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What is difference b/w general semaphore and binary
semaphore?

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What is difference b/w general semaphore and binary semaphore?..

Answer / anjalidcsa

General semaphore also called counting semaphore.it is a
varible n whose value equal to no. of items in the buffer.
where as binary is more restricted version having 0 and 1
value.Binary semaphore are easier to implement.

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What is difference b/w general semaphore and binary semaphore?..

Answer / laxmi narayana.moru

if there are several processes are waiting for critical
section...general semaphore value is extended to more
negative...but in case of binary semaphore ,semphore value
only between 0 and 1.

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What is difference b/w general semaphore and binary semaphore?..

Answer / gayathri

general semaphore is an integer value which is acessed only through two standard atomic operations : wait and signal

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