Key Terms and Concepts

binary semaphore

counting semaphore

critical region

ctime library function

deadlock

dining philosophers

GETALL

GETNCNT

GETVAL

GETZCNT

IPC_CREAT

IPC_EXCL

IPC_NOWAIT

IPC_PRIVATE

IPC_RMID

IPC_SET

IPC_STAT

sem structure

SEM_UNDO

semaphore class

semctl system call

semget system call

semid_ds structure

semop system call

semun union

SETALL

SETVAL

starvation