{"id":19377,"date":"2022-11-06T12:07:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T06:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jassweb.com\/solved\/solved-convert-a-process-based-program-into-a-thread-based-version\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T12:07:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T06:37:05","slug":"solved-convert-a-process-based-program-into-a-thread-based-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jassweb.com\/solved\/solved-convert-a-process-based-program-into-a-thread-based-version\/","title":{"rendered":"[Solved] Convert a process based program into a thread based version?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"answer-58828623\" class=\"answer js-answer accepted-answer js-accepted-answer\" data-answerid=\"58828623\" data-parentid=\"58826841\" data-score=\"2\" data-position-on-page=\"1\" data-highest-scored=\"1\" data-question-has-accepted-highest-score=\"1\" itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\n<div class=\"post-layout\">\n<div class=\"votecell post-layout--left\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"answercell post-layout--right\">\n<div class=\"s-prose js-post-body\" itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>The general case depends on whether the threads are wholly independent of each other.  If you go multi-threaded, you must ensure that any shared resource is accessed appropriate protection.<\/p>\n<p>The code shown has a shared resource in the use of <code>srand()<\/code> and <code>rand()<\/code>. You will get different results in a multi-threaded process compared with those from multiple separate processes. Does this matter? If not, you may be able to let the threads run, but the C standard says the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/port70.net\/~nsz\/c\/c11\/n1570.html#7.22.2.2\"><code>srand()<\/code><\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/port70.net\/~nsz\/c\/c11\/n1570.html#7.22.2.1\"><code>rand()<\/code><\/a> functions don&#8217;t have to be thread-safe.<\/p>\n<p>If it matters \u2014 and it probably does \u2014 you need to use a different PRNG (pseudo-random number generator) which allows you to have independent sequences (for example, POSIX <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pubs.opengroup.org\/onlinepubs\/9699919799\/functions\/nrand48.html\"><code>nrand48()<\/code><\/a> \u2014 there may well be better alternatives, especially if you use modern C++).<\/p>\n<p>The use of <code>getpid()<\/code> won&#8217;t work well in a multi-threaded process either. Each thread will get the same value (because the threads are all part of the same process), so the threads won&#8217;t get independent sequences of random numbers for another reason.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt24\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <span class=\"d-none\" itemprop=\"commentCount\">5<\/span> <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n<p>solved Convert a process based program into a thread based version? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The general case depends on whether the threads are wholly independent of each other. If you go multi-threaded, you must ensure that any shared resource is accessed appropriate protection. The code shown has a shared resource in the use of srand() and rand(). 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