Solved–Assignment 3: Named Pipe for Exchanging Numbers –Solution

Description

A kernel module `numpipe` that implements a UNIX named pipe (FIFO queue) as a character device. User-level producers and consumers can add and remove integers to the shared FIFO queue, respectively.

Build numpipe

1. Build kernel module:

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cd numpipe

make

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2. Build producer and consumer executables. If currently in the directory `numpipe/`, go back a directory:

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cd ../

make

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Loading kernel module

Load the kernel module, if the module has not been loaded (can check with `lsmod`). Can specify the maximum size N of the shared FIFO queue (default size is 20):

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cd numpipe

sudo insmod numpipe.ko max_size=N

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Using device with producers and consumers

Run a producer. If currently in the directory `numpipe/`, go back a directory:

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cd ../

./producer /dev/numpipe

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Run a consumer. If currently in the directory `numpipe/`, go back a directory:

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cd ../

./consumer /dev/numpipe

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Remove a producer/consumer with Control+C.

Can run multiple producers and consumers in separate terminal windows. Each should block if the desired conditions are not true (queue is full or empty).