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Jit Keong Tan
jit at SLIC.CELLBIO.DUKE.EDU
Thu Dec 20 03:57:36 AEST 1990
=>
=> Can someone tell me, or point me to some document, that details the
=> differences between semaphores and locks?
=>
semaphore allows different processes have the write (modify) access
to a resource (such as files) with mutual exclusion.
lock just keep it locked without givin write-shared access to others.
I think you can find these terminologies in any Operating Systems
book.
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