod = my_data->numbersofprod;
int threadId = my_data->thread_id;
int talenumber = my_data->talenum;
int j, r;
int *tid;
int rc;
circular_buffer *cb;
// open file
FILE *f = fopen("producers_in.txt", "w");
if (f == NULL) {
printf("Error opening file!\n");
exit(1);
} // telos anoigmatos arxeiou
srand(seeed); // paragwgi sporou
for (j = 0; j < numberofprod; j++) {
pthread_mutex_lock(&cb->mutex);
// elegxos an o buffer einai full
if (cb->count == cb->capacity) {
// wait until some elements are consumed
printf("mpika");
// pthread_cond_wait(&cb->can_produce, &cb->mutex);
if (rc != 0) {
printf("ERROR: return code from pthread_cond_wait() is %d\n",
rc);
pthread_exit(&rc);
} // if
} // while
else {
r = rand();
printf("tyxaios arithmos %d\n", r);
cb_push_back(
cb, (void *)&r); // grapse sto arxeio txt ton tyxaio arithmo r
const char *text = "the random number of producer with id";
fprintf(f, "%s ", text);
tid = (int *)threadarg;
fprintf(f, "%d\n", tid);
const char *text2 = "is";
fprintf(f, " %s ", text2);
fprintf(f, "%d\n", r);
printf("to count einai %d\n", cb->count);
// signal the fact that new items may be consumed
rc = pthread_cond_signal(&cb->can_consume);
if (rc != 0) {
printf("ERROR: return code from pthread_cond_signal() is %d\n",
rc);
pthread_exit(&rc);
} // if
rc = pthread_mutex_unlock(&cb->mutex);
if (rc != 0) {
printf("ERROR: return code from pthread_mutex_unlock() is %d\n",
rc);
pthread_exit(&rc);
} // if
} // else
} // for
fclose(f);
// NEVER REACHED
tid = (int *)threadarg;
pthread_exit(tid);
} // produce_numbers
// MAIN
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
if (argc != 6) {
printf("ERROR: the program should take 5 argument!\n");
exit(-1);
}
int producers = atoi(argv[1]);
int consumers = atoi(argv[2]);
int numbersofprod = atoi(argv[3]);
int talenum = atoi(argv[4]);
int seed = atoi(argv[5]);
/*elegxoume oti ta dedomena pou dothikan einai swsta.*/
if (producers < 1) {
printf("ERROR: the number of producers to run should be a positive number.Current number given %d.\n",
producers);
exit(-1);
}
if (consumers < 1) {
printf(
"ERROR: the number of consumers to run should be a positive number.Current number given %d.\n", consumers);
exit(-1);
}
if (numbersofprod <
1) {
printf("ERROR: the number of numbersofprod to run should be a positive number. Current number given %d.\n", numbersofprod);
exit(-1);
}
if (talenum < 1) {
printf("ERROR: the number of tale to run should be a positive number. Current number given %d.\n", talenum);
exit(-1);
}
if (seed < 1) {
printf("ERROR: the number of the seed to run should be a positive number. Current number given %d.\n", seed);
exit(-1);
}
printf("Main: We will create %d producer threads", producers);
printf(" and %d consumers threads.\n", consumers);
pthread_t *prod;
pthread_t *cons;
prod = malloc(producers * sizeof(pthread_t));
if (prod == NULL) {
printf("NOT ENOUGH MEMORY!\n");
return -1;
}
cons = malloc(consumers * sizeof(pthread_t));
if (cons == NULL) {
printf("NOT ENOUGH MEMORY!\n");
return -1;
}
int rc;
int rc2;
int threadCount;
int threadCount2;
int countArray[producers];
int countArray2[consumers];
//INITIALIZE MUTEX AND CONDITION VARIABLES
circular_buffer cb = {
.count=0,
.mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER,
.can_produce = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER,
.can_consume = PTHREAD_COND_INITIALIZER
};
cb_init(cb, talenum, 1); //end_of initializing
for (threadCount = 0; threadCount < producers; threadCount++) {
printf("Main: creating thread %d for producers\n ",
threadCount);
countArray[threadCount] = threadCount + 1;
thread_data_array[threadCount].thread_id = threadCount;
thread_data_array[threadCount].talenum = talenum;
thread_data_array[threadCount].seed = seed;
thread_data_array[threadCount].numbersofprod =
numbersofprod; /*dimiourgia tou thread*/
rc = pthread_create(&prod[threadCount], NULL, produce_numbers,
(void *)&thread_data_array[threadCount]);
/*elegxos oti to thread dimiourgithike swsta.*/
if (rc != 0) {
