The semaphore variables full, empty and mutex are initialized to 0, n and 1,…
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The semaphore variables full, empty and mutex are initialized to 0, n and 1, respectively. Process P1 repeatedly adds one item at a time to a buffer of size n, and process P2 repeatedly removes one item at a time from the same buffer using the programs given below. In the programs, K, L, M and N are unspecified statements.
P1
while (1) {
K;
P(mutex);
Add an item to the buffer;
V(mutex);
L;
}
P2
while (1) {
M;
P(mutex);
Remove an item from the buffer;
V(mutex);
N;
}
The statements K, L, M and N are respectively
- A.
P(full), V(empty), P(full), V(empty)
- B.
P(full), V(empty), P(empty), V(full)
- C.
P(empty), V(full), P(empty), V(full)
- D.
P(empty), V(full), P(full), V(empty)
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