can you give me the dekker algorithm in c++
Certainly! The Dekker's algorithm is a classic algorithm for achieving mutual exclusion in concurrent programming. It was one of the first algorithms designed to handle the mutual exclusion problem in a busy-wait environment for two processes.
Here's a simple implementation of Dekker's Algorithm in C++. Note that this code is primarily for educational purposes, and in practice, you would typically use higher-level synchronization primitives provided by the standard library, such as `std::mutex`.
Here’s a basic example using Dekker's algorithm for process synchronization:
```cpp
#include <iostream>
#include <thread>
#include <atomic>
#include <chrono>
std::atomic<bool> want_to_enter[2]; // Flags to indicate interest
std::atomic<int> turn; // Turn variable
void dekker(int process_id) {
int other_process_id = 1 - process_id; // The other process's ID
for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i) { // Simulate some work
// Indicate intention to enter critical section
want_to_enter[process_id] = true;
// Wait until it's our turn or the other process does not want to enter
while (want_to_enter[other_process_id]) {
if (turn != process_id) {
want_to_enter[process_id] = false; // Withdraw interest
while (turn != process_id) { } // Busy wait
want_to_enter[process_id] = true; // Reassert interest
}
}
// Critical section
std::cout << "Process " << process_id << " is in the critical section.\n";
// Simulate some processing time
std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(100));
// Exit critical section
turn = other_process_id; // Pass turn to the other process
want_to_enter[process_id] = false; // No longer want to enter
}
}
int main() {
// Create two threads for the two processes
std::thread t1(dekker, 0); // Process 0
std::thread t2(dekker, 1); // Process 1
// Wait for both threads to finish
t1.join();
t2.join();
return 0;
}
```
### Explanation:
1. **Atomic Variables**: We use `std::atomic` to prevent race conditions and ensure that updates to shared variables (`want_to_enter` and `turn`) are visible across threads.
2. **Mutual Exclusion**: Each process sets its flag to indicate that it wants to enter the critical section and checks the flag of the other process. The "turn" variable ensures that only one process can enter the critical section at a time.
3. **Critical Section**: When a process successfully enters the critical section, it simulates work by printing a message and sleeping for a short duration.
4. **Thread Creation**: Two threads are created, each running the `dekker` function for process 0 and process 1, respectively.
### Note:
- Dekker's algorithm is primarily historical. For modern applications, you should prefer using `std::mutex` and `std::lock_guard` from the C++ Standard Library to handle synchronization between threads in a simpler and more efficient way.
- Make sure you compile the program with a C++11 compatible compiler or newer (e.g., using `g++ -std=c++11 -pthread dekker.cpp -o dekker`). The use of `std::atomic` and `std::thread` requires at least C++11.