#!/usr/local/bin/newlisp

# prodcons.lsp -  Producer/consumer
#
# this program only runs on Linux/UNIX
#
# usage of 'fork', 'wait-pid', 'semaphore' and 'share'

(if (> (& (last (sys-info)) 0xF) 4) 
	(begin
		(println "this will not run on Win32")
		(exit)))


(constant 'wait -1 'signal 1 'release 0)

(define (consumer n)
	(set 'i 0)
	(while (< i n)
		(semaphore cons-sem wait)
		(println (set 'i (share data)) " <-")
		(semaphore prod-sem signal))  
	(exit))
		
(define (producer n)
	(for (i 1 n)
		(semaphore prod-sem wait)
		(println "-> " (share data i))
		(semaphore cons-sem signal))   
	(exit))


(define (run n)
	(set 'data (share))	
	(share data 0)

	(set 'prod-sem (semaphore)) ; get semaphores
	(set 'cons-sem (semaphore))

	(set 'prod-pid (fork (producer n))) ; start threads
	(set 'cons-pid (fork (consumer n)))
	(semaphore prod-sem signal) ; get producer started

	(wait-pid prod-pid) ; wait for threads to finish
	(wait-pid cons-pid) ; 
	(semaphore cons-sem release) ; release semaphores
	(semaphore prod-sem release))


(run 10)

(exit)



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