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What are counting semaphores?

Answer Posted / swetcha

Counting semaphore -Locks a shared resource against
simultaneous access by multiple threads
A counting semaphore is a generalization of a mutex
semaphore that locks a shared resource against simultaneous
access by multiple threads. All resource allocation
functions, such as wait() and post() , take an optional
parameter defining the number of resources to allocate or
deallocate.

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