The Bounded Buffer Problem: Why Mutex Locks Aren't Enough

The Producer-Consumer Problem

In concurrent systems, multiple threads produce and consume data through a fixed-size shared buffer.

⚡ The 3 Semaphore Setup

• mutex = 1: Protects critical section.
• empty = N: Blocks producer when buffer is full.
• full = 0: Blocks consumer when buffer is empty.

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