printf("ERROR: return code from pthread_create() is %d\n",
rc);
exit(-1);
}
for (threadCount2 = 0; threadCount2 < consumers;
threadCount2++) {
countArray2[threadCount2] = threadCount2 + 1;
thread_data_array[threadCount2].thread_id2 = threadCount2;
printf("Main: creating thread %d for consumers\n",
threadCount);
/*dimiourgia tou thread*/
rc2 = pthread_create(cons, NULL, consume_numbers,
(void *)&cb);
/*elegxos oti to thread dimiourgithike swsta.*/
if (rc2 != 0) {
printf(
"ERROR: return code from pthread_create() is %d\n",
rc2);
exit(-1);
}
}
}
void *status;
for (threadCount = 0; threadCount < producers;
threadCount++) {
rc = pthread_join(prod[threadCount], &status);
if (rc != 0) {
printf("ERROR: return code from pthread_join() is %d\n",
rc);
exit(-1);
}
printf("Main: Thread %d returned %d as status code.\n",
countArray[threadCount], (*(int *)status));
}
free(prod);
`` return 1;
void *status2;
for (threadCount2 = 0; threadCount2 < consumers; threadCount2++) {
rc2 = pthread_join(cons[threadCount2], &status2);
if (rc2 != 0) {
printf("ERROR: return code from pthread_join() is %d\n",
rc);
exit(-1);
}
printf("Main: Thread % d returned % d as status code.\n ", countArray2[threadCount2],
(*(int *)status2));
}
free(cons);
return 1;
}
Your problem is that you never call pthread_cond_init() on the cb.can_produce and cb.can_consume condition variables that are members of the struct circular_buffer.
You need to change the cb_init() function so that it initialises the new circular_buffer's mutex, can_produce and can_consume members with pthread_mutex_init() and pthread_cond_init().
You are also using the pointer variable cb uninitialised in the produce_numbers() function - it's declared as struct circular_buffer *cb; but never assigned to. You need to make cb a member of struct thread_arg instead, and set it in main() so that produce_numbers() has a reference to the same struct circular_buffer object as the other threads.

libgps for extract data from the gpsd daemon

I wanted to use libgps to interface with gpsd daemon. That's why I've implemented a little testing application in order to extract a value from a specific satellite.
The documentation on its HOWTO page tells us that
The tricky part is interpreting what you get from the blocking read.
The reason it’s tricky is that you’re not guaranteed that every read
will pick up exactly one complete JSON object from the daemon. It may
grab one response object, or more than one, or part of one, or one or
more followed by a fragment.
As recommended the documentation, the PACKET_SET mask bit is checked before doing anything else.
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <gps.h>
#include <pthread.h>
pthread_t t_thread;
struct t_args {
unsigned int ID;
};
unsigned int status = 0;
int elevation;
int p_nmea(void *targs);
void start_test(void)
{
struct t_args *args = malloc(sizeof *args);
status = 1;
args->ID = 10;
pthread_attr_t attr;
pthread_attr_init(&attr);
pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
if (pthread_create(&t_thread, &attr, (void *)&p_nmea, args) != 0)
{
perror("create: \n");
}
}
int test_result(int * Svalue)
{
int res;
if(status == 1)
{
void * t_res;
if(pthread_tryjoin_np(t_thread, &t_res) != 0)
{
status = 1;
}
else
{
if((int)t_res == 1)
{
res = 3;
*Svalue = elevation;
elevation = 0;
}
else
{
res = 4;
}
}
}
return res;
}
int p_nmea(void *targs)
{
struct t_args *thread_args = targs;
struct gps_data_t gpsdata;
int ret = -1;
int count = 10;
int i,j;
if(gps_open((char *)"localhost", (char *)DEFAULT_GPSD_PORT, &gpsdata) != 0)
{
(void)fprintf(stderr, "cgps: no gpsd running or network error: %d, %s\n", errno, gps_errstr(errno));
return (-1);
}
else
{
(void)gps_stream(&gpsdata, WATCH_ENABLE, NULL);
do
{
if(!gps_waiting(&gpsdata, 1000000))
{
(void)gps_close(&gpsdata);
}
else
{
if(gps_read(&gpsdata) == -1)
{
return (-1);
}
else
{
if(gpsdata.set & PACKET_SET)
{
for (i = 0; i < MAXCHANNELS; i++)
{
for (j = 0; j < gpsdata->satellites_visible; j++)
{
if(gpsdata->PRN[i] == thread_args.ID)
