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lads
I'm new to C, and am playing catch-up on assignments. While I'm not looking for anyone to do work for me, I nevertheless need someone to walk me through a problem. I understand forking, but my problem is the structure of the program itself. What I basically need to know is how to deal with all the child PIDs first (i.e. printf "I'm a kid and my pid is: ) but 'remember' those PIDs so that the parent can report/list them before it dies. A pitiful problem I admit.
Please help.
That's a big forking problem you got. If I were you, I'd get my forking act together.
Hehe... sorry, couldn't resist. I really don't know much about forking to help you.
Ok, maybe if I'm a bit more specific.
This is me at the moment
Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
typedef enum boolean { BFALSE, BTRUE } bool_t;
static bool_t valid_data ( int n, char *s )
{
if ( strlen ( s ) != 2 || n < 1 || n > 9 )
return BFALSE;
return BTRUE;
}
int main ( void )
{
int num;
int i;
int p;
printf ( "Enter an number between 1 and 9: " );
if ( scanf ( "%d", &num ) != 1 )
die ( "Invalid input" );
if ( valid_data ( n, s ) != BFALSE )
while (num <= o);
# I'm happy that my fork code goes here, but without creating #multiple buffers, how do I manage this so
# that all the children printf "CHILD: pid" on a seperate line, followed by the parent
#printing that they are the parent, while mentioning each child? #e.g.
#Output if user called program and 3
#CHILD: 1
#CHILD: 2
#CHILD: 3
#PARENT: I am 0 and my child is 1
#PARENT: I am 0 and my child is 2
#PARENT: I am 0 and my child is 3
else
die ( "Invalid input" );
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
lol, was tyoing and posting when you sent your reply, but my problem isn't forking, its fecking basic structure <sigh> forking hell
lol
Thanks for at least one person picking up on the forking reference though. nice to see someone with a sense of humour, and possessed of C.
Code:
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main( int argc , char** argv ){
int count = 0 ;
int status = -1 ; /* Status for wait() */
pid_t pid ; /* pid of child process */
pid_t my_pid = getpid(); /* get current pid */
if( sscanf( argv[1] , "%d" , &count ) == 0){
fprintf( stderr , "Error reading int from parameter\n");
return EXIT_FAILURE ;
}
if( count > 10 || count < 0 ){
fprintf( stderr , "Error, number not in range 0-9. \n");
return EXIT_FAILURE ;
}
/* Create 'count' number of processes */
while( count-- > 0 ){
pid = fork();
if( pid == 0 ){
/* In child, so report, and break so not to fork() */
my_pid = getpid();
printf("CHILD: %d\n", my_pid);
break ;
}
}
/* Keep looping untill evey child process had terminated */
while (pid != -1 ){
pid = wait(&status);
if( pid != -1 )
printf("PARENT: I am %d. The child is %d\n", my_pid, pid);
}
return EXIT_SUCCESS ;
}
ok, last question, anyone, what line do I add to the above code to make sure that all PID's are killed off?
You should wait for every pid you created, which shouldn't return until the spawned process has completed.
Currently it doesn't look like your doing that, you are simply waiting for the last pid/process that was spawned. If you want to fork multiple times without wait()ing in between each fork, you are going to have to have multiple pid_t variables, and then loop threw each one of the pids and wait() on them.
BTW, from the looks of it your using wait() in a different way then I was shown. I was shown to wait(child_pid).
Agreed, if I could post the assignment, I would, but basically the dutch C lecturer enjoys playing games. Though he threw us a bone with the sscanf, he played down (heavily) the use of the wait () command here. I hate what I have done, but it meets and exceeds spec.
I'll just go wash my hands now...
man waitpidQuote:
Originally Posted by reptonite
hope that man page gives you some more information