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    Semaphores are integer variables that use atomic wait and signal operations to synchronize concurrent processes and solve critical section problems. There are two main types: counting semaphores, which coordinate access to resources through an integer count, and binary semaphores, which can only be valued at 0 or 1. Semaphores allow only one process in the critical section at a time through mutual exclusion and avoid wasted processor time from busy waiting. However, semaphores must be implemented carefully to avoid deadlocks and do not scale well for large systems due to loss of modularity.

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    Semaphores are integer variables that use atomic wait and signal operations to synchronize concurrent processes and solve critical section problems. There are two main types: counting semaphores, which coordinate access to resources through an integer count, and binary semaphores, which can only be valued at 0 or 1. Semaphores allow only one process in the critical section at a time through mutual exclusion and avoid wasted processor time from busy waiting. However, semaphores must be implemented carefully to avoid deadlocks and do not scale well for large systems due to loss of modularity.

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    Semaphores are integer variables that use atomic wait and signal operations to synchronize concurrent processes and solve critical section problems. There are two main types: counting semaphores, which coordinate access to resources through an integer count, and binary semaphores, which can only be valued at 0 or 1. Semaphores allow only one process in the critical section at a time through mutual exclusion and avoid wasted processor time from busy waiting. However, semaphores must be implemented carefully to avoid deadlocks and do not scale well for large systems due to loss of modularity.

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    Semaphore and its types


    Semaphores
    In 1965, Dijkstra proposed a new and very significant technique for managing
    concurrent processes by using the value of a simple integer variable to synchronize the
    progress of interacting processes.
    Semaphores are integer variables that are used to solve the critical section problem by
    using two atomic operations, wait and signal that are used for process synchronization.
    This integer variable is called a semaphore
    In very simple words, the semaphore is a variable that can hold only a non-negative
    Integer value, shared between all the threads, with operations wait and signal
    The definitions of wait and signal are as follows −

     Wait
    The wait operation decrements the value of its argument S, if it is positive. If S is
    negative or zero, then no operation is performed. wait() operation was originally
    termed as P; so it is also known as P(S) operation
    This Operation mainly helps you to control the entry of a task into the critical
    section
    wait(S)
    {
    while (S<=0);

    S--;
    }

     Signal
    The signal operation increments the value of its argument S. This Operation is
    mainly used to control the exit of a task from the critical section.
    signal() operation was originally termed as V; so it is also known as V(S)
    operation
    signal(S)
    {
    S++;
    }
    Properties of Semaphores

    1. It's simple and always have a non-negative integer value.


    2. Works with many processes.
    3. Can have many different critical sections with different semaphores.
    4. Each critical section has unique access semaphores.
    5. Can permit multiple processes into the critical section at once, if desirable

    Types of Semaphores
    There are two main types of semaphores i.e. counting semaphores and binary
    semaphores. Details about these are given as follows −

     Counting Semaphores
    These are integer value semaphores and have an unrestricted value domain.
    These semaphores are used to coordinate the resource access, where the
    semaphore count is the number of available resources. If the resources are
    added, semaphore count automatically incremented and if the resources are
    removed, the count is decremented.

     Binary Semaphores
    The binary semaphores are like counting semaphores but their value is restricted
    to 0 and 1. The wait operation only works when the semaphore is 1 and the
    signal operation succeeds when semaphore is 0. It is sometimes easier to
    implement binary semaphores than counting semaphores.

    Advantages of Semaphores
    Some of the advantages of semaphores are as follows −

     Semaphores allow only one process into the critical section. They follow the
    mutual exclusion principle strictly and are much more efficient than some other
    methods of synchronization.
     There is no resource wastage because of busy waiting in semaphores as
    processor time is not wasted unnecessarily to check if a condition is fulfilled to
    allow a process to access the critical section.
     Semaphores are implemented in the machine independent code of the
    microkernel. So they are machine independent.
    Disadvantages of Semaphores
    Some of the disadvantages of semaphores are as follows −
     Semaphores are complicated so the wait and signal operations must be
    implemented in the correct order to prevent deadlocks.
     Semaphores are impractical for last scale use as their use leads to loss of
    modularity. This happens because the wait and signal operations prevent the
    creation of a structured layout for the system.
     Semaphores may lead to a priority inversion where low priority processes may
    access the critical section first and high priority processes later.

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