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I am trying out the following piece of code to implement a simple semaphore.
Steps
1. Create Semaphore
2. Initialize it to 1
3. Enter Critical section - SEMAPHORE P Operation
4. >>>> print some numbers >>>>
5. Leave Critical section - SEMAPHORE V Operation
6. Delete Semaphore
Running the program
Execute the program in one terminal.
In another terminal, execute the same program while it is running in terminal 1.
I expect the program in terminal 2 to WAIT for the program in terminal 1 to leave its critical section before it starts running. But this does not happen. Both the programs run simultaneously.
Maybe, my understanding of semaphores is wrong. Could you please point the error in my program?
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