{
elevation = (int)gpsdata->elevation[i];
ret = 1;
break;
}
}
if(gpsdata->PRN[i] == thread_args.ID)
{
break;
}
}
}
}
}
--count;
}while(count != 0);
}
(void)gps_stream(&gpsdata, WATCH_DISABLE, NULL);
(void)gps_close(&gpsdata);
(void)free(thread_args);
(void)pthread_exit((void*) ret);
}
As recommended in the documentation too, I had a look at cgps and gpxlogger for example codes, but the subtleties of libgps escape me. A while loop has been added before gps_waiting() in order to get, at least, one entire response object. Before introducing pthread, I noted that call the function test_result() just after start_test() take few seconds before returning an answer. By using a thread I thought that 3 would be imediately returned, then 3 or 4 .. but it's not ! I am still losing few seconds. In addition, I voluntarily use pthread_tryjoin_np() because its man page says
The pthread_tryjoin_np() function performs a nonblocking join with the thread
Can anybody give me his help, I guess that I understand something wrongly but I am not able to say about which part yet? Basically, why I come into the do while loop at least four times before returning the first value ?
EDIT 1 :
After reading the documentation HOWTO again I highlight the lines :
The fact that the data-waiting check and the read both block means that, if your application has to deal with other input sources than the GPS, you will probably have to isolate the read loop in a thread with a mutex lock on the gps_data structure.
I am a little bit confusing. What does it really mean ?
Your loop is executing multiple times before returning a full packet because you do not have a sleep condition. Therefore each time the daemon registers a packet (even when not a full NMEA message), the gps_waiting() function returns. I'd recommend sleeping at least as long as it takes your GPS to register a full message.
For example, if you expect GPPAT messages, you could reasonably expect to have 12 characters in the message. Thus at 9600 baud, that would take 1/17.5 seconds or about 57 ms. In this case, your code could look like this:
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <gps.h>
#include <pthread.h>
pthread_t t_thread;
struct t_args {
unsigned int ID;
};
unsigned int status = 0;
int elevation;
int p_nmea(void *targs);
void start_test(void)
{
struct t_args *args = malloc(sizeof *args);
status = 1;
args->ID = 10;
pthread_attr_t attr;
pthread_attr_init(&attr);
pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE);
if (pthread_create(&t_thread, &attr, (void *)&p_nmea, args) != 0)
{
perror("create: \n");
}
}
int test_result(int * Svalue)
{
int res;
if(status == 1)
{
void * t_res;
if(pthread_tryjoin_np(t_thread, &t_res) != 0)
{
status = 1;
}
else
{
if((int)t_res == 1)
{
res = 3;
*Svalue = elevation;
elevation = 0;
}
else
{
res = 4;
}
}
}
return res;
}
int p_nmea(void *targs)
{
struct t_args *thread_args = targs;
struct gps_data_t gpsdata;
int ret = 0;
int count = 10;
int i,j;
if(gps_open((char *)"localhost", (char *)DEFAULT_GPSD_PORT, &gpsdata) != 0)
{
(void)fprintf(stderr, "cgps: no gpsd running or network error: %d, %s\n", errno, gps_errstr(errno));
return (-1);
}
else
{
(void)gps_stream(&gpsdata, WATCH_ENABLE, NULL);
do
{
ret = 0; // Set this here to allow breaking correctly
usleep(50000); // Sleep here to wait for approx 1 msg
if(!gps_waiting(&gpsdata, 1000000)) break;
if(gps_read(&gpsdata) == -1) break;
if(gpsdata.set & PACKET_SET)
{
for (i = 0; i < MAXCHANNELS && !ret; i++)
{
for (j = 0; j < gpsdata.satellites_visible; j++)
{
if(gpsdata.PRN[i] == thread_args.ID)
{
elevation = (int)gpsdata.elevation[i]; // Be sure to not deref structure here
ret = 1;
break;
}
}
}
--count;
}while(count != 0);
}
(void)gps_stream(&gpsdata, WATCH_DISABLE, NULL);
(void)gps_close(&gpsdata);
(void)free(thread_args);
(void)pthread_exit((void*) ret);
}
Alternatively, you could just set your count higher and wait for the full message.

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