OS Project 1

Operating System Project 1

Primary Function: Create a Producer/ Consumer Application

Specific Requirements/Features:
- Develop a application that simulates a producer/consumer model
- The application should have a shared buffer where the producer produces items and the consumer consumes them
- Implement synchronization mechanisms to ensure that the producer and consumer threads operate correctly and avoid race conditions

Ideal Skills and Experience:
- Strong proficiency in Linux operating system
- Experience in multi-threaded programming and synchronization mechanisms
- Knowledge of C programming language
- Familiarity with system calls and low-level operations in Linux
- Understanding of race conditions and techniques to avoid them
- Ability to handle dynamic memory allocation and deallocation efficiently

Note: The client has specific requirements for this project, and expertise in Linux programming is crucial.