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What are binary semaphores?

#include <pthread.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <string.h> #include <semaphore.h> #define THREAD_NUM 1 sem_t semFuel; pthread_mutex_t mutexFuel; int *fuel; void* routine(void* args) { *fuel += 50; printf("Current value is %d\n", *fuel); sem_post(&semFuel); } int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { pthread_t th[THREAD_NUM]; fuel = malloc(sizeof(int)); *fuel = 50; pthread_mutex_init(&mutexFuel, NULL); sem_init(&semFuel, 0, 0); int i; for (i = 0; i < THREAD_NUM; i++) { if (pthread_create(&th[i], NULL, &routine, NULL) != 0) { perror("Failed to create thread"); } } sem_wait(&semFuel); printf("Deallocating fuel\n"); free(fuel); for (i = 0; i < THREAD_NUM; i++) { if (pthread_join(th[i], NULL) != 0) { perror("Failed to join thread"); } } pthread_mutex_destroy(&mutexFuel); sem_destroy(&semFuel); return 0; }
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