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OS Semester Project Proposal

The document describes a semester project to develop a multi-threaded C program that implements the producer-consumer problem using pthreads and semaphores. The program will have producer and consumer threads interacting with a shared buffer to find prime numbers in a large 2D array, demonstrating synchronization and preventing race conditions.

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OS Semester Project Proposal

The document describes a semester project to develop a multi-threaded C program that implements the producer-consumer problem using pthreads and semaphores. The program will have producer and consumer threads interacting with a shared buffer to find prime numbers in a large 2D array, demonstrating synchronization and preventing race conditions.

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Operating system

SEMESTER PROJECT
FAST-NUCES
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Introduction:

The objective of this project is to develop a multi-threaded program in C that


implements the producer-consumer problem (efficiently finds prime numbers in a
large 2D array) using pthreads and semaphores. The program will simulate a scenario
where multiple producer and consumer threads interact with a shared buffer,
demonstrating synchronization and mutual exclusion to prevent race conditions.

Objectives:

 Implement a multi-threaded program in C to solve the producer-consumer


problem.

 Utilize pthreads library for thread creation and management.

 Employ semaphores to control access to shared resources and ensure proper


synchronization between producer and consumer threads.

 Evaluate the performance and scalability of the program with different


numbers of producer and consumer threads.

Methodology: The project will follow these key steps:

 Designing the program architecture to facilitate the interaction between


producer and consumer threads.

 Implementing producer and consumer functions to generate and consume


data, respectively.

 Integrating pthreads library to create and manage multiple threads efficiently.

 Using semaphores to coordinate access to the shared buffer, ensuring mutual


exclusion and preventing race conditions.

 Testing the program with various configurations of producer and consumer


threads to assess its performance and scalability.

 Analyzing the results to identify potential bottlenecks and optimizations for


improving program efficiency.
APRIL 26, 2024
Expected Outcomes:
TO: SIR M.AMIN
FROM: MOEEZ UDDIN
22P-9203
BSCS 4B
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 Development of a robust multi-threaded program in C that effectively solves


the producer-consumer problem.
 Evaluation of the program's performance in terms of throughput, latency, and
scalability with different thread configurations.
 Identification of best practices and strategies for implementing
synchronization mechanisms in multi-threaded programs

Resources:

 C programming language
 pthreads library for multi-threading
 Semaphores for synchronization
 Development environment (e.g., Linux)
 Performance monitoring tools (e.g., time command for execution time
measurement)

Conclusion:

This project aims to demonstrate the principles of concurrent programming and


synchronization using the producer-consumer problem as a case study. By
implementing a multi-threaded solution in C, we will explore the challenges and
techniques involved in designing efficient and scalable concurrent programs.